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Miles Fisher
Fisher in 2009
Born
James Leslie Miles Fisher

(1983-06-23) June 23, 1983 (age 41)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • comedian
  • entrepreneur
Years active1997–present
SpouseLucette Blodgett (2014–present)
Children1
FatherRichard W. Fisher
RelativesJames M. Collins (grandfather)
WebsiteOfficial website

James Leslie Miles Fisher (born June 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, entrepreneur and musician. He made his debut in the CBS adaptation of the book True Women and starred in the 2000 film Lone Star Struck. In 2001, for his role in his short film Head Shot, Fisher won Best Actor at the International Teen Movie Festival.

Fisher appeared in the 2003 Civil War film Gods and Generals, and parodied actor Tom Cruise in the 2008 film Superhero Movie. He had a recurring role as a rookie police officer in 2008 on the television series The Cleaner, and appeared on Gossip Girl in 2009. On the third season of the television series Mad Men, Fisher portrayed a friend of character Paul Kinsey. In 2011, he played Peter Friedkin in Final Destination 5.

Outside of acting, Fisher has co-founded Metaphysic and Bixby Roasting Co, which was acquired in 2023.

Early life

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Fisher[1] is the son of Richard W. Fisher, who was formerly the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.[2] His mother, Nancy, served on the national board of the American Film Institute (AFI).[2] His maternal grandfather was Representative James Collins.[1] He was raised in Dallas, Texas, where he attended the St. Mark's School of Texas.[2] After his family moved to Washington, D.C., he attended the St. Albans School.[1]

Fisher graduated from Harvard University, where he was an English major.[3] At Harvard, he was a member of the Porcellian Club, the Hasty Pudding Club and the a cappella singing group the Krokodiloes.[4] Fisher served as the Krokodiloes tour manager, and planned events for the group in 24 countries.[5] He was one of the two students chosen to deliver a Harvard Oration at the 2006 Harvard graduation ceremony.[6][7] His undergraduate thesis, which won the LeBaron Russell Briggs prize at Harvard, was a "screenplay about a Harvard graduate who avoided the Vietnam draft by teaching in a military prep school".[8]

Career

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Fisher appeared in the 1997 CBS television movie adaptation of the book True Women as "Travis",[9] and had a starring role in the 2000 film Lone Star Struck.[5] He received the Best Actor award at the 2001 International Teen Movie Festival (ITMF) in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada,[10] for his own short film titled: Head Shot, which was among 10,000 other entries at the festival.[11]

2000s

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In a 2001 article in Newsday titled: "Miles Fisher, 'It' Boy", columnist Liz Smith referred to Fisher as "wunderkind" and "the next Tom Cruise".[11] Smith's comparison of Fisher to Tom Cruise led to meetings with influential managers and agents, and he signed with the talent agency Endeavor Talent Agency in 2002.[12] Fisher appeared in the 2003 Civil War film Gods and Generals with Robert Duvall.[2] Director Ron Maxwell picked Fisher to portray a heroic member of the First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers in the film; Duvall played Robert E. Lee.[11]

He parodied actor Tom Cruise in the 2008 film Superhero Movie.[13] Fisher's role in the film was popularized on the Internet on sites including Defamer, as well as on television on Entertainment Tonight and the CNN program Showbiz Tonight.[14][15] The clip of Fisher was viewed on the Internet over 10 million times. A critic for The Baltimore Sun commented that Fisher's appearance in Superhero Movie was the highlight of the film, and wrote: "Actor Miles Fisher replicates Tom Cruise's 'I am the Way, the Thetan, the Light' Scientology recruiting video of last year to hilarious effect."[16] He had a recurring role on A&E Network's television series The Cleaner, portraying a rookie police officer named Kenneth Herman.[2][13]

Fisher wrote and produced a short film called Heatshot in 2009 with Evan Nichols; the film was selected to be screened at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Alan Peppard of The Dallas Morning News reported in March 2009 that Fisher had been cast in the pilot of a television show set in 1983 in Southern California; a spinoff of Gossip Girl. He portrayed a "sleazy" coke dealer on the television series of the same name.[17]

In July 2009, Fisher released an independently produced self-titled EP, Miles Fisher, as well as a music video for his cover of the Talking Heads song "This Must Be The Place."[17][18] The video is an homage to the 2000 film American Psycho, with Fisher imitating Christian Bale's performance as Patrick Bateman.[17] Students from the American Film Institute helped film the video, which was shot in Los Angeles.[18] The video was posted on YouTube and various other web sites, and received 200,000 hits on Break.com alone within the first 24 hours.[17] Darrell Hartman of Interview called the usage of the Talking Heads song with the American Psycho theme "a brilliant combo", and noted that Fisher "created a viral hit".[18]

2010s

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On the third season of the television series Mad Men, Fisher portrayed Geoff Graves, a friend of character Paul Kinsey.[19] Jessica Gelt of the Los Angeles Times described his character as a "preppy drug dealer".[20] In 2010, Fisher was cast in the film Final Destination 5.[21][22][23] In an interview with Collider.com, Fisher revealed that the film was set in a workplace environment, and was a 3-D film.[24] Fisher appeared in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover biopic, J. Edgar, playing Agent Garrison, an FBI employee who interviews Leonardo DiCaprio's Hoover throughout the film.[25]

Fisher released the song "New Romance" in video and MP3 form on iTunes and on his personal website on July 19, 2011.[26][27][28][29][30] The video parodies the Final Destination series and Saved by the Bell.[29][30] Additionally, he appeared in the fifth film of the Final Destination franchise, playing Peter Friedkin.[31]

On May 22, 2013, a music video for "Finish What We Started" through AboveAverageNetwork on YouTube was posted. The music video featuring Lance Bass has yet to release a single for the song, and a subsequent album has been released, dubbed "Video Music." The music video has been posted to Fisher's personal website.[32]

2020s

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In the early 2020s, Fisher saw a deepfake video by Chris Ume, a Belgian visual effects (VFX) artist in which Fisher's eyes were replaced with those of Tom Cruise.[33] Fisher and Ume subsequently collaborated to produce YouTube and TikTok videos of Fisher performing mundane or silly tasks while posing as Cruise, satirizing Cruise's haughty and aloof public persona. The videos quickly went viral, collecting millions of views in only a few days. Fisher has not monetized the videos and has deliberately avoided topics of a potentially personal or controversial nature, as he has not received permission from Cruise to use his likeness for profit; Fisher characterized the effort as "good-natured parody" inspired by years of being called the "Tom Cruise guy" due to his similar appearance.[34]

Business ventures

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In 2017, Fisher co-founded the Bixby Roasting Company with Remington Hotchkis in Los Angeles, CA.[35] The company began with a Kickstarter campaign as CUPS, before launching Bixby.[36] In February 2023, Westrock Coffee Company acquired the Bixby brand and roasting facility, with Fisher becoming the Senior Vice President of Sales at Westrock.[37][38]

In 2021, Fisher co-founded Metaphysic, a technology company focusing on generative AI, alongside VFX and AI artist Chris Ume and CEO Tom Graham on the back of the “Deep Tom Cruise” deepfake videos.[35][39]

Personal life

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In 2014, Miles married Lucette Blodgett, daughter of actor and writer Michael Blodgett.[40] They were introduced by broadcaster Willow Bay.[41] They had their first child, a daughter, in October 2017.[42]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Lone Star Struck Val
2003 Gods and Generals John Beale
2008 Superhero Movie Tom Cruise
2009 Head in the Sand SPC Henry Burch
2010 My First Claire Brad
2011 Final Destination 5 Peter Friedkin
2011 J. Edgar Agent Garrison
2011 Have a Little Faith Ricky TV movie
2012 Underneath Your Love Leon
2014 Believe Me Pierce
2016 Me Him Her Scotty
2016 Wolves at the Door Jay Sebring
2016 The Counselor Ted Short film
2017 The Truth About Lies Kevin
2018 A Christmas Arrangement Garrett Hurley Lifetime Movie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 True Women Young Travis McPoon TV movie
2008 The Cleaner Officer Kenneth Herman Ep. # 1.1, 1.9
2009 Gossip Girl Klemmer Ep. # 2.24
2009 Mad Men Jeffrey Graves Ep. # 3.3
2011 Psych The Mantis Ep. # 6.4
2011 Death Valley Travis Flynn Ep. # 1.7
2013 Bad Sports Chad Whipple Main role
2014 Review with Forrest MacNeil Thad Valentine Ep. # 1.7
2016 Playdates Super Dad Dave Unknown episodes
2016 Rush Hour Thomas Shea Unknown episode
2015 Man Seeking Woman[43] Graham Recurring
2016 2 Broke Girls Adam Ep. # 5.12
2017 Destiny 2 Titan Live Action Trailer
2018 The Mick Father Zach Ep. # 2.14

Discography

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Albums

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EPs

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Singles

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Music videos

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Year Song Director Album
2009 "This Must Be the Place"[17][18][28][29][30] Dave Green[17][18][30] Miles Fisher
2011 "New Romance"[28][29][30] Dave Green[28][30]
2012 "Don't Let Go"[44] Michael Ashton

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Category Result
2001 International Teen Movie Festival Head Shot Best Actor Won[11]
2006 LeBaron Russell Briggs prize Screenplay about Vietnam War Undergraduate thesis Won[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Peppard, Alan (December 3, 2001). "Fate of Texas in their ears". The Dallas Morning News. The Dallas Morning News, Inc. p. 27A.
  2. ^ a b c d e Peppard, Alan (August 15, 2008). "Alan Peppard on Miles Fisher, Kevin Sorbo, Floyd Dakil". The Dallas Morning News. The Dallas Morning News, Inc. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
  3. ^ Christian, Matt (Winter 2005–2006). "Introducing the Krokodiloes of 2006" (PDF). The Friends of the Kroks Newsletter. 3 (1). The Friends of the Kroks, Inc.: 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
  4. ^ Peppard, Alan (June 2, 2003). "Is Palm sweating his exit?". The Dallas Morning News. The Dallas Morning News, Inc. p. 9B.
  5. ^ a b Frank, Lillian (July 22, 2006). "Just a little bit Australian". Herald Sun.
  6. ^ Peppard, Alan (May 15, 2006). "Over the Top - With Alan Peppard". The Dallas Morning News. p. 2G.
  7. ^ Powell, Alvin (Harvard News Office) (June 7, 2006). "Class Day offers laughs, wisdom, weather". Harvard University Gazette. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Retrieved September 11, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ a b Hernandez, Doris A. (June 7, 2006). "Fisher Cruises Toward Centerstage". The Harvard Crimson. The Harvard Crimson, Inc. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
  9. ^ Bryant, Helen (May 20, 1997). "Fairway friendship on course". The Dallas Morning News. The Dallas Morning News Company. p. 21A.
  10. ^ Bhandari, Aparita (August 19, 2002). "Youths aim for Spielberg on a shoestring - International Teen Movie Festival screening nearly 300 films". Toronto Star. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. p. E04.
  11. ^ a b c d Smith (November 27, 2001). "Miles Fisher, 'It' Boy". Newsday. Newsday Inc. p. A17.
  12. ^ Smith, Liz (January 6, 2002). "Everybody Loves Greta". Newsday. p. A09.
  13. ^ a b Perry, Byron (March 26, 2008). "Miles Fisher". Daily Variety. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
  14. ^ Anderson, Brooke; A. J. Hammer; Phil Black (March 26, 2008). "Showbiz Tonight". CNN.
  15. ^ Peppard, Alan (April 4, 2008). "Richard Fisher's son parodies Cruise, goes viral". The Dallas Morning News, Inc. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
  16. ^ Moore, Roger (March 29, 2008). "This Stinker No 'Blazing Saddles'". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 7, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
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  19. ^ Swansburg, John (September 1, 2009). "Mad Men, season 3 - Week 3: Betty's Mysterious Belly Rub". Slate. slate.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  20. ^ Gelt, Jessica (September 10, 2009). "The Luxury of Dining and Belonging". Los Angeles Times.
  21. ^ "First Final Destination 5 Casting News: Miles Fisher Ready to Meet His Maker". Dread Central. dreadcentral.com. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  22. ^ Fleming, Mike (August 13, 2010). "'Pinkberry' Actor Miles Fisher Lands Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  23. ^ Rich, Katey (August 13, 2010). "Pinkberry: The Movie Actor Miles Fisher Joins 5nal Destination". Cinema Blend. cinemablend.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  24. ^ Weinstraub, Steve (July 17, 2011). "P.J. Byrne and Miles Fisher On Set Interview FINAL DESTINATION 5; Plus We've Giving Away Tickets to the FD5 Comic-Con Party". Collider.com. Collider.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  25. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (March 9, 2011). "Jeffrey Donovan & Miles Fisher Join Eastwood's 'J. Edgar'". Screenrant.com. Screenrant.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  26. ^ "Miles Fisher :: Music". Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
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  31. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 13, 2010). "'Pinkberry' Actor Miles Fisher Lands Movie". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  32. ^ YouTube Channel Archived January 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine; accessed December 26, 2014.
  33. ^ Colin and Samir (May 1, 2023). "We Interviewed Deepfake Tom Cruise" (video). youtube.com. Colin and Samir. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  34. ^ Fisher, Miles (July 21, 2022). "How I Became the Fake Tom Cruise". www.hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  35. ^ a b Gomelsky, Victoria (March 26, 2023). "Exploring Watches' Digital Future". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  36. ^ Howard Bryman (January 3, 2020). "18-Year-Old YouTube Phenom Emma Chamberlain Launches Chamberlain Coffee". Daily Coffee News. Roast Magazine. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  37. ^ Andrew Moreau (March 15, 2023). "Westrock Coffee Co. posts a fourth quarter net loss of $31.9 million". Arkansas Online. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  38. ^ Rafaela Sousa (March 1, 2023). "Westrock Coffee acquires Bixby Roasting". foodbev.com. FoodBev Media. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  39. ^ Fink, Charlie (May 3, 2023). "Metaphysic Deep Fakes TED". Forbes. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  40. ^ "Lucette Blodgett, Miles Fisher". New York Times. June 29, 2014. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  41. ^ Peppard, Alan. "Saturday wedding of Dallas-raised actor Miles Fisher to Lucy Blodgett draws bold-faced crowd". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  42. ^ "Login • Instagram". Instagram.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  43. ^ "Miles Fisher Joins 'Man Seeking Woman'; Michael Liu In 'Sin City Saints'". Deadline Hollywood. October 31, 2014. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  44. ^ "Phoebe Tonkin in Miles Fisher's Video "Don't Let Go"". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
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