Courtney Miller (comedian)
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| Courtney Miller | |
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| Born | Courtney Ruth Miller June 19, 1995 Oak Park, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Subscribers | 373 thousand[1] |
| Total views | 10.2 million[1] |
| Associated acts | Smosh |
Courtney Ruth Miller (born June 19, 1995) is an American actor, comedian, influencer, YouTuber, ex-Viner, and singer most known for their work on Smosh. They started their online career as a Vine star and created their account in 2013. They were inducted as a member of Smosh in 2015[2] and soon after started their own YouTube channel.
Early Life
Courtney grew up in Oak Park, California in a Mormon family. After attending a few community college courses, they dropped out and started to work at a pharmacy. Later they entered a film internship which finally launched their career in the visual arts.[3] Then in 2013, Courtney created her Vine account and their social media career began.
Career
While on Vine, Courtney grew in popularity. Their most liked Vine is a video of them being chased by the cops for favoriting their own tweet; this video reached 74,000 likes and 4.8 million loops. They also collaborated with other viners like Brandon Calvillo, Alex Ernst, Matt King, and Olivia Sui. In the midst of content creation on Vine, Courtney was also working on different music videos for Create Music Group including Soulja Boy's Designer where they did the SFX makeup.
Later, Olivia Sui asked Courtney to come to the audition for Smosh, a YouTube channel that has had major success since the beginning of the platform.[3] Both Courtney and Olivia booked the audition as well as Shayne Topp, Noah Grossman, and Keith Leak Jr. [2] Courtney's official first video on the channel was The Mother's Day Rule where they played Ian Hecox's sister.[4]
A few months after joining Smosh, Courtney created their own YouTube channel originally posting their old Vines in a compilation. They later would start making other types of videos including vlogs, Q&As, and storytimes. They also would post a few songs and covers occasionally with the group CloudTalk. In December of 2018, Courtney had seemingly stopped posting until September of 2022 when they posted the video A very chill week in my life where in the description they state ″We're finally back after 3 YEARS, and we're not going anywhere.″[5]
While Smosh was owned by Defy Media, Courtney was solely a cast member and occasionally a writer. However, in 2018, Defy shut down and left Smosh homeless. [6] At the beginning of 2019 Mythical Entertainment bought Smosh and gave the employees more freedom of content creation. Courtney then was able to direct, write, and produce sketches and videos.
They also released a clothing website in 2022 on Haverdash called Courtney's Rack. It is a weekly catalog of clothes that is picked by Courtney and represents their own style.[7]
Filmography
Web
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015–present | Smosh | Themself | Main cast member, Director, Writer, Producer | |
| 2016 | Smosh Live | Courtney Miller | Main Cast Member | |
| 2017 | YouTube Rewind | Themself | Appears in "The Shape of 2017" | |
| 2019 | Sugar Pine 7 | Themself | Guest Star | |
| 2021 | The People People Game | Themself | Contestant |
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | SmoshCast | Recurring Guest & Host | First Guest Episode: HOW SMOSH BEAT DEFY
First Host Episode: Is Joven Coming Back To Smosh Games? |
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| 2020 | Podcast But Outside | Guest | Episode: At A Vegan Street Fair (With Courtney Miller) | |
| Not Too Deep w/ Grace Helbig | Episode: Courtney Miller & Ian Hecox - Smosh | |||
| 2021 | Good Game Nice Try | Episode: Courtney Miller is a Video Game Fraidy Cat | ||
| 2022 | EN(BA)BY: A Podcast About Gender | Episode: COURTNEY MILLER: Two Dudes, One Confused Ball | ||
| Syd & Olivia Talk Shit | Episode: Getting Bullied w/ Courtney Miller | |||
| 2023 | Smosh Mouth | Episode: Anthony's Our Boss Again w/ Courtney Miller |
Discography
| Year | Song | Artist | Original Artists | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Let Me Love You | CloudTalk feat. Courtney Miller | DJ Snake, Justin Bieber | Single Cover | |
| 2017 | Sign of the Times (Acoustic Cover) | Courtney Miller feat. CloudTalk | Harry Styles | YouTube Cover | |
| War in This World | N/A | Original Single | |||
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Frank Sinatra | Youtube Cover | |||
| Silver Bells | Jay Livingston and Ray Evans | ||||
| 2019 | Girls Are Gross | Smosh | N/A | Original Single | |
| Girls Are Gross (Tomey Bones Remix) | Smosh feat. Courtney Freakin' Miller and Tomey Bones | N/A | Single Remix | ||
| 2020 | Pay Me to Sleep | Smosh | N/A | Original Single | |
| I'm Really (Not) Sorry | N/A |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About YouTube channel". YouTube.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hand Bomb". YouTube. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pickens, Kaylee (March 2022). "Courtney Miller". Unclear. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ↑ "THE MOTHER'S DAY RULE". YouTube. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ↑ "A very chill week in my life". YouTube. September 26, 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd (November 6, 2018). "Defy Media Is Shutting Down, Will Lay Off Employees". Variety. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ↑ Miller, Courtney [@co_mill] (October 21, 2022). "Go to courtneysrack.com for a good time 😮💨🛍" (Tweet). Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Twitter.
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