Biography

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 activities

While 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 .
- IMDb mini biography by: Wayne Miller