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  • BIRTH 09/11/1965
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 4
  • MOVIES 2
  • SHOWRUNNER 17
  • DIRECTOR 16
  • SCRIPT 17
  • PRODUCTION 10

Ryan Murphy

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".

Ryan Murphy

Shows (4)

The Kardashians
The Kardashians
Self
The Glee Project
The Glee Project
Self
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest

Movies (2)

Glee: Keep on Believin'
Glee: Keep on Believin'
Self
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Self

Showrunner (17)

Grotesquerie
Grotesquerie
Doctor Odyssey
Doctor Odyssey
Monster (2022)
Monster (2022)
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
9-1-1
9-1-1
The Watcher (2022)
The Watcher (2022)
9-1-1: Lone Star
9-1-1: Lone Star
Glee
Glee
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories
Scream Queens (2015)
Scream Queens (2015)
Hollywood
Hollywood
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
Feud
Feud
The Politician
The Politician
Pose
Pose
The New Normal
The New Normal
Popular
Popular

Director (16)

Grotesquerie
Grotesquerie
(1 episode)
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
(4 episodes)
The Watcher (2022)
The Watcher (2022)
(2 episodes)
Ratched
Ratched
(2 episodes)
Glee
Glee
(9 episodes)
American Crime Story
American Crime Story
(7 episodes)
Scream Queens (2015)
Scream Queens (2015)
(1 episode)
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
(8 episodes)
Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love
Feud
Feud
(3 episodes)
Pose
Pose
(2 episodes)
The Normal Heart
The Normal Heart
The Prom
The Prom
The New Normal
The New Normal
(4 episodes)
Popular
Popular
(2 episodes)
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors

Script (17)

Grotesquerie
Grotesquerie
(10 episodes)
Doctor Odyssey
Doctor Odyssey
(5 episodes)
Monster (2022)
Monster (2022)
(4 episodes)
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
(27 episodes)
9-1-1
9-1-1
(4 episodes)
The Watcher (2022)
The Watcher (2022)
(6 episodes)
9-1-1: Lone Star
9-1-1: Lone Star
(1 episode)
Glee
Glee
(32 episodes)
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories
(2 episodes)
Scream Queens (2015)
Scream Queens (2015)
(8 episodes)
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
(17 episodes)
Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love
Pose
Pose
(4 episodes)
The New Normal
The New Normal
(1 episode)
Popular
Popular
(17 episodes)
Glee: The Concert Movie
Glee: The Concert Movie
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors

Production (10)

Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
The Normal Heart
The Normal Heart
The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band
The Prom
The Prom
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
A Secret Love
A Secret Love
Glee: The Concert Movie
Glee: The Concert Movie
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors
Circus of Books
Circus of Books
Pray Away
Pray Away