Marcus Miller

Biography

William Henry Marcus Miller Jr., more commonly known as Marcus Miller, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, but is best known for playing the bass guitar. Born June 14, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in a family with other musicians, specifically, his father William Miller, a church organist, and jazz pianist Wynton Kelly. Miller plays guitar, saxophone, bass, keyboards, clarinet, and the recorder. Starting in 1975, he performed as a session musician for 15 years, eventually playing the bass on over 500 recordings. He also currently records and tours as a bandleader.

Most Famous Work

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Everybody Hates Chris

(2005) Theme Song Performance

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Lethal Weapon 4

(1998) Additional Music

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House Party

(1990) Original Music Composer

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Marshall

(2017) Original Music Composer

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Candy Cane Lane

(2023) Orchestrator

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Boomerang

(1992) Original Music Composer

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The Ladies Man

(2000) Original Music Composer

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Serving Sara

(2002) Original Music Composer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Himself	'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary 2022-04-21 Movie
2021	Self	Beneath the Bassline - Lost Backstage 2021-01-01 Movie
2019	Self	Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris 2019-10-02 Movie
	bass	Marcus Miller: Jazz à la Villette 2019 2019-08-29 Movie
	Self - Musician	Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 2019-08-23 Movie
	Self	Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs 2019-07-12 Movie
	N/A	Marcus Miller - Laid Black Tour - Estival Jazz Lugano 2019-07-03 Movie
2017	N/A	Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2017 2017-12-12 Movie
2015	N/A	Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2015 2015-12-19 Movie
	Himself	Marcus Miller: North Sea Jazz Festival 2015-02-19 Movie
	Self	Marcus 2015-01-24 Movie
2013	basso, clarinetto basso	Marcus Miller - Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 2013-11-15 Movie
2012	Self	Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2012 2012-11-04 Movie
	Self	Marcus Miller - Live at Jazz in Marciac 2012 2012-08-04 Movie
2011	N/A	Marcus Miller in Gdansk, on the Festival of Solidarity of Arts 2011-08-12 Movie
	Himself	Tribute to Miles - Jazz a Vienne 2011-07-12 Movie
2010	N/A	Mozdzer (Solidarity of Arts. Gdansk. 2010) 2010-08-18 Movie
	Himself	Marcus Miller - Tutu Revisited 2010-01-06 Movie
2009	N/A	SMV: Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Jazz a Vienne 2009 2009-12-16 Movie
	Himself	Clarke-Miller-Wooten "S.M.V. Live In Spain" 2009-02-03 Movie
2008	N/A	Marcus Miller - Lugano Estival Jazz 2008-07-04 Movie
2006	Himself	Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades 2006-11-12 Movie
2004	Bass	Marcus Miller – Power Of Soul 2004-11-03 Movie
2003	N/A	Marcus Miller, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson - Leverkusen Jazztage Festival 2003-07-16 Movie
	N/A	Marcus Miller - AVO Session 2003-01-01 Movie
2001	N/A	Marcus Miller - In Concert: Ohne Filter 2001-06-25 Movie
	Self	David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session 2001-01-01 Movie
1999	N/A	David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II 1999-01-01 Movie
1990	Self	Jazz Under the Skies 1990-03-13 Movie
1986	N/A	Miles Davis – Tutu 1986-01-06 Movie
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Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Original Music Composer	Candy Cane Lane 2023-11-29 Movie
	Orchestrator	Candy Cane Lane 2023-11-29 Movie
2020	Original Music Composer	Safety 2020-12-11 Movie
2017	Original Music Composer	Marshall 2017-10-13 Movie
2014	Original Music Composer	About Last Night 2014-02-14 Movie
2011	Original Music Composer	Mardi Gras: Spring Break 2011-09-23 Movie
2009	Original Music Composer	Good Hair 2009-10-09 Movie
2007	Original Music Composer	I Think I Love My Wife 2007-03-07 Movie
2005	Original Music Composer	Everybody Hates Chris 2005-09-22 TV Show
	Theme Song Performance	Everybody Hates Chris 2005-09-22 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	King's Ransom 2005-04-22 Movie
2004	Original Music Composer	Breakin' All the Rules 2004-05-14 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	Head of State 2003-03-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Deliver Us from Eva 2003-02-07 Movie
2002	Original Music Composer	Serving Sara 2002-08-23 Movie
2001	Music	The Trumpet of the Swan 2001-05-11 Movie
2000	Original Music Composer	The Ladies Man 2000-10-13 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	The 6th Man 1997-03-28 Movie
1996	Original Music Composer	The Great White Hype 1996-05-03 Movie
1994	Original Music Composer	A Low Down Dirty Shame 1994-11-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Above the Rim 1994-03-23 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	Boomerang 1992-06-30 Movie
1990	Original Music Composer	House Party 1990-01-20 Movie
1987	Music	Siesta 1987-11-11 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1998	Additional Music	Lethal Weapon 4 1998-07-10 Movie
1986	Compositor	Miles Davis – Tutu 1986-01-06 Movie
1982	Additional Music	Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine 1982-02-09 Movie
	Additional Music	The Shady Hill Kidnapping 1982-01-12 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1986	Director	Miles Davis – Tutu 1986-01-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv