Ryan Murphy (producer)

Ryan Murphy
Murphy in 2012
Murphy in 2012
BornRyan Patrick Murphy
(1965-11-09) November 9, 1965 (age 59)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation
  • Television writer
  • director
  • producer
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
Years active1999–present
Spouse
David Miller
(m. 2012)
Children3

Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He has created and produced a number of television series including Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present), Ratched (2020), American Horror Stories (2021–present), and Monster (2022–present).

Murphy has 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 38 nominations, a Tony Award from two nominations, and two Grammy Award nominations. He has often been described as "the most powerful man" in modern television and signed the largest development deal in television history with Netflix.[1][2] Murphy is noted for having created a shift in inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses".[3]

  1. ^ Lansky, Sam. "How Ryan Murphy Became King of the Streaming Boom". Time. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "How Ryan Murphy Became the Most Powerful Man in TV". The New Yorker. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "'I Made Gay Sidekicks the Leads': How Ryan Murphy Changed TV Forever". The Guardian. October 26, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.