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Born in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia; educatied at the University of New South Wales Medical School, Melbourne University (film) and UCLA (acting). Studied first medicine and then film, the latter under director Phillip Noyce at Melbourne University. Miller practiced as a doctor while raising the money to finance his first feature, MAD MAX (1979), a low-budget biker/exploitation movie set in an arid, post-industrial wasteland. Together with its first sequel, THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981), the film earned cult and critical acclaim for Miller and partner Byron Kennedy, as well as launching Mel Gibson on the road to international stardom. (Producer and co-writer Kennedy died in a helicopter crash in 1983.) Miller subsequently enjoyed success in Hollywood with his stylish adaptation of John Updike's novel, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1987), and LORENZO'S OIL (1992), the intelligent, gripping story of a couple's fight to develop a cure for their young son's supposedly fatal disease. Other notable (non-nominated) producing credits include THE CHAIN REACTION (1980, assoc. prod.), MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985, also writer & director), THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE (1987), DEAD CALM (1989), FLIRTING (1991), VIDEO FOOL FOR LOVE (1995), 40,000 YEARS OF DREAMING (1996, also director & writer), and BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (1998, also writer & director). Miller directed MAD MAX 2 (1981, also writer), Segment 4 ("Nightmare at 20,000 Feet") of TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE (1983) and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1987). Brother of producer Bill Miller.  Nominated for Achievement in Writing - Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1992: LORENZO'S OIL (w. Nick Enright)  Nominated for Best Picture of the Year 1995: BABE - Producer at Kennedy Miller Pictures (w. Doug Mitchell & Bill Miller)  Nominated for Achievement in Writing - Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published 1995: BABE (w. Chris Noonan)  Best Animated Picture of the Year 2006: HAPPY FEET 4 nominations, 1 Award