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Derek Miller Actor
Derek Miller the actor, is a Chicago native. He was born on May 27th. Derek is a product of that city's improv scene. You can find Derek on the hit TBS comedy The Wedding Band.

Early Life
As a child he was trained under the Piven Theatre Workshop and Interlochen Arts Camp. He attended Indiana University where he co-founded improv troupe Full Frontal Comedy while taking classes at Second City and iO (formerly Improv Olympic.) Derek has been a mainstay of the L.A. improv community - performing and teaching for over 15 years. He still performs at i.O. West with Opening Night: The Improvised Musical! in over 650 performances.

Television Career
MTV In 2008 after touring with Second City at Sea, Derek landed the series "The Hills: According to Me" for MTV (where he played over 20 roles) and then in 2009

Comedy Central Derek playing the role of Phil on the Comedy Central series, "Sercret Girlfriend". He also was a consulting writer for the show.

TBS 2012 saw Derek joining TBS' hour-long comedy "Wedding Band" Derek plays Barry the band's drummer - an instrument he had never played before.