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Ryan Murphy
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Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating and producing a number of television series including Popular (1999–2001), Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), Scream Queens (2015–2016), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), The Politician (2019–2020), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present), Ratched (2020), American Horror Stories (2021–present), and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022). Murphy also directed the 2006 film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir Running with Scissors, the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love, the 2014 film adaptation of Larry Kramer's play The Normal Heart, and the 2020 film adaptation of the musical The Prom. Murphy has received six Primetime Emmy Awards from 36 nominations, a Tony Award from two nominations, and two Grammy Award nominations. He has often been cited as "the most powerful man" in modern television, including having signed the largest development deal in television history with Netflix. Murphy is noted for having created a shift in inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses".
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Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating and producing a number of television series including Popular (1999–2001), Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), Scream Queens (2015–2016), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), The Politician (2019–2020), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present), Ratched (2020), American Horror Stories (2021–present), and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022). Murphy also directed the 2006 film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir Running with Scissors, the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love, the 2014 film adaptation of Larry Kramer's play The Normal Heart, and the 2020 film adaptation of the musical The Prom. Murphy has received six Primetime Emmy Awards from 36 nominations, a Tony Award from two nominations, and two Grammy Award nominations. He has often been cited as "the most powerful man" in modern television, including having signed the largest development deal in television history with Netflix. Murphy is noted for having created a shift in inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses".
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Golden Globe Awards
The Kardashians
Scream Queens
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Glee Project
Glee: The Concert Movie
Glee: Keep on Believin'
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Production Credits
The Prom
Mid-Century Modern
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Scream Queens
Monster: Lizzie Borden
Glee: The Concert Movie
American Horror Story
Eat Pray Love
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
The Beauty
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
FEUD
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Love Story
All's Fair
9-1-1: Nashville
The Watcher
The Politician
Doctor Odyssey
American Horror Stories
Pretty/Handsome
9-1-1: Lone Star
A Secret Love
Ratched
POSE
Circus of Books
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Nip/Tuck
9-1-1
The Boys in the Band
Grotesquerie
The New Normal
American Sports Story
The Shards
Glee
Halston
American Crime Story
Hollywood
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