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Chris Miller

Christopher Matthew Miller (born January 20, 1968) is an American animator, director, and voice actor employed by Paramount Animation and formerly DreamWorks Animation. 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. Miller was born on January 20, 1968, in Washington, D.C. He studied animation at the California Institute of Arts. In an interview with Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life, Miller attributes his success in film to Sleeper. "I would be penniless and drunk on the corner, begging for cash, if I had not seen the film Sleeper. I guarantee you." 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Miller (animator), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2025
Smurfs

as Grouchy Smurf / Camouflage Smurf (voice)

Movie
2017
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

as Nobel Audience Member (voice)

Movie
2014
Penguins of Madagascar

as Kowalski (voice)

Movie
2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

as Kowalski (voice)

Movie
2011
Puss in Boots

as Little Boy Blue / Friar Miller / Prison Guard / Manuel / Rafael (voice)

Movie
2010
Shrek Forever After

as Royal Messenger / Magic Mirror / Geppetto (voice)

Movie
2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

as Kowalski (voice)

Movie
2005
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

as Kowalski (voice)

Movie
2005
Madagascar

as Kowalski (voice)

Movie
2004
Shrek 2

as Humphries / Magic Mirror (voice)

Movie
2001
Shrek

as Geppetto / Magic Mirror (voice)

Movie