
Ryan Murphy
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Biography
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
Production Credits

American Horror Stories

FEUD

A Secret Love

9-1-1: Lone Star

Nip/Tuck

Pretty/Handsome

American Crime Story

American Sports Story

Doctor Odyssey

American Horror Story

The Politician

Love Story

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Glee

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Monster: Lizzie Borden

The New Normal

POSE

Grotesquerie

Halston

The Shards

Eat Pray Love

9-1-1

Scream Queens

Hollywood

The Watcher

The Boys in the Band

The Andy Warhol Diaries

The Beauty

Ratched

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Circus of Books

Mid-Century Modern

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

All's Fair

Glee: The Concert Movie

9-1-1: Nashville

The Prom
Originals for Netflix
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