Teller was born in Pennsylvania to real estate agent Merry and nuclear power plant engineer Michael.

Erin and Dana are his two older sisters. His paternal grandfather was of Russian Jewish descent, and he has English and Irish ancestors.

Teller grew up in Pennsylvania and Delaware before his family relocated to Citrus County, Florida when he was twelve years old. He was involved in acting as a child, was president of his high school’s drama club, and also played alto saxophone, drums, piano, and guitar. He also played competitive baseball and aspired to be a professional. In Lecanto, Florida, he graduated from Lecanto High School.

He then attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and screen acting at Stonestreet Studios. In 2009, he received his BFA in drama. Teller was a passenger in a car that lost control at 80 mph (130 km/h) and flipped eight times in 2007. The crash has left him with numerous scars on his face.

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Miles Teller had two older sisters, Erin and Dana.