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