26 Facts About TJ Miller

Todd Joseph Miller was born on June 4,1981 and is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

TJ Miller has had roles in films such as Yogi Bear, She's Out of My League, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Big Hero 6, Hell and Back, Office Christmas Party, The Emoji Movie, and Ready Player One.

TJ Miller attended Graland Country Day School and graduated from Denver's East High School, where he participated in drama productions.

TJ Miller toured with The Second City for two years.

In 2011, TJ Miller released a comedy special, No Real Reason, and a comedy album, Mash Up Audiofile in 2012.

TJ Miller appeared frequently as a member of the "round table" on Chelsea Lately.

TJ Miller starred in the Fox TV series The Goodwin Games as Jimmy Goodwin.

TJ Miller starred in the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley, which has been met with widespread critical acclaim and he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2015.

TJ Miller voiced the character 'Tuffnut' in the Oscar-nominated animated films How to Train Your Dragon and How to Train Your Dragon 2.

TJ Miller played Dan in Gulliver's Travels, released in December 2010.

TJ Miller was cast in the part after two auditions; as a joke, he sent Warner Bros.

TJ Miller had a cameo as administrative personnel for Rolling Stone in the 2012 film Rock of Ages.

TJ Miller starred in the 2016 film Search Party alongside Adam Pally.

Also in 2012, TJ Miller released Mash Up Audiofile on Comedy Central Records to mixed reviews.

TJ Miller started appearing on Chicago-based comedy Podcast Red Bar Radio in 2006 as a semi-regular co-host.

TJ Miller is a frequent guest on Doug Benson's podcast Doug Loves Movies.

In 2014, TJ Miller became engaged to his longtime girlfriend, actress and installation artist Kate Gorney, who changed her last name to TJ Miller.

TJ Miller described learning about an undiagnosed cerebral arteriovenous malformation on his right frontal lobe on the Pete Holmes podcast You Made It Weird on October 28,2011.

TJ Miller stated that he became more philosophical, narrated his behaviors, and was unable to sleep while filming Yogi Bear in New Zealand in 2010.

TJ Miller's brain surgery was successful, though there was a 10 percent risk of fatality.

On December 9,2016, TJ Miller was arrested and jailed in Los Angeles for allegedly assaulting a driver of the Uber car service company following a debate he had with the driver over Donald Trump, of whom TJ Miller is a critic.

TJ Miller was released on his own recognizance after bail was set at $20,000.

TJ Miller reached a settlement with the driver in March 2018.

On December 19,2017, it was reported that TJ Miller had sent a transphobic email to film critic Danielle Solzman, a trans woman, while misgendering and repeatedly deadnaming her.

TJ Miller was arrested on the night of April 9,2018, at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York on federal charges related to a fake bomb threat made while aboard an Amtrak train.

In September 2018, it was reported that TJ Miller was negotiating a plea deal to avoid a trial.