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Austin Miller is an American actor, singer and dancer frequently seen on screen and on stage.
Miller was raised in the small town of Alvin, Texas (population 21,000), to a conservative Catholic family. Miller started performing at the age of 7, graduating from Alvin High School. He studied dance in Houston and under the tutelage of Patsy Swayze, and then briefly attended Texas’s Baylor University on a vocal scholarship, where he joined Delta Tau Delta fraternity. But he dropped out to join a Las Vegas show, “Enter the Night,” later performing in Starlight Express.
The 19-year-old Miller then went on a national tour with the Grease musical, playing the character of Kenickie (Rizzo’s boyfriend, played by Jeff Conaway in the film). He also performed in Smokey Joe’s Cafe, playing the character of Michael, and the National Tour of “Victor/Victoria”.
After various musical theatre roles, he moved to Los Angeles, obtaining a part as the character, Hawk, on the popular soap opera Days of Our Lives, and also being cast in some small movie roles. He played Link Larkin in the First National touring production of Hairspray. He also took on the same role in the short-lived Las Vegas…
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