Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield in Prison Break

Wentworth Earl Miller III (born on June 2, 1972) is an English-born American actor.

Early life

Miller is multiracial, being of African American, Jamaican, English, and German Jewish descent on his father's side, and of Russian, French, Dutch, Syrian and Lebanese descent on his mother's.[1] Miller was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom where his father, a Rhodes Scholar, was studying, but he was raised in Brooklyn.

Miller graduated from Princeton University with a degree of English, and traveled the world performing with the school's famed a capella group, The Princeton Tigertones. Subsequently, Miller headed to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Miller ended up spending years doing behind-the-scenes work to support himself before devoting himself seriously to auditioning for roles.

Career

Miller's first starring role was as the sensitive and introverted David in ABC's mini-series Dinotopia. After appearing in a few minor television roles, Miller moved on to co-star in the film The Human Stain (2003), playing the younger version of a racially confused character played by Anthony Hopkins.

Miller further increased his profile in 2005 when he starred in singer Mariah Carey's music videos, "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together." He currently has a starring role as Michael Scofield in the successful Fox Network television drama Prison Break, for which he received a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.[2]

Selected Filmography


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Miller further increased his profile in 2005 when he starred in singer Mariah Carey's music videos, "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together." He currently has a starring role as Michael Scofield in the successful Fox Network television drama Prison Break, for which he received a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.[2].
. After appearing in a few minor television roles, Miller moved on to co-star in the film The Human Stain (2003), playing the younger version of a racially confused character played by Anthony Hopkins. On February 5, 2006, she joined John Legend and Stevie Wonder at the Super Bowl XL pre-game show in performing a medley of Wonder's hits. Miller's first starring role was as the sensitive and introverted David in ABC's mini-series Dinotopia. In July 2005, Joss performed at the London Live 8 concert, and did a duet with James Brown on UK chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Miller ended up spending years doing behind-the-scenes work to support himself before devoting himself seriously to auditioning for roles. hit when it debuted at #32 (where it ultimately would peak) on the Billboard Hot 100.

Subsequently, Miller headed to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Their performance of "Cry Baby"/"Piece of My Heart" was released as a single, and, through aid of strong digital downloads, became Stone's first top forty U.S. Miller graduated from Princeton University with a degree of English, and traveled the world performing with the school's famed a capella group, The Princeton Tigertones. She was also nominated three times at the 2005 Grammy Awards, where she sang barefoot on stage with rock legend Melissa Etheridge. Miller is multiracial, being of African American, Jamaican, English, and German Jewish descent on his father's side, and of Russian, French, Dutch, Syrian and Lebanese descent on his mother's.[1] Miller was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom where his father, a Rhodes Scholar, was studying, but he was raised in Brooklyn. In February 2005, Stone was nominated for three Brit Awards, of which she won two; Best Female and Best Urban Act. . Follow-up singles "Right to Be Wrong" and "Spoiled" both made the top forty, and "Don't Cha Wanna Ride?" the top twenty.

Wentworth Earl Miller III (born on June 2, 1972) is an English-born American actor. The lead single, "You Had Me", became her first top ten in the UK. Billboard 200, after peaking at #11. It proved to be an even bigger success than her first album, as it debuted at #1 in the UK (breaking the record for the youngest female ever to top the albums charts there, a record previously held by Avril Lavigne) and just missed the top ten of the U.S. After achieving critical acclaim for The Soul Sessions, Stone recorded an album full of original songs in 2004 titled Mind, Body & Soul.

Much of this R&B album was scrapped following the success of the Soul Sessions, which remains by far her biggest selling album, even though it was recorded with the same criteria and in the same amount of time as most studio demos. Joss was already working on an R&B debut album when the Soul Sessions were recorded. The second single, "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me?)", also reached the top twenty. The lead single, "Fell in Love with a Boy", which was a reworking of The White Stripes' song "Fell in Love with a Girl", reached the top twenty of the UK singles chart.

Billboard 200 album chart. Released in late 2003, it reached the top 5 in the UK albums chart, and also made the top forty of the U.S. The album consists of classic soul tracks by Wright, Franklin, Laura Lee and Bettye Swann. She also worked with contemporary acts Angie Stone and The Roots.

She collaborated with people with solid credentials in the Miami soul scene such as Betty Wright, Benny Latimore, Timmy Thomas and Little Beaver. She then flew to Miami to start work on her debut album, The Soul Sessions. In 2002, she decided to back her ability by flying out from England for an audition in New York City with S-Curve CEO Steve Greenberg. You've got to have good vocals to sing soul music and I always liked it ever since I was little.".

She told MTV News, "I kind of clicked into soul music more than anything else because of the vocals. At 14, she appeared on Star for a Night on BBC Television singing Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman". She grew up listening to American R&B and soul music performed by such artists as Aretha Franklin; as a result, she developed a throaty style of singing like her idols. Joss Stone was born in Dover, Kent, England in 1987 and spent her teenage years in Devon.

. She is known for performing barefoot. She is also the head spokeswoman for Gap, replacing Sarah Jessica Parker. Joss Stone (born Joscelyn Eve Stoker on April 11, 1987) is an English soul singer.

2005: "Cry Baby"/"Piece of My Heart" (with Melissa Etheridge) #32 U.S. Misc.

    . 2005: "Don't Cha Wanna Ride?" #20 UK. 2005: "Spoiled" #32 UK.

    2004: "Right To Be Wrong" #29 UK. 2004: "You Had Me" #9 UK, #6 Portugal. Mind, Body & Soul

      . 2004: "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me?)" #18 UK.

      2004: "Fell in Love with a Boy" #18 UK. The Soul Sessions

        . Certification: Platinum). 2004: Mind, Body & Soul #1 (Debut) UK, #11 U.S., (U.S.

        Certification: Gold). 2003: The Soul Sessions #4 UK, #39 U.S., (U.S.