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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Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an al...
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A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a diff...
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A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song perfor...
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The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinc...
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Backed by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage -- ...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2020) | Self | 7 | |
| 2 | The Prom (2020) | Director / Writer | 5.2 | |
| 3 | The Normal Heart (2014) | Director / Writer | 8.4 | |
| 4 | Open (2014) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 5 | Glee: The Concert Movie (2011) | Director / Writer | 6.2 | |
| 6 | Eat Pray Love (2010) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 7 | Running with Scissors (2006) | Director / Writer | 6.7 |

