Thomas L. Miller was a television producer known for several popular sitcoms. He was born
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 31, 1940, and graduated from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison in 1962. After working in the filming industry as a dialogue coach for
Billy Wilder, he began a long career in television. He worked as an assistant in television
development to 20th Century Fox's William Self before becoming vice president of development
at Paramount, overseeing comedy and drama series and television movies. In 1969, Miller
started the production company Miller-Milkis Productions with partner Edward K. Milkis, and
they developed sitcoms including Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. They also produced the feature film
comedies Silver Streak (1976) and Foul
Play (1978). Miller and Robert L. Boyett estalished Miller/Boyett Productions in
1979. They created the series Bosom Buddies and Angie and produced sitcoms including Full
House, Perfect Strangers, Family Matters, and Step-by-Step. In 2000, he
moved to New York City and started working in theater with Boyett. He won a Tony in 2011 as
a producer of War Horse. Thomas L. Miller died on April 5,
2020.
