'AGT' Season 19: Who is Corkey Miller? 'SGT' winner has collabed with Oprah and country's living legend
SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE: Comedian Corkey Miller competed on 'America's Got Talent' in Season 19. Kimber Miller is Corkey's true name, and she hails from North Carolina.
Corkey won the third 'Seniors Got Talent' competition held by the Morning Pointe Foundation in November 2023, along with a $500 reward.
Comedian Corkey, took first place and received a $500 prize for her comic routine that highlighted the experience of growing older. In addition, she won the People's Choice Award since her performance garnered the most votes from the crowd.
Morning Pointe Senior Living's charitable division is called the Morning Pointe Foundation. In order to improve elder care in the Southeast, the 501(c)3 nonprofit public service organization was established in 2014 and now offers caregiver support programs, funds clinical scholarships, and sponsors educational awareness events.
Morning Pointe Senior Living, which was founded in 1997 by Greg A Vital and J Franklin Farrow, is the owner and operator of 37 assisted living and Alzheimer's memory care homes spread throughout five states in the Southeast. Eight of these are located in the Knoxville region, specifically in Knoxville, Powell, Lenoir City, and Clinton.
The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's Center of Excellence in Hardin Valley, in Knoxville, is the ninth in the area. Construction has recently begun, and it is expected to open in early 2025.
'Seniors Got Talent' events are also sponsored by Morning Pointe in Chattanooga, Franklin, and Lexington, Tennessee.
'AGT' Season 19 comedian Corkey Miller works with Hollywood A-listers
North Carolina is where Corkey is from. She had a strong affinity for and ability with animals from her early years, and she has had many cherished pets over the years.
She went to veterinary school after high school to treat sick and wounded animals before taking a position at a nearby horse farm in Lexington, Kentucky, where she assisted in the care of over 400 horses.
Corky learned how to work with large cats and other animals from an experienced animal trainer she met when she was employed there.
She was quite impressed with the way he trained them—which Corkey has since adopted—using positive reward, compassionate procedures, and extreme caution.
Her adventure to train animals for movies began at that point. Her popularity quickly expanded as more people in Hollywood became aware of her work. Furthermore, her incredible career has included collaborations with Oprah Winfrey, Dolly Parton, Bill Murray, Robert De Niro, and several more.
'AGT' Season 19 comedian Corkey Miller is an animal trainer/animal talent agent
Corkey is an agency for animal talent and an animal trainer. She has taught many different kinds of animals for television and film, including sugar gliders, chimpanzees, parrots, tigers, leopards, and butterflies.
She worked with the groundhogs in 'Groundhog Day', the first significant film in which she was involved, and she recently resigned from the lion and tiger training. With over 60,000 views on her YouTube video of an at-home haircut during the pandemic, Corkey became an internet phenomenon.
'AGT' Season 19 comedian Corkey Miller still works with on-call animal safety consultant
Earlier in her career, Corkey assisted well-known magicians with animal-themed acts, always making sure the welfare of the animals came first. She started a lengthy employment with the Magic Beyond Belief Theater and the Smoky Mountain Opry in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in 2007.
During this time, she made extensive use of her knowledge dealing with big cats.
Corkey is still teaching animals today and works with APA as an on-call animal safety consultant. She has various animals, including a kinkajou, several dogs, cats, and horses.
By demonstrating that women could perform the duties of a man, Corkey created a lot of opportunities for young ladies who would wish to pursue a career in animal training.
Check out Corkey Miller's act on NBC at 8 pm ET on July 23 in a brand-new episode of 'America's Got Talent' Season 19.