Ryan Murphy (writer)
Ryan Murphy | |
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Murphy at the PaleyFest 2013 panel for The New Normal | |
Born |
Ryan Patrick Murphy November 30, 1965 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer |
Alma mater | IU Bloomington |
Spouse |
David Miller (m. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 30, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Murphy is best known for creating/co-creating/producing a number of successful television series, including the FX medical drama Nip/Tuck (2003–10), the Fox musical comedy-drama Glee (2009–15), the FX anthology series American Horror Story (2011–present), American Crime Story (2016–present), and Feud (2017) and the Fox procedural drama 9-1-1 (2018–present). He is also known for directing the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love and the 2014 HBO film adaptation of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart, which earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
Early life
Murphy was born on November 30, 1965, in Indianapolis, Indiana,[1] where he was raised in an Irish Catholic family.[2][3] He attended Catholic school from first through eighth grade,[2] and graduated from Warren Central High School in Indianapolis. He has described his mother J. Andy Murphy as a "beauty queen who left it all to stay at home and take care of her two sons". She wrote five books and worked in communications for over 20 years before retiring. His father worked in the newspaper industry as a circulation director before he retired after 30 years.[4]
After coming out as gay, Murphy saw his first therapist, who found nothing wrong with him other than being "too precocious for his own good".[2][4] During a 2012 interview on Inside the Actors Studio, Murphy claimed that he secretly dated "a lot of football players" in high school.[5] He performed with a choir as a child, which would later inform his work on Glee.[2] Murphy attended Indiana University Bloomington, where he majored in journalism.[1]
Career
Beginnings
Murphy started as a journalist working for The Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Knoxville News Sentinel and Entertainment Weekly. He began scriptwriting in the late 1990s, when Steven Spielberg purchased his script Why Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn?.[4]
Television series
Popular and Nip/Tuck
Murphy started his career in television with the teen comedy series Popular, which he co-created with Gina Matthews. The series premiered on The WB on September 29, 1999[6] and ran for two seasons, ending in 2001. He then created the FX drama series Nip/Tuck, which premiered on July 18, 2003. In 2004, Murphy earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.[4] Murphy took the show's signature line, "Tell me what you don't like about yourself," from a plastic surgeon he met when he was a journalist researching an undercover story on plastic surgery in Beverly Hills. The series ended after six seasons in 2010.
Glee
On May 19, 2009, Murphy's musical comedy-drama series, Glee, premiered on Fox. He co-created the series with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. In its early seasons, the show was critically lauded.[7] Murphy won his first Primetime Emmy Award for directing the pilot episode.[8] The series concluded in 2015 following its sixth season.[9] Murphy was one of four executive producers on the reality television series The Glee Project, which premiered on Oxygen on June 12, 2011.[10] The show featured a group of contestants vying for the prize of a seven-episode arc on Glee, with someone being eliminated each week, until the winner is chosen in the final episode. The show was renewed for a second season, which ended up being its last.[11]
The New Normal
Murphy and Glee co-executive producer Ali Adler created the half-hour comedy The New Normal, which premiered on NBC on September 10, 2012. The series was based on Murphy's own experiences of having a child via surrogate, with the main characters, Bryan and David, named for Ryan and his husband.[12] The series was ultimately cancelled after one season.[13]
Anthology series
Murphy and Falchuk created the anthology series American Horror Story, which premiered on FX on October 5, 2011. Some of the same cast have played different characters in different settings each subsequent season.[14][15] In October 2014, FX greenlit a companion anthology series, American Crime Story, which Murphy and Falchuk executive produce. The series premiered on February 2, 2016.[16]
Murphy, Falchuk and Brennan next co-created the comedy-horror semi-anthology series Scream Queens, which premiered on Fox on September 22, 2015.[17] The series was later cancelled after two seasons.[18][19]
Murphy's next project, the drama anthology series Feud, premiered on FX in 2017. The first season focused on the rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford on the set of their 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?.[20]
Unsold pilots
Murphy has also created/produced a couple of failed pilots. The WB sitcom pilot St. Sass, starring Delta Burke and Heather Matarazzo, was not picked up. In 2008, Murphy wrote and directed the FX pilot Pretty/Handsome, which also was not picked up.[21] By April 2013, HBO had given a pilot order for Murphy's sexuality drama Open, which began filming in late 2013.[22] By September 2014, HBO had opted not to proceed to series.[23]
Films
In 2006, Murphy wrote the screenplay for and directed the feature film Running with Scissors. Based on the memoir by Augusten Burroughs, the movie version starred Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin and Brian Cox and, as the young Burroughs, Joseph Cross. In 2010, Murphy directed Julia Roberts in an adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love. The film was a box office success but a critical failure, receiving harsh reviews criticizing its pacing and lack of credibility. To date, the film has grossed $204,482,125 worldwide.[24]
Murphy next directed the 2014 television film adaptation of Larry Kramer's Broadway play The Normal Heart, starring Mark Ruffalo, Roberts, Baldwin, Jonathan Groff, Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons.[25] Murphy then collaborated with The Normal Heart executive producer Jason Blum to produce the remake of the cult-classic horror film The Town That Dreaded Sundown.[26] The film was the directorial debut of Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and was also released in 2014.
Murphy has several films in development: Dirty Tricks, a political comedy, One Hit Wonders, a musical comedy, and a sequel to The Normal Heart. In 2014, Murphy was developing a feature film of the life of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, based on the bestselling book Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune.[27]
Personal life
Murphy grew up in a Catholic household and continues to go to church.[2][28] He serves on the National Advisory Board of Young Storytellers. He once owned a house designed by renowned mid-century modern architect Carl Maston.[29]
In an interview about his show Pose, which is set in 1987, during the height of the initial AIDS Crisis, Murphy described his concern about contracting HIV while at college, getting tested frequently even when celibate.[30]
Murphy has been married to photographer David Miller since July 2012.[31] On December 24, 2012, Murphy and Miller welcomed their first child, a son named Logan Phineas, via a surrogate. In October 2014, they welcomed their second son, Ford.[32]
In October 2015, Murphy received the Award of Inspiration from amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research for his contributions to TV and film as well as his work in the fight against AIDS.[33]
Filmography
Creator
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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1999–2001 | Popular | The WB | Created with Gina Matthews |
2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | FX | |
2009–2015 | Glee | Fox | Created with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan |
2011–present | American Horror Story | FX | Created with Brad Falchuk; anthology series |
2012–2013 | The New Normal | NBC | Created with Ali Adler |
2015–2016 | Scream Queens | Fox | Created with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan |
2017–present | Feud | FX | Created with Jaffe Cohen and Michael Zam; anthology series |
2018–present | 9-1-1 | Fox | Created with Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear |
2018–present | Pose | FX | Created with Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals |
TBA | The Politician | Netflix | Created with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan |
Producer
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999–2001 | Popular | Executive producer | Television series (43 episodes) |
2002 | St. Sass | Producer | Unsold television pilot |
2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | Executive producer | Television series (100 episodes) |
2006 | Running with Scissors | Producer | Film |
2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Executive producer | Unsold television pilot |
2009–2015 | Glee | Executive producer | Television series (121 episodes) |
2011 | The Glee Project | Executive producer | Reality television series (7 episodes) |
2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Producer | Concert documentary film |
2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Executive producer | Television series (12 episodes) |
2012–2013 | The New Normal | Executive producer | Television series (22 episodes) |
2012–2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Executive producer | Television series (13 episodes) |
2013–2014 | American Horror Story: Coven | Executive producer | Television series (13 episodes) |
2014 | The Normal Heart | Executive producer | Television film |
2014–2015 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Executive producer | Television series (13 episodes) |
2014 | The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Producer | Film |
2014 | Open | Executive producer | Unsold television pilot |
2015–2016 | Scream Queens | Executive producer | Television series (23 episodes) |
2015–2016 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Executive producer | Television series (12 episodes) |
2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Executive producer | Television series (10 episodes) |
2016 | Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson, American Crime Story | Producer | Television documentary series (10 episodes) |
2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Executive producer | Television series (10 episodes) |
2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Executive producer | Television series (8 episodes) |
2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan – Inside Look | Executive producer | Television documentary film |
2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Executive producer | Television series (11 episodes) |
2018–present | 9-1-1 | Executive producer | Television series (11 episodes) |
2018 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Executive producer | Television series (9 episodes) |
2018–present | Pose | Executive producer | Television series (8 episodes) |
2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Executive producer | Television series (10 episodes) |
2018 | Ratched | Executive producer | Upcoming television series (18 episodes) |
TBA | Katrina: American Crime Story | Executive producer | Upcoming television series |
TBA | The Politician | Executive producer | Upcoming television series |
Director
Year | Title | Episodes / Film |
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2001 | Popular | 2 episodes |
2003–2006 | Nip/Tuck | 8 episodes |
2006 | Running with Scissors | Film |
2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Unsold television pilot |
2009–2011 | Glee | 8 episodes |
2010 | Eat Pray Love | Film |
2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Episode: "Pilot" |
2012 | The New Normal | 4 episodes |
2014 | The Normal Heart | Television film |
2014 | American Horror Story Freak Show: Extra-Ordinary-Artists | 4 episodes |
2014 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Episode: "Monsters Among Us" |
2014 | Open | Unsold television pilot |
2015 | Scream Queens | Episode: "Pilot" |
2015 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Episode: "Checking In" |
2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | 4 episodes |
2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | 3 episodes |
2018 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Episode: "The Man Who Would Be Vogue" |
2018 | Pose | 2 episodes |
Writer
Year | Title | Episodes / Film |
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1999 | The Furies | Short film |
1999–2001 | Popular | 17 episodes |
2002 | St. Sass | Unsold television pilot |
2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | 24 episodes |
2006 | Running with Scissors | Film |
2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Television film |
2009–2015 | Glee | 30 episodes |
2010 | Eat Pray Love | Film |
2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | 3 episodes |
2012–2013 | The New Normal | 5 episodes |
2012–2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | 2 episodes |
2013 | American Horror Story: Coven | 2 episodes |
2014 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | 2 episodes |
2014 | Open | Unsold television pilot |
2015–2016 | Scream Queens | 8 episodes |
2015 | American Horror Story: Hotel | 2 episodes |
2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | 2 episodes |
2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | 2 episodes |
2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | 2 episodes |
2018 | 9-1-1 | 2 episodes |
2018 | Pose | 2 episodes |
Frequent casting
Actor | Popular (1999–2001) |
Nip/Tuck (2003–10) |
Glee (2009–15) |
American Horror Story (2011–present) |
The New Normal (2012–13) |
Scream Queens (2015–16) |
American Crime Story (2016–present) |
Feud (2017–present) |
9-1-1 (2018-Present) |
Pose (2018-Present) |
The Politician (TBA) |
Total roles |
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Jacob Artist | Jake Puckerman | Todd Connors | 2 | |||||||||
Angela Bassett | Various
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Athena Grant | 2 | |||||||||
Kathy Bates | Various
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Joan Blondell | 2 | |||||||||
Willam Belli | Cherry Peck | Party guest | Nana Drag Queen | 3 | ||||||||
Leslie Bibb | Brooke McQueen | Naomi Gaines | 2 | |||||||||
Matt Bomer | Cooper Anderson | Various
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Monty | Director | 4 | |||||||
Connie Britton | Vivien Harmon | Faye Resnick | Abby Clark | 3 | ||||||||
Cocoa Brown | Jeanette "Queen B" Harris | Carla Price | 2 | |||||||||
Kenneth Choi | Lance Ito | Howie Han | 2 | |||||||||
Frances Conroy | Jane Fields | Various
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2 | |||||||||
Darren Criss | Blaine Anderson | Justin | Andrew Cunanan | 3 | ||||||||
Earlene Davis | Andrea Carmichael | Agnes Moorehead | Entitled Woman | 3 | ||||||||
Laura Dreyfuss | Maddison McCarthy | TBA | 2 | |||||||||
Christine Ebersole | Anna Leigh Leighton | Bobbi | 2 | |||||||||
Christine Estabrook | Sheila Carlton | Marcy | TBA | 2 | ||||||||
Cody Fern | Michael Langdon | David Madson | 2 | |||||||||
Jessalyn Gilsig | Gina Russo | Terri Schuester | 2 | |||||||||
Cuba Gooding Jr. | Dominic Banks | O. J. Simpson | 2 | |||||||||
Max Greenfield | Gabriel | Ronnie Holston | 2 | |||||||||
Leslie Grossman | Mary Cherry | Bliss Berger | Meadow Wilton | Melissa | 4 | |||||||
Neil Patrick Harris | Bryan Ryan | Chester Creb | 2 | |||||||||
Colton Haynes | Detective Jack Samuels | Tyler | 2 | |||||||||
Jackie Hoffman | Frances | Mamacita | 2 | |||||||||
Cheyenne Jackson | Dustin Goolsby | Various
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2 | |||||||||
Bryce Johnson | Josh Ford | Corporal Oliver Brandt | Cody Tolentino | 3 | ||||||||
Dot Jones | Tess | Shannon/Sheldon Beiste | Butchy May | 3 | ||||||||
Jessica Lange | Various
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Joan Crawford | 2 | |||||||||
NeNe Leakes | Roz Washington | Rocky Rhoades | 2 | |||||||||
Billie Lourd | Various
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Sadie Swenson/Chanel #3 | 2 | |||||||||
Jane Lynch | Suzi Klein | Sue Sylvester | 2 | |||||||||
Kate Mara | Vanessa Bartholomew | Hayden McClaine | Patty Bowes | 3 | ||||||||
Ricky Martin | David Martinez | Antonio D'Amico | 2 | |||||||||
Dylan McDermott | Various
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TBA | 2 | |||||||||
James Morosini | Bart | 2 | ||||||||||
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry | Hester Ulrich | 2 | |||||||||
Sarah Paulson | Agatha Ripp | Various
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Marcia Clark | Geraldine Page | 4 | |||||||
Evan Peters | Various
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Stan Bowes | 2 | |||||||||
Adina Porter | History teacher | Various
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2 | |||||||||
Billy Porter | Behold Chablis | Pray Tell | 2 | |||||||||
Lily Rabe | Lanie Ainge | Various
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2 | |||||||||
Andrew Rannells | Himself | Bryan Collins | 2 | |||||||||
Emma Roberts | Various
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Chanel Oberlin | 2 | |||||||||
Skyler Samuels | Bonnie Lipton | Grace Gardner | 2 | |||||||||
Riley Schmidt | Rubber Man | Red Devil, Zak, Green Meanie | 4 | |||||||||
John Stamos | Carl Howell | Brice | Brock Holt | 3 | ||||||||
Finn Wittrock | Various
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Jeffery Trail | 2 |
Netflix executive
In 2018, he was hired by Netflix with a compensation of $300 million for a period of five years.[34][35]
Controversy
Ryan Murphy has had some public arguments with famous bands and their members, including Slash from Guns N' Roses, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, and Kings of Leon lead singer, Caleb Followill, and drummer, Nathan Followill.[36] These arguments have stemmed from the musicians declining Murphy when asked to have their music covered on Glee.
Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards
Ryan Murphy has won 6 Emmy awards out of 28 nominations[37] as a producer, writer and director.
References
- 1 2 "Ryan Murphy Biography: Screenwriter, Director, Television Producer (1965–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "From Nip/Tuck to High School Glee", Fresh Air, NPR, May 19, 2009, retrieved November 25, 2009
- ↑ Martin, Denise (April 26, 2009). "'Glee' team rewrites the school musical". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Sheila, Ryan Murphy, Director of Running with Scissors Interview, Movies Online, archived from the original on July 15, 2012, retrieved November 25, 2009
- ↑ Ziegler, Cyd. "'Glee' creator Ryan Murphy claims he dated 'a lot of football players' in high school." Outsports.com. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ Bialis, Michael. "Ryan Murphy Makes His Lighthearted Plea With Glee". blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (September 21, 2009). "FOX sings praises of Glee with full-season pickup". TVbytheNumbers.com. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Glee". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
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- ↑ "Emmy® Award Winners Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto Sign On To Executive Produce Oxygen's "The Glee Project"". Facebook. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Oxygen Picks Up Second Season of Critically Acclaimed "The Glee Project," Returning Summer 2012". Oxygen. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012 – via TheFutonCritic.com.
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- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (May 7, 2012). "NBC Gives Series Orders to Ryan Murphy Comedy, J.J. Abrams Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ↑ Frankel, Daniel. "'American Horror Story' gets season 2 order from FX". Reuters. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ↑ Mullins, Jenna (December 22, 2011). "American Horror Story Season Two Scoop: New House and (Mostly) New Faces". E! News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ↑ "'American Horror Story' Companion Series 'American Crime Story' From Ryan Murphy Set At FX – O.J. First Topic". Deadline Hollywood. October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Ryan Murphy & His 'Glee' Co-Creators Get Fox Series Order For Comedy-Horror Anthology 'Scream Queens'". Deadline Hollywood. October 20, 2014.
- ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth; Birnbaum, Debra (May 15, 2017). "'Scream Queens' Officially Canceled at Fox After Two Seasons". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Swift, Andy (May 15, 2017). "Scream Queens Cancelled at Fox". TVLine.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ "FX Orders Ryan Murphy Anthology Series Feud, Jessica Lange & Susan Sarandon To Star In First Installment: Crawford v Davis". Deadline Hollywood. May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 17, 2011). "FX Orders Pilot From Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk, Duo Remains Committed To 'Glee'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Ryan Murphy's Provocative Relationship Drama 'Open' Lands At HBO With Pilot Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- ↑ "HBO Not Moving Forward With Ryan Murphy Sexuality Drama 'Open'". The Hollywood Reporter. September 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Eat Pray Love". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (January 20, 2012). "Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin, Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons to Star in Ryan Murphy's Next Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ Kit, Borys; Goldberg, Lesley (January 17, 2013). "Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum Teaming Up for MGM's Remake of 'The Town That Dreaded Sundown'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Ryan Murphy Options Movie Rights To Bestseller 'Empty Mansions'". Deadline Hollywood. March 14, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ Poniewozik, James (March 7, 2005). "Queer Eye for Straight TV". Time. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Carl Maston". LA Curbed. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ Bentley, Jean (July 11, 2018). "Pose: 10 Surprising Facts About Ryan Murphy's Trans-Inclusive Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ↑ Van Meter, Jonathan (September 18, 2012), "Ryan Murphy's Hope: Is America Ready for The New Normal?", Vogue, retrieved September 18, 2012
- ↑ "Ryan Murphy Second Child: Glee Creator Welcomes Baby Via Surrogate With Husband David Miller". Us Weekly. October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ Zumberge, Marianne (September 30, 2015). "Lady Gaga to Perform at amFAR Event Honoring Ryan Murphy". Variety.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/feb/16/ryan-murphy-netflix
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2018/02/ryan-murphy-giant-overall-deal-with-netflix-1202287851/
- ↑ "'Glee' creator Ryan Murphy to Kings of Leon: 'F-- You'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Ryan Murphy". emmys.com.
External links
- Ryan Murphy on IMDb