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On June 2, 1972 a slice of heaven touched our world when a beautiful baby
boy was born in Chipping Norton Oxfordshire, England to Roxanne (Palm)
Miller, a Special Education Teacher and Wentworth Earl Miller II, an
Attorney and Teacher. This beautiful baby would be named Wentworth Earl
Miller III, after his Grandfather, Wentworth Earl Miller and his Father,
Wentworth Earl Miller II. The name Wentworth was chosen by his
Great-Grandmother, and is based upon the character 'Captain Wentworth' from
Jane Austen's last completed novel, Persuasion. | Wentworth's ancestry includes African-American, Jamaican, English, German, Jewish and Cherokee descent from his father and Russian, French, Dutch, Lebanese and Syrian descent from his mother. Wentworth spent the first year of his life in England, where his father, a Rhodes Scholar, was studying at Oxford. His family then moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York. Wentworth has two younger sisters, Jillian and Leigh. Wentworth attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York until his senior year. The family then relocated to Leetsdale, PA (just outside of Pittsburgh) in 1990 and Wentworth graduated from Quaker Valley Senior High School. Wentworth then attended Princeton University, where he graduated with a degree in English Literature. While at Princeton, Wentworth performed with the a capella group the Princeton Tigertones. After college Wentworth moved to Los Angeles for career pursuits. Wentworth worked for ten years behind the scenes in the entertainment industry. His acting career started with guest spots on TV, including roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Popular and ER. His first starring role was, David, in the ABC miniseries Dinotopia. His first co-starring film role was in the 2003 film, The Human Stain, playing the young Coleman Silk. In 2005, he was cast as Michael Scofield in Fox Networks television drama, Prison Break. His performance in the show earned him a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor In A Dramatic Series. As fans of Wentworth, it's just a really exciting time right now. We've been able to enjoy the fruits of Wentworth's labors on Prison Break for three seasons and just recently received the awesome news of a fourth season. With this possibly being the final season of Prison Break, it's exciting to look ahead and think about where Wentworth's career will take him next. The possibilities seem endless. Wentworth spends countless hours traveling and doing promotional work for Prison Break. As we've followed his recent travels to Israel, France, Italy and Sweden, we've seen Wentworth, who possesses so many great qualities, show a deep respect and appreciation towards his fans. It would take numerous pages to sum up all the great and wonderful things about Wentworth Miller. So, I'll sum it up in four simple words...HE'S HERE TO STAY  !!
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"When I got to college, acting suddenly seemed like a very risky proposition
and all my friends were going to law school or med school or Wall Street."|
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"You might look at my CV and see I've had 12 jobs, but I've been to over 450
auditions so I've heard 'no' a lot more than I've heard 'yes'. So if I go in
looking only to meet my own standards, then that will make taking that
rejection a little bit easier. And when I do get that job it will seem like
icing on the cake." |
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"The show is completely preposterous. But that aside, it's a great ride." |
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"My experience is that I find myself having to constantly define myself to
others, day-in, day-out. The quote that's helped me the most through that is
from Toni Morrison's "Beloved" where she says, "Definitions belong to the
definers, not the defined" - so I find myself defining myself for other
people lest I be defined by others and stuck into some box where I don't
particularly belong". |
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"My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to
either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two
communities." |
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"I'm kind of a dork. I don't have much game. I'm not particularly
comfortable in bars or clubs. I much prefer being home playing Scrabble,
having dinner with a couple friends, going to see a movie, or losing a whole
weekend to Season 14 of "Law & Order" (1990) or "The Simpsons" (1989). |
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"I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character
is not a superhero. I didn't want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan
moves because the point is he's smarter than your average Joe" - on playing
"Michael Scofield" with his regular physique. |
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When asked what character from literature he would like to play: "Well, if
we can expand the definition of literature to include comic books, I'd
definitely love a crack at "General Zod" from "Superman". So I'm hoping that
Bryan Singer makes a sequel to the "Superman" that's coming out and casts
me" (TV Guide, April 10-16,2006). |
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I have a little fantasy where in the last episode of the season, we
slip into the prison's sewer system, up through the grate, and pop out a
hatch - and we're face to face with Matthew Fox and spend season 2 on a
tropical beach. - jokingly linking his show, "Prison Break" (2005) to "Lost"
(2004). |
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