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Dan Milano

Dan Milano

Actor, writer and producer, also director · Born September 10, 1972 (54) · Northport, Long Island, New York, USA

From Northport, Long Island. Attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and SUNY Buffalo's summer arts program. First industry job was co-creating a series of shorts for the Independent Film Channel (IFC) based on "Greg the Bunny," a puppet character Milano also performs. Based on the main character from their public access series called "Junktape," Milano and friends took "Greg The Bunny" to 20th Century FOX as a 13-Episode prime-time series, produced by Neil Moritz and run by Steve Levitan. Milano exec-produced, wrote and performed on the series as characters "Greg the Bunny" and "Warren the Ape," alongside co-stars Sarah Silverman, Seth Green and Eugene Levy. The relationship with Seth Green led to Milano's involvement as a writer and voice actor on "Robot Chicken," "Titan Maximum" and "Star Wars: Detours." Meanwhile Milano and then-writing partner sold a spec feature to Laura Ziskin and Sony Pictures, called "Me & My Monster." Developed with effects wizard Stan Winston, the movie was in development with such directors as Neil Jordan, McG and Jon Favreau (the latter having also appeared on an IFC Greg the Bunny Reunion Special.) After the Fox series was canceled, "Greg" returned to IFC and eventually the spin off series, "Warren the Ape" was created for MTV Networks. This 12-episode "reality show" about Warren's fallout in the post-Fox years co-starred Josh Sussman and Dr. Drew Pinsky. Milano's film career had him working with his partner on development assignments for The Henson Company, Flower Films, The Donner's Company and more. Milano's solo credit on "Short Circuit" was written for producer of the original film David Foster and Dimension's Bob Weinstein. Milano has sold pilots including "The Spaces," "Dad Monster Hunter (aka Shadowchasers)" and worked on shows such as "Gravity Falls" (writer) "Crash & Bernstein" (Director,) and "Star Wars: Detours." (Writer/Actor) Milano was never trained in puppetry but was obsessed with the art form as a child and built a talent for it. He has focused primarily on writing, developing for features and television but does occasionally work as a voice actor. In 2012 and 2013 Milano began a collaboration with "Fanboy and Chum Chum" creator Eric Robles on several projects for Nickelodeon TV, including "Monkey Quest," "The Cornies" and "8 Bit and High Five." In 2013 Milano was brought on staff to take part in Dreamworks Animation's historic content partnership with Netflix for the development of animated series' based on the company's library of current and future titles.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 10, 1972 (54)
From
Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, writer and producer, also director
Titles
14 on Motif · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 88% in 30 days

What are Dan Milano's films like?

Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Bonds
28%
Society
20%
Ideas
10%
Power
8%
Morality
2%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
9
Joyful
8
Manic
4
Thrilling
3
Warm
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dan Milano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Milano's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 14 with a Motif page.

  • Stranger Things: Tales from '85(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Staff Writer · Writer

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Staff Writer

  • Glitch Techs(2020)

    Show 19 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Bitt

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest(2016)

    Show as Pop

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dawn of the Croods(2015)

    Show 89 episodes · Writer · as Bud (voice) · as Bud / Lobphins / Womp (voice) · as Bud / Loo (voice) · as Bud / Loo (voices) · as Bud / Loo / Womp (voices) · as Bud / Loo / Womp / Cave Baby (voice) · as Bud / Mr. Nork / Womp (voice) · as Bud / Womp (voice) · as Caddy / Loo (voice) · as Caddy / Womp (voice) · as Chickuna / Loo (voice) · as Dainty / Loo (voice) · as Dainty / Womp (voice) · as Dainty / Womp (voices) · as Grug (voice) · as Liyote / Womp (voice) · as Loo (voice) · as Loo / Dainty (voice) · as Loo / Womp (voice) · as Loo / Womp / Cave Person (voices) · as Mr. Nork / Weez (voice) · as Shadow Grug / Womp (voice) · as Weez / Womp (voice) · as Womp (voice) · as Womp / Bud (voice) · as Womp / Dainty / Loo / Bow Chicka Wow Wow (voice) · as Womp / Loo (voice) · as Womp / Weez / Loo (voice)

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • All Hail King Julien(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Various (voice) (archive sound)

  • Sonic Boom(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Robot Chicken Born Again Virgin Christmas Special (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Harvey Beaver / Soldier (voice)

  • Crash & Bernstein(2012)

    Show Director

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars III(2010)

    Writer · as Yarael Poof / Death Star Pilot (voice)

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Warren the Ape(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Actor

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Titan Maximum(2009)

    Show 9 episodes · as Willie Palmer (voice)

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II(2008)

    Writer · as Gareth / Youngling (voice)

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars(2007)

    as Luke Skywalker (Empire on Ice) / Wuher / Boy (voice)

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken's Christmas Special (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gohan / Nutcracker (voice)

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · Writer · as Oliver Oken / Lil' Thomas Magnum (voice) · as Prowl / 'So Hungry' Man (voice)

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Greg the Bunny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 33 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Greg the Bunny

  • Mad TV(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg the Bunny

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Highest rated

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)

Motif 96th

Most popular right now

Robot Chicken (2005)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 17: 8 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Motif score78thDirecting1 of 17: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting8 of 17: 4 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Motif score60thProducing2 of 17: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 17: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

17 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s6 · 6 acting · 2 crew2010s7 · 5 acting · 4 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Is Dan Milano's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles30–71 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles18–63 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles12–61 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles5–53 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles13–60 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dan Milano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Milano's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Seth Green shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles