Greg Miller | |
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| File:Greg Miller by Gage Skidmore.jpg Miller at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | April 27, 1983 Glen Ellyn, Illinois |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Internet personality, media presenter, former editor at IGN |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse(s) | Geneviève St-Onge (2017-present) |
| Children | 1 |
Greg Miller (born April 27, 1983)[1][2] is an American Internet personality and former editor and video host of the entertainment website IGN. He is a co-founder and the CEO of Kinda Funny.
Personal life[]
Greg Miller grew up in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois named Glen Ellyn.[1][3] Growing up, he was very interested in video games and dreamed of writing for Electronic Gaming Monthly or GamePro magazines. He was the editor-in-chief of both of his high schools' newspapers.[1][3] In 2001, Miller moved to Columbia, Missouri and graduated in 2005 from the University of Missouri, where he earned a degree in journalism and wrote for the Columbia Missourian newspaper, becoming Tom Warhover's, the editor-in-chief's, go-to writer for video games content.[3]
Miller married his first wife while in college, but the couple divorced shortly after Miller joined IGN in 2008.[1][4]
In August 2012, Greg announced he had Hodgkin lymphoma, but after chemotherapy his cancer has remained in remission, though he says his personality changed due to the disease.[1]
In May 2017, Miller married his second wife, Canadian Geneviève St-Onge. They have one child.[5]
Career[]
Miller started his career at the Columbia Tribune in 2005, after he was unable to find a job writing about video games. Instead, he had a tough beat reporting on tragedies that involved cold-calling bereaved family members, like the father of the victim of a fatal car crash. In 2006, he convinced the paper to give him his own column called Game Over to write about video games in addition to the difficult subject matter of his general assignments.[1][3]
Miller joined IGN in 2007.[1][6] Miller was a frequent cast member and host on the IGN audio-video podcasts Game Scoop! and Podcast Beyond.[7] Miller gained popularity with IGN fans hosting a video show called Up At Noon.[8]
Miller started his YouTube channel GameOverGreggy in 2012, and he and IGN co-worker Colin Moriarty were allowed to produce content as long as it wasn't about video games. In 2013, they rebranded the channel to Kinda Funny, and produced a weekly show called GameOverGreggy, alongside fellow IGN editors Nick Scarpino and Tim Gettys. In 2014, they started a patreon to fund their side project. Miller and his castmates left IGN on January 5, 2015 to found a company named after their YouTube channel.[1][9][8]
In 2017 and 2018, Miller hosted the D.I.C.E. Awards alongside Jessica Chobot.[10][11] In 2021, he hosted E3, alongside Jacki Jing, and Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez.[12]
Miller was named "Trending Gamer" at the 2015 The Game Awards[13] and "Most Entertaining Online Personality" at the 2016 SXSW Gaming Awards.[14] He was nominated for a Streamy Award in 2014 for Rooster Teeth's The Gauntlet in the category of best collaboration.[15]
In 2016, Miller got to live out a dream of portraying one of his heroes, Superman,[16][17] as the voice of Superboy in DC Universe Online.[18] Miller's affinity for Spider-Man was memorialized in an easter egg in the video game Spider-Man as Shirtless Spider-Man.[19][20][21]
Miller has been a voice actor in numerous other video game titles, including LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 as Howard the Duck, Lego DC Super-Villains as Polka-Dot Man, Lego Marvel's Avengers as Aldrich Killian, and Oddworld: Soulstorm.[22][11][23]
In 2020, Miller was invited to co-author the story Kill the Batman from The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 alongside Rogue One writer Gary Whitta.[24]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Campbell, Colin (8 August 2018). "The Greg Miller story". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/8/8/17588846/greg-miller-interview-kinda-funny.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday Greg Miller (w/Geoff Ramsey) - The Kinda Funny Morning Show 04.27.18". YouTube. Kinda Funny. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Consiglio, Brian (29 June 2018). "From CoMo to CEO". University of Missouri. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Miller, Greg (5 May 2011). "Divorce, distraction and moving on.". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/05/playing-through-the-pain-with-infamous.
- ↑ Leblanc, Wesley (1 November 2021). "Father Of Newborn Child Uses Free Time To Get Trophies Added To Bugsnax DLC, Still Doesn’t Have Peace Walker Platinum". Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/humor/2021/11/01/father-of-newborn-child-uses-free-time-to-get-trophies-added-to-bugsnax-dlc-still.
- ↑ Miller, Greg. "Parents’ love reflected as I look at the screen". Columbia Daily Tribune. http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Feb/20070222Go!002.asp.
- ↑ iTunes (July 18, 2013). "iTunes - Podcasts - Podcast Beyond". Apple. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Khan, Imad (27 January 2015). "Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller talks life after IGN". Dot Esports. https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/kinda-funny-greg-miller-interview/.
- ↑ Campbell, Colin (5 January 2015). "Greg Miller quits IGN for new venture". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2015/1/5/7494815/greg-miller-quits-ign-for-new-venture.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (2 March 2018). "Game influencers Jessica Chobot and Greg Miller share their secret: authenticity". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/02/game-influencers-jessica-chobot-and-greg-miller-share-their-secret-authenticity/.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Andronico, Michael (28 May 2021). "We talked to internet star Greg Miller about his favorite WFH gadgets". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/28/cnn-underscored/greg-miller-kinda-funny-youtube-influencer/index.html.
- ↑ Stedman, Alex (11 June 2021). "E3 2021: ESA President Stanley Pierre-Louis on the Challenges of Going All-Digital and What It Could Mean for E3’s Future". Variety. https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/e3-2021-digital-show-stan-pierre-louis-1234994076/.
- ↑ Makuch, Eddie. "Witcher 3 Wins Overall Game of the Year at 2015 Game Awards". Gamespot. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon. "SXSW Gaming Awards 2016 winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Blas, Lorena (18 August 2014). "2014 Streamy Award nominees revealed". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/08/18/web-to-watch-2014-streamy-nominees/14235177/.
- ↑ Giant Bomb Staff (29 December 2019). "Greg Miller's Top 10 Games of 2019". Giant Bomb. https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/greg-millers-top-10-games-of-2019/1100-5964/.
- ↑ Eggen, Lukas (15 October 2020). "Kinda Funny co-founder Greg Miller values connection with audience". Review Journal. https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/kinda-funny-co-founder-greg-miller-values-connection-with-audience-2150561/.
- ↑ Chao, Sen (11 January 2016). "Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller to voice Superboy in DC Universe Online game". Nerd Reactor. https://nerdreactor.com/2016/01/12/greg-miller-voice-superboy-d-c-universe-online/.
- ↑ Scoville, Max (10 September 2018). "Daily Fix: Spider-Man Devs Offer to Remove Tragic Easter Egg - IGN Daily Fix" (video). IGN. https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/09/10/spider-man-devs-offer-to-remove-tragic-easter-egg-ign-daily-fix.
- ↑ Corliss, Cameron (8 September 2018). "Shirtless Spider-Man Easter Egg Added After Fan Campaign". Game Rant. https://gamerant.com/spider-man-shirtless-easter-egg/.
- ↑ Power, Tom (11 September 2018). "How to Find Shirtless Spider-Man in Spider-Man PS4". Game Revolution. https://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/430273-how-to-find-shirtless-spider-man-in-spider-man-ps4.
- ↑ Seedhouse, Alex (24 July 2017). "Kang The Conqueror Welcomes You To Chronopolis In New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Trailer". Nintendo Insider. https://www.nintendo-insider.com/kang-the-conqueror-welcomes-you-to-chronopolis-in-new-lego-marvel-super-heroes-2-trailer/.
- ↑ Gross, Ed (20 March 2020). "It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane — No, It’s Every Actor Who Has Played Superman". Closer Weekly. https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/superman-actors-158402/.
- ↑ McMillan, Graeme (8 June 2020). "How Writer Gary Whitta Crafted a Joker Story Set After Batman’s Death". Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/how-writer-gary-whitta-crafted-a-joker-story-set-batmans-death-1297377/.