[citation needed] He is best known for directing Shrek the Third and Puss in Boots (for which he received his first Academy Award nomination) and for voicing The Magic Mirror from the Shrek film series and Kowalski the penguin in the Madagascar film series.

[citation needed] Miller was born on January 20, 1968, in Washington, D.C.[citation needed] He studied animation at the California Institute of Arts.

"I would be penniless and drunk on the corner, begging for cash, if I had not seen the film Sleeper.

"[2] In 2011, Miller directed Puss in Boots, a spin-off and sequel to the Shrek franchise.

His wife, Laura Gorenstein Miller, worked as a dance choreographer.