Armstrong and Miller later retitled The Armstrong and Miller Show is a comedy sketch television show that aired between 19 featuring Alexander. The Armstrong And Miller Show Cast' title='The Armstrong And Miller Show Cast' />Ben Miller Wikipedia. Bennet Evan Ben Miller born 2. Minnesota Public Radios Fitzgerald Theater The Fitzgerald Theater, St. Pauls Oldest Theater and home of A Prairie Home Companion. February 1. 96. 61 is an English comedian, actor and director. He is best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, with Alexander Armstrong. Miller and Armstrong wrote and starred in the Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, as well as the BBC sketch show The Armstrong Miller Show. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first 2 series of the BBC Crime Drama Death in Paradise. Early life and educationeditMiller was born in London, England and grew up in Nantwich, Cheshire. His paternal grandfather was a Lithuanian Jewish tailor who emigrated to the UK and lived in Londons East End. He anglicised the family surname. The Armstrong And Miller Show Holly' title='The Armstrong And Miller Show Holly' />The Armstrong And Miller Show YoutubeBens father Michael Miller was a lecturer in American Literature at the City of Birmingham Polytechnic and his mother Marion was from Wales. She taught English at South Cheshire College. He has two younger sisters, Leah and Bronwen. Miller was educated at Malbank School and Sixth Form College, his local comprehensive school in Nantwich, Cheshire. He read Natural Sciences at St Catharines College, Cambridge. As an undergraduate, he participated in theatre with Rachel Weisz, and also dated her. Do Cd Beth Carvalho. He remained at Cambridge to read for a Ph. D in solid state physics,5 with his thesis titled Novel quantum effects in low temperature quasi zero dimensionalmesoscopic electron systems. He abandoned completion of his thesis to pursue a career in comedy. Millers interest in comedy began when a friend asked him to help ferry around the judges of the National Student Drama Festival, which was being held that year in Cambridge. Having already finished his undergraduate degree, he joined the Footlights in 1. Everyday Survival English Pdf. Andy Parsons, David Wolstencroft and Sue Perkins, and went on to direct a revue. Miller moved to London to pursue a career in comedy. He was introduced to fellow Cambridge graduate Alexander Armstrong in 1. TBA Sketch Comedy Group, a comedy club which ran at the Gate Theatre Studio, Notting Hill throughout the 1. They performed their first full length show together at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1. Perrier Comedy Award. Their success resulted in the commission of the television series Armstrong and Miller, which ran for four series from 1. Paramount Comedy Channel and three on Channel 4. In 1. 99. 8, the duo also had their own radio show with the same name on BBC Radio 4, which featured many of the sketches and characters from their TV series. After a six year break, the show was recommissioned for Hat Trick Productions as The Armstrong and Miller Show and is in its third series. In 2. 00. 8, they also had a second radio show, Childrens Hour with Armstrong and Miller. Miller also started acting in films, starring in Steve Coogans first feature film, The Parole Officer 2. In 2. 00. 3 he played the role of Bough, sidekick to Rowan Atkinsons title character, in the film Johnny English. In 2. 00. 4 he co starred in The Prince and Me. In 2. 00. 4 and 2. BBC television series The Worst Week of My Life,1. Sarah Alexander. 1. In 2. 00. 6 he took part in a three part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life. He starred as James Lester in ITVs 2. Primeval1. 1 and as Mr Jonathan in the Australian film Razzle Dazzle A Journey into Dance. Miller provided the voice for the ITV Digital and now PG Tips. Monkey in a popular series of television advertisements featuring Johnny Vegas. In 2. 00. 8, he appeared as television producer Jonathan Pope in Tony Jordans series Moving Wallpaper on ITV1 and starred in Thank God Youre Here. In 2. 01. 0, he made his directorial debut with the film Huge. In January 2. 01. BBC science series Horizon titled What is One DegreeIn 2. James Lester in the TV series Primeval. From November 2. 01. Louis Harvey in The Ladykillers at the Gielgud Theatre. On 2. 3 July 2. 01. Miller began touring for his book, Its Not Rocket Science, from the Royal Society in London. He also appeared at the British Comedy Awards with Armstrong on Channel 4. In 2. 01. 3, Miller took part in an episode of Room 1. Ye4WLVT5LY/hqdefault.jpg' alt='The Armstrong And Miller Show Watch Online' title='The Armstrong And Miller Show Watch Online' />Comic Relief special of game show Pointless. On 1. 3 December 2. Christmas edition of The Celebrity Chase. From 2. 01. 1 until the series three premiere in 2. Miller starred in the BBC French co produced series Death in Paradise as Detective Inspector DI Richard Poole. A third series of Death in Paradise was commissioned for early 2. On 9 April 2. 01. Miller would be departing the series,2. Kris Marshall. Filming began in March 2. Miller left in May after completion of the first episode, in which his character was murdered. Miller explained he had personal reasons for the change. It was the job of a lifetime, but logistically I just didnt feel I could continue. He went on to say that My personal circumstances just made it too complicated, but I will miss it like a lung. Notice Of Intent To File A Mechanic`S Lien on this page. I love it here. 2. Millers wife had discovered she was pregnant after he had begun filming the first series. Their time apart caused strains on their relationship, and with his sons. He wanted to spend more time with his family. In 2. 01. 4, Miller appeared in a feature film version of Molly Moon. He also appeared with Billy Connolly and David Tennant in the film What We Did on Our Holiday. Starring opposite Nancy Carroll and Diana Vickers,2. Miller played Robert Houston in the play The Duck House by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash. The show is a political satire based on the UK parliamentary expenses scandal. On 6 September 2. Miller guest starred in Doctor Who as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the third episode Robot of Sherwood. In 2. 01. 5, following the 8. Magna Carta, Miller starred as King John in Series 6 of Horrible Histories. Since October 2. 01. Miller along with Ruth Jones and Will Close, appears in adverts for British supermarket Tesco as Roger with Jones as his wife Jo and Close as their son Freddie. In 2. 01. 6, Miller co presented the ITV entertainment series Its Not Rocket Science alongside Rachel Riley and Romesh Ranganathan. In February 2. 01. Miller issued a book, accompanied by a lecture tour, entitled The Aliens are Coming, examining the question are we alone in the universe2. Miller played the role of Murray in the six part BBC sitcom I Want My Wife Back, starring alongside Caroline Catz. In 2. 01. 6 he appeared in the Channel 4 comedy Power Monkeys. ProductioneditMiller directed a television pilot that subsequently became the first episode of Steve Coogans 2. British BBC TV series Saxondale. He and Alexander Armstrong have formed a production company named Toff Media. Miller was awarded a Judges Commendation for his portrayal of Hamlet at the 1. National Student Drama Festival. He co wrote Mind. Gym, winner of the first BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for comedy in 1. Tim Wright and Adam Gee. He and Armstrong won a BCA Award for The Armstrong and Miller Show. In 2. 01. 0 they also won a BAFTA for The Armstrong and Miller Show. Personal lifeeditMillers first wife was Belinda Stewart Wilson, who guest starred with him in Series 3 of Primeval. The pair, who have a son Jackson, known as Sonny born in 2. Miller has another son, Harrison, born in late 2. June 2. 01. 5, with his second wife, production executive Jessica Parker, daughter of British musician Alan Parker, whom he married in September 2. On 2. 0 February 2. Miller appeared with Rob Brydon in an episode of QI Series 6. JAZZ A film by Ken Burns. Filmmaker Ken Burns tells the story of jazz the quintessential American art form. JAZZ, first broadcast in 2.