Craig Miller (born January 23, 1954, in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

) is an American writer/producer with over 200 film and television credits. He works in live-action, animation, and character designs.

Career

Miller worked as a consultant on publicity, marketing, and licensing for Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, Columbia, Henson Associates, and others. His work included the films ''Star Wars'', ''The Empire Strikes Back'', ''Excalibur'', ''Superman II'', ''Altered States'', ''The Dark Crystal'', ''The Wicker Man'', ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'', and many more. Miller has been quoted in Entertainment Weekly Magazine about early market research for ''Star Wars''. His work for Lucasfilm at that time included creating fan "buzz" for the series in the absence of social media. His background in animation includes ''The Smurfs'', ''Beast Wars'' and ''The Real Ghostbusters''. His 104 episode TV series ''

Pocket Dragon Adventures ''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (Spanish: ''Pocket Dragons'') is an animated series produced by the Spanish animation studio D'Ocon Films Productions, in co-production with Televisión Española, Bohbot Entertainment, and DIC Productions. The seri ...

'' was a finalist for the

Humanitas Prize The Humanitas Prize is an American award for film and television writing, presented to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful manner. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of ...

. Miller served as writer for 3 years on PBS' Emmy-winning animated series ''Curious George''. For CCTV, the official Chinese television network, he co-developed and wrote episodes of the animated series ''Flute Master''. Miller is a regular speaker on writing for both animation and games. He has been featured at the Annecy Animation Festival in France. He spoke at the Cartoons on the Bay event in Italy in 2004. and was a panelist at

San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fant ...

. He also spoke at the International Conference on Television Animation in Italy, and the Interactive Entertainment Festival in Scotland, as well as the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), KidScreen Summit, the Writers Guild of America, the World Animation Celebration, Anime L.A., Animation Expo, and the World Science Fiction Convention. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America (for which he chairs the Animation Writers Caucus),"Guild backs TV toon scribes"
''Variety'', Anne Bergman. February 25, 2001 the Writers Guild of Canada, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (where he has been an Emmy Judge for several years). He serves on the Steering Committee for Women In Animation - Los Angeles and has been a judge for the Annie Awards.

Television credits

* series head writer denoted in bold *'' Beverly Hills Teens'' (1987) *''

Bionic Six is a 1987 animated television series. It was produced and animated by TMS Entertainment, TMS Entertainment, Inc. and distributed, through first-run syndication, by MCA Inc., MCA TV, years before the latter company became NBCUniversal Television ...

'' (1987) *''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada; developed and produced by DIC Animation City in association with Lightyear Entertainment and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created b ...

'' (1987) *''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off and sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran on ABC between September 13, 1986 and October 5, 1991, and was a joint production of DIC Enter ...

'' (1987) *''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (; ) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by ...

'' (1988-1989) *'' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1990) *'' Mighty Max'' (1994) *'' Phantom 2040'' (1995) *'' Beast Wars: Transformers'' (1996) *''

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' ...

'' (1996) * '' The Hunger'' (1997) *''

'' (1998) *'' Godzilla: The Series'' (1998) *''

Stargate Infinity ''Stargate Infinity'', often abbreviated as ''SGI'' or just ''Infinity'' (), is an American-French animated science fiction television series co-produced by Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. and DIC Entertainment Corporation, in association with MGM Te ...

'' (2003) *'' Trollz'' (2005) *''

Curious George Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written and illustrated by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original ...

'' (2006-2009)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Craig Living people 1954 births Film producers from California Writers from Los Angeles