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
FEUD
9-1-1
Doctor Odyssey
A Secret Love
POSE
American Horror Stories
Halston
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Glee
Ratched
The Boys in the Band
Mid-Century Modern
Monsters
The New Normal
The Prom
9-1-1: Lone Star
The Beauty
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Politician
Scream Queens
Grotesquerie
The Watcher
Pretty/Handsome
American Love Story
Eat Pray Love
Nip/Tuck
Circus of Books
American Crime Story
All's Fair
Hollywood
Glee: The Concert Movie
American Sports Story
American Horror Story
Originals for Netflix
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