Miles Teller
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Miles Teller is an American actor. Teller was nominated for the Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
at the Chlotrudis Awards 2011
and the Discovery Award at the Savannah Film Festival for his role as Jason in the 2010 film Rabbit Hole
.
. His parents, Merry (Flowers) and Mike Teller, were both from Carneys Point, New Jersey
. He lived in several places as a child, because of his father's career as a nuclear plant engineer, spending time in Citrus County, Florida
after moving from Cape May, New Jersey
with his family. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tisch School of the Arts
at New York University
.
Teller appeared in the stage musical Footloose
. This led to being cast in the film remake of Footloose
, in which he played the same character as in the stage musical. In 2011, he was cast in 21 and Over, written and directed by The Hangover
writers Jon Lucas
and Scott Moore
.
Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award given by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film to the actor or actors whose winning performance is voted by participating members. The Chlotrudis Awards is an annual ceremony where the best of the previous year's independent and...
at the Chlotrudis Awards 2011
Chlotrudis Awards 2011
The 17th Annual Chlotrudis Awards were presented March 20, 2011 by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film. Honoring the best of the past year's independent, documentary and international film, the awards ceremony took place at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Special guest of...
and the Discovery Award at the Savannah Film Festival for his role as Jason in the 2010 film Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole (film)
Rabbit Hole is a 2010 drama film starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Dianne Wiest, and directed by John Cameron Mitchell; the screenplay is an adaptation by David Lindsay-Abaire of his 2005 play of the same name. Kidman produced the project via her company, Blossom Films. The film premiered...
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Life and career
Teller was born in Downingtown, PennsylvaniaDowningtown, Pennsylvania
Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,891. Downingtown was settled by English and European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings and structures.-History:The town was...
. His parents, Merry (Flowers) and Mike Teller, were both from Carneys Point, New Jersey
Carneys Point Township, New Jersey
Carneys Point Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,049....
. He lived in several places as a child, because of his father's career as a nuclear plant engineer, spending time in Citrus County, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
after moving from Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May is a city at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States...
with his family. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
Teller appeared in the stage musical Footloose
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
. This led to being cast in the film remake of Footloose
Footloose (2011 film)
Footloose is a 2011 American dance film directed by Craig Brewer. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, and Andie MacDowell. The film follows a young man who moves from Boston to a small southern town and protests the town's ban...
, in which he played the same character as in the stage musical. In 2011, he was cast in 21 and Over, written and directed by The Hangover
The Hangover
The Hangover is the second solo album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, released in 1997.-Track listing:All tracks by Clarke unless otherwise stated.# "Wasn't Yesterday Great" – 2:45# "It's Good Enough for Rock N' Roll" – 3:12...
writers Jon Lucas
Jon Lucas
Jon Lucas is an American screenwriter. He is a graduate of Yale University as well as an alumnus of Pingry School. He wrote several 2009 films, including The Hangover and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.-Film Credits:*2005: Rustin...
and Scott Moore
Scott Moore
Scott Alan Moore is an American professional baseball infielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.-Professional career:...
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Filmography
- Live! From the Future (2009)
- The UnusualsThe UnusualsThe Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series which premiered on ABC on April 8, 2009 in the U.S. and Global in Canada. An ABC press release described The Unusuals as "like a modern-day M*A*S*H" that "explores both the grounded drama and comic insanity of the world of New York City police...
(2009) - Rabbit HoleRabbit Hole (film)Rabbit Hole is a 2010 drama film starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Dianne Wiest, and directed by John Cameron Mitchell; the screenplay is an adaptation by David Lindsay-Abaire of his 2005 play of the same name. Kidman produced the project via her company, Blossom Films. The film premiered...
(2010) - FootlooseFootloose (2011 film)Footloose is a 2011 American dance film directed by Craig Brewer. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, and Andie MacDowell. The film follows a young man who moves from Boston to a small southern town and protests the town's ban...
(2011) - Project XProject X (2011 film)Project X is an upcoming comedy film produced by Todd Phillips, and directed by Nima Nourizadeh. The film stars Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown, and centers around a group of teenagers who document a house party which suddenly goes wrong. Project X is filmed in the vein of a...
(2012) - 21 and Over (2012)