Jennifer Miller (also known as Saint Reverend Jen and Reverend Jen; born July 24, 1972 in Silver Spring,

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) is an American performer, actress, writer,

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, director,

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, and poet residing in

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, New York City. In 2002, Miller was named the ''Village Voice's'' "Best D.I.Y. Go-Girl" in the category of "Over 21".

Career

Miller formerly wrote the ''I Did It for Science'' column for

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and writes a column entitled ''Diary of an Art Star'' for

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. She is also associated with several movements and projects that were launched as a response to various popular concepts. Some examples include the ''Anti-Slam'' open mike movement and the ''Mr. Lower East Side Pageant'', with was founded to "counteract the objectification of the female body in art". Miller has written multiple books such as ''Reverend Jen's Really Cool Neighborhood'' and has written for other projects such as ''The Adventures of Electra Elf and Fluffer'', a

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show produced by

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. Miller helped create the "Art Star" movement of performers, artists, poets, and other individuals centered around the

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. She has also acted as the founder for several projects, such as the magazine ''Art Star Scene'' and with her former boyfriend Courtney Fathom Sell, co-founded

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. Miller is the curator of the Troll Museum, which collects history, toys, and memorabilia associated with the Troll doll. The museum closed in 2016, after she was evicted from her rent-controlled apartment. In 2018, she did an art show called ''Rev Jen's Mid-Career Survey'', which opened at MF Gallery on January 13 and closed on February 13. On one occasion, she showed two of her films, ''Creature Double Feature'' and ''Satan, Hold my Hand''.

Anti-Slam

Miller began the Anti-Slam movement at Collective: Unconscious in 1995 as a reaction to the Poetry Slam movement on the Lower East Side. At a traditional poetry slam, performers are given a score of 1–10 by a panel of five judges, whereas at an Anti-Slam event performers are given a perfect score regardless of the content or quality of their performance. On October 17, 2007, Miller announced that the then-current performance would be the final anti-slam. The following year, Miller revived the movement as a monthly event.

Filmography

*''

Satan Hold My Hand ''Satan, Hold My Hand'' or ''Satan Hold My Hand'' is a 2013 horror-comedy feature film edited, co-produced and directed by Courtney Fathom Sell. Written by his friend, Reverend Jen Miller, the film is notable for being the only feature-length fi ...

'' (2013) *''Blood Possession'' (short 2013) *''The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway'' (2006) *''Electra Elf: The Beginning Parts One & Two'' (2005) – directed by

*''I Was a Quality of Life Violation'' (2004) – directed by

*''Lord of the Cockrings'' (2002) – directed by

*''Thus Spake Zarathustra'' (2001) – directed by

*''Elf Panties: The Movie'' (2001) – – directed by

edited by Andreas Troeger *''

Terror Firmer ''Terror Firmer'' is a 1999 American comedy horror film directed by Lloyd Kaufman, written by Douglas Buck, Patrick Cassidy, Kaufman, and James Gunn, and starring Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, and Kaufman. The film was produced by the Troma E ...

'' (1999)

Stage performances

*''Housatrash'' (2000, as Joanie)

Bibliography

*''June'' (2015) *''Reverend Jen's Really Cool Neighborhood'' (2003) *''Live Nude Elf: The Sexperiments of Reverend Jen'' (2008) *''Elf Girl'' (2011) *''BDSM 101'' (2013) *''Sex Symbol for the Insane'' *''Cliff Notes for Sex Symbol for the Insane'' *''Diary of an Art Star'' *''Magical Elf Panties : A Coloring Book'' *''Elf Panties: Audio-Visual Fun!'' *''Reverend Jen's Really Cool Neighborhood/Les Misrahi'' *''Treasuries of the Troll Museum'' *''Being a Supermodel is Cool'' *''Being Different is Cool'' *''Be Careful What You Wish For: A Coloring Book'' *''Beer is Magic'' *''Don't Call Me Rat-Dog!'' *''People Who Don't Like My Work Are Bad People: A Memoir'' *''Reverend Jen's Trip to the Hospital'' *''Reverend Jen Junior Groovee Paper Dolls'' *''Reverend Jen Paper Doll Fun''

Other releases

*''Rev Jen's Greatest Hits'' – Spoken word album (

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) *"Don't Call Me Rat Dog" on the compilation album, ''Rachel Trachtenburg's Homemade World''

References

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