Wayne R. Miller

Wayne was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He's the youngest of 4 children born to the late Albert Miller and Shirley Virginia Hunt- Miller.Wayne attended Boston Technical High School ...one of 3 examination schools in Boston at the time . As an undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts /Boston, he studied Sociology and Spanish and was very active in student activitiesWhile still in his teens, Wayne pursued his artistic endeavors at The Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts in Roxbury , Massachusetts where he became a member of a choral group Voices of Black Persuasion under the direction of the late John Andrew Ross . It was Ross who tapped Wayne to be a featured vocalist and towns person in the schools annual production of langston Hughes gospel song/play Black Nativity. To this day , it remains one of Boston's longest running theatrical productions.In 1993, Wayne was hand selected by Herb Reed , founding /naming member of The Platters , to become an integral member of his iconic group. It should be noted that Reed was granted the exclusive rights to the groups trademark prior to his passing in 2012. Today , Wayne is recognized as the senior member of the only authorized Platter act working worldwide.When Wayne isn't on the road touring with The Platters , you just might find him on a TV or movie set taking full advantage of his long time Sag-aftra membership . Show less «