Ryan Murphy (producer)#Frequent collaborators

Murphy was born on November 9, 1965, in Indianapolis, Indiana,{{cite web|title=Ryan Murphy Biography: Screenwriter, Director, Television Producer (1965–)|url=http://www.biography.com/people/ryan-murphy-20874367|publisher=Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks) |access-date=February 14, 2015| archive-date= March 4, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064551/http://www.biography.com/people/ryan-murphy-20874367| url-status=dead}} where he was raised in a Catholic family.{{citation|title=From Nip/Tuck to High School Glee|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=104199257|work=Fresh Air|publisher=NPR|date=May 19, 2009|access-date=November 25, 2009}} His ancestry includes Irish and Danish.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/14/how-ryan-murphy-became-the-most-powerful-man-in-tv|title=How Ryan Murphy Became the Most Powerful Man in TV|magazine=The New Yorker|date=7 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/ryan-murphy-wont-be-an-outsider|title = The Most Powerful Man in TV Won't be Made an Outsider Again|date = 20 November 2018}}{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Denise|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-gleestage26-2009apr26,0,1653470.story|title='Glee' team rewrites the school musical|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 26, 2009|access-date=September 16, 2010}} He attended Catholic school from first through eighth grade, 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 Wild 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.{{citation|title=Ryan Murphy, Director of Running with Scissors Interview|url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_10178.html|first=Sheila|last=Roberts|publisher=Movies Online|access-date=November 25, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715015703/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_10178.html|archive-date=July 15, 2012}}

After coming out as gay at age 15, Murphy saw his first therapist, who found nothing wrong with him other than being "too precocious for his own good". During a 2012 interview on Inside the Actors Studio, Murphy claimed that he secretly dated "a lot of football players" in high school.{{Cite web|last=Zeigler|first=Cyd|date=2012-04-10|title='Glee' creator Ryan Murphy claims he dated 'a lot of football players' in high school|url=https://www.outsports.com/2012/4/10/4052916/glee-creator-ryan-murphy-claims-he-dated-a-lot-of-football-players-in|access-date=2023-01-11|website=Outsports|language=en}} He performed with a choir as a child, which would later inform his work on Glee.

Murphy attended Indiana University Bloomington, where he majored in journalism and was a member of the Singing Hoosiers vocal ensemble. He interned at The Washington Post in 1986. He was placed in the fashion and style section.{{Cite podcast|url=https://player.fm/series/recode-decode-hosted-by-kara-swisher-88572/ryan-murphy-what-if-hollywood-had-welcomed-diversity-from-the-beginning|title=Ryan Murphy: What if Hollywood had welcomed diversity from the beginning?|website=Recode Decode|publisher=Vox Media|host=Kara Swisher|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=May 1, 2020}}

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?.

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,{{cite web|title=Ryan Murphy Makes His Lighthearted Plea With Glee|url=http://blogcritics.org/video/article/ryan-murphy-makes-his-lighthearted-plea/page-2/|first=Michael|last=Bialis|publisher=blogcritics.org|access-date=October 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710045746/http://blogcritics.org/video/article/ryan-murphy-makes-his-lighthearted-plea/page-2/|archive-date=July 10, 2012}} and ran for two seasons, ending in 2001. During the time, his production company Ryan Murphy Productions signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television.{{Cite web|last1=Adalian|first1=Josef|date=2000-06-21|title=Murphy popular with WBTV|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/murphy-popular-with-wbtv-1117782888/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Variety|language=en-US}} 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. 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.

In 2006, Murphy wrote the screenplay for and directed the feature film Running with Scissors, based on the memoir by Augusten Burroughs.

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 praised.{{cite web|title=FOX sings praises of Glee with full-season pickup|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/21/fox-sings-praises-of-glee-with-full-season-pickup/27928|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927041518/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/21/fox-sings-praises-of-glee-with-full-season-pickup/27928|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2009|first=Robert|last=Seidman|publisher=TVbytheNumbers.com|date=September 21, 2009|access-date=November 26, 2009}} Murphy won his first Primetime Emmy Award for directing the pilot episode.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/glee|title=Glee|publisher=Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=August 10, 2011}} The series concluded in 2015 following its sixth season.{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Laurel|title='Glee' renewed for two seasons: FOX orders Season 5 and Season 6 early|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/04/glee-renewed-for-two-seasons-fox-orders-season-5-and-season-6-early.html|access-date=April 21, 2013|publisher=Zap2it|date=April 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420010356/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/04/glee-renewed-for-two-seasons-fox-orders-season-5-and-season-6-early.html|archive-date=April 20, 2013}} Murphy was one of four executive producers on the reality television series The Glee Project, which premiered on Oxygen on June 12, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=144302688950271¬es_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=191579790868205|title=Emmy® Award Winners Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto Sign On To Executive Produce Oxygen's "The Glee Project"|publisher=Facebook|access-date=January 23, 2011}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/01/17/oxygen-picks-up-second-season-of-critically-acclaimed-the-glee-project-returning-summer-2012-294002/20120117oxygen01/|title=Oxygen Picks Up Second Season of Critically Acclaimed "The Glee Project," Returning Summer 2012|publisher=Oxygen|via=TheFutonCritic.com|date=January 17, 2012|access-date=January 21, 2012}} Murphy was openly critical of several prominent bands for not releasing music for use in Glee, for which he subsequently apologized.{{Cite web|date=February 8, 2020|title=GLEE How the Show Tried to Bully Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses & Kings of Leon|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FQf16mA0w0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6FQf16mA0w0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} In 2010, Murphy directed 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.{{cite web|title=Eat Pray Love|website=Box Office Mojo|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=eatpraylove.htm|access-date=February 26, 2011}}

Murphy and Falchuk created the anthology series American Horror Story, which premiered on FX on October 5, 2011. Most of the same cast have played different characters in different settings each subsequent season.{{cite web |last=Frankel |first=Daniel |title=American Horror Story gets season 2 order from FX |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-americanhorrorstory-idUSTRE79U7HN20111031|work=Reuters |access-date=October 30, 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/american_horror_story__season_two_scoop/282480|title=American Horror Story Season Two Scoop: New House and (Mostly) New Faces |last=Mullins |first=Jenna |publisher=E! News |date=December 22, 2011 |access-date=February 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107132831/http://www.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/american_horror_story__season_two_scoop/282480 |archive-date=January 7, 2012 }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ryan-murphy-glee-nbc-comedy-pilot-order-285339|title=Ryan Murphy's NBC Comedy Lands Pilot Order|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=January 27, 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 2, 2012}} The series was ultimately cancelled after one season.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-series-orders-ryan-murphy-jj-abrams-319978|title=NBC Gives Series Orders to Ryan Murphy Comedy, J.J. Abrams Drama|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=May 7, 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 19, 2012}}

Murphy next directed the 2014 television film adaptation of Larry Kramer's Broadway play The Normal Heart.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glee-ryan-murphy-julia-roberts-alec-baldwin-matt-bomer-jim-parsons-283732|title=Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin, Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons to Star in Ryan Murphy's Next Film|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=January 20, 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 2, 2012}} Murphy then collaborated with The Normal Heart executive producer Jason Blum to produce a metasequel to the cult-classic horror film The Town That Dreaded Sundown.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ryan-murphy-jason-blum-teaming-413554|title=Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum Teaming Up for MGM's Remake of 'The Town That Dreaded Sundown'|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Goldberg|first2=Lesley|date=January 17, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=September 5, 2014}} The film was the directorial debut of Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and was also released in 2014. 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.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/american-horror-story-companion-series-american-crime-story-oj-simpson-ryan-murphy-fx-847289/ |title=American Horror Story Companion Series American Crime Story From Ryan Murphy Set At FX — O.J. First Topic |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 7, 2014 }} Murphy, Falchuk and Brennan next co-created the comedy-horror series Scream Queens, which premiered on Fox on September 22, 2015.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/ryan-murphy-scream-queens-comedic-horror-anthology-series-fox-855641/ |title=Ryan Murphy & His Glee Co-Creators Get Fox Series Order For Comedy-Horror Anthology Scream Queens |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 20, 2014 }} The series was cancelled after two seasons.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/scream-queens-canceled-fox-season-3-1202419268/ |title=Scream Queens Officially Canceled at Fox After Two Seasons |website=Variety |first1=Elizabeth |last1=Wagmeister |first2=Debra |last2=Birnbaum |date=May 15, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2017 }}{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2017/05/15/scream-queens-cancelled-season-3-fox/ |title=Scream Queens Cancelled at Fox |website=TVLine |first=Andy |last=Swift |date=May 15, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2017 }} 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?.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/fx-orders-ryan-murphy-anthology-series-feud-jessica-lange-susan-sarandon-to-star-in-first-installment-crawford-v-davis-1201749854/ |title=FX Orders Ryan Murphy Anthology Series Feud, Jessica Lange & Susan Sarandon To Star In First Installment: Crawford v Davis |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 5, 2016 }}

In 2018, Murphy co-created the police procedural drama 9-1-1 and also served as its director, writer and executive producer.

With newcomer Steven Canals, Murphy and Falchuk launched a new series, Pose, set in the Ball community in mid-1980s New York City. Murphy had wanted to adapt and knock off Paris Is Burning as a series{{cite news |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/janet-mock-interview-pose-directorial-debut |title=Janet Mock's Pose Directorial Debut Proves She's a Natural Behind the Camera |first=Brooke |last=Marine |date=July 7, 2018 |access-date=November 19, 2018 }} and Canals had been writing a script while at graduate school centered on a young African American teen made homeless for being gay, who moved to New York with dreams of going to dance school and who became adopted by a House mother.{{cite news |url=http://www.towleroad.com/2018/07/steven-canals-2/ |title=Pose Series Creator Steven Canals Discusses How 2018's Best New Show Came To Be |first=Bobby |last=Hankinson |work=Towleroad |date=July 20, 2018 |access-date=November 19, 2018 }} Joining Canals, Murphy and Falchuk in the writing room were Our Lady J and Janet Mock, who Murphy also encouraged to direct an episode, making her the first trans woman of colour to do so, as well as the first trans woman of colour in a TV series writing room. The series premiered on FX on June 3, 2018, attracting critical acclaim.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/pose/s01 |title=Pose: Season 1 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 23, 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/pose |title=Pose: Season 1 |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 21, 2018 }} The first season boasted the largest cast of transgender actors ever for a scripted network series, with over 50 transgender characters all played by trans actors.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/pose-ryan-murphy-transgender-cast-fx-series-1202194718/ |title=FX's Pose: Ryan Murphy Sets Largest Transgender Cast Ever For Scripted Series |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=October 25, 2017 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 16, 2017 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-Ryan-Murphy-Musical-Dance-Series-POSE-Gets-Full-Season-Order-20171227 |title=New Ryan Murphy Musical Dance Series Pose Gets Full Season Order |date=December 27, 2017 |website=Broadway World |access-date=December 27, 2017 }} On July 12, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2019.{{cite magazine |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |date=July 12, 2018 |title=Pose Renewed for Season 2 at FX |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/pose-renewed-season-2-fx-1202872217/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 12, 2018 }}

In May 2018, ahead of the Pose premiere, Murphy announced that he would donate all of his profits from the series to charitable organizations working with LGBT people, tweeting different non-profits including Sylvia Rivera Law Project,{{cite news |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/933897/ryan-murphy-announces-100-percent-of-his-pose-profits-will-be-donated-to-lbgtq-charities |title=Ryan Murphy Announces 100 Percent of His Pose Profits Will Be Donated to LBGTQ Charities |first=Billy |last=Nilles |work=E! Online |date=May 9, 2018 |access-date=November 20, 2018 }} Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund,{{cite tweet |last=Murphy |first=Ryan |user=MrRPMurphy |number=997203104461410307 |date=May 17, 2018 |title=POSE GIVES BACK ORG OF THE DAY: Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund. Their mission is to end discrimination and achieve equality for transgender people, particularly those in the most vulnerable communities. http://www.transgenderlegal.org |access-date=November 20, 2018 }} and Callen-Lorde Community Health Center{{cite tweet |last=Murphy |first=Ryan |user=MrRPMurphy |number=996469495999975429 |date=May 15, 2018 |title=POSE GIVES BACK ORG OF THE DAY: Callen-Lorde. This organization is the global leader in LGBTQ healthcare. Since Stonewall, they've been transforming lives free of judgment and regardless of ability to pay with the belief that healthcare is a human right. |access-date=November 20, 2018 }} telling Variety that: "The thing that struck me in talking to so many of them, was how much they've struggled, how under attack they feel, how many of them find it difficult getting healthcare, and finding jobs. I just decided I need to do more than just making a show for this community. I want to reach out and help this community."{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ryan-murphy-pose-charity-trans-lgbtq-1202805172/ |title=Ryan Murphy on What Inspired Him to Donate Pose Profits to Trans and LGBTQ Charities |first=Debra |last=Birnbaum |work=Variety |date=May 9, 2018 |access-date=November 20, 2018 }}

In 2018, Netflix signed Murphy for a development deal with compensation of $300 million over a period of five years.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/feb/16/ryan-murphy-netflix|title=American success story: how Ryan Murphy became Netflix's $300m man|last=Nevins|first=Jake|date=2018-02-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-08-09|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/ryan-murphy-giant-overall-deal-with-netflix-1202287851/|title=Ryan Murphy Inks Giant Deal With Netflix|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2018-02-14|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-08-09}} In September 2019, The Politician was released on Netflix to generally positive reviews. The series was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and renewed for a second season, which was released in mid-2020. Murphy then co-created the 9-1-1 spin-off series 9-1-1: Lone Star, which premiered on Fox in January 2020. In May 2020, Murphy's period miniseries Hollywood was released to mixed reviews. Murphy served as co-creator, writer and director for the series. In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named him among the fifty heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people".{{Cite web|title=Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees|url=https://www.queerty.com/pride50/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Queerty|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Reddish|first=David|date=2020-06-15|title=Meet the entertainment creators fighting the good fight this year|url=https://www.queerty.com/top-entertainment-creators-20200615|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Queerty}} In 2021, Murphy wrote for and executive produced Halston, a miniseries about the designer Halston starring Ewan McGregor.

Alongside his Glee co-creator Ian Brennan, Murphy co-created the true crime anthology series Monster (2022-present) for Netflix. Initially intended to be a ten-part limited series, the first season was titled Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) and became one of the most-watched Netflix series of all-time.{{cite web |last1=Fienberg |first1=Daniel |date=23 September 2022 |title='Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' Review: Ryan Murphy, Netflix, Rinse, Repeat |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/dahmer-monster-the-jeffrey-dahmer-story-review-ryan-murphy-evan-peters-1235225967/ |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-10-08 |title=Ryan Murphy Scores TV-Film #1 On Netflix With 'Dahmer' & 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/ryan-murphy-tv-film-number-1-netflix-dahmer-monster-mr-harrigans-phone-1235138870/ |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The second season, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, was released in September 2024.{{Cite web |last1=Bitran |first1=Tara |last2=Thao |first2=Phillipe |date=February 1, 2024 |title=Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny Join Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/monster-season-2-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228060006/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/monster-season-2-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Both seasons were met with commercial success but mixed reviews, with most critics criticizing the ethics of true crime media and Murphy's approach to the victims.{{Cite magazine |last=Kang |first=Inkoo |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Ryan Murphy's Latest Era of Cynical Hits |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/ryan-murphys-latest-era-of-cynical-hits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009023800/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/ryan-murphys-latest-era-of-cynical-hits |archive-date=October 9, 2024 |access-date=October 14, 2024 |magazine=The New Yorker}}

File:Glee RYAN.MURPHY.jpg, Murphy, and Norte's husband, gay activist Kevin Norte, at Spring Time GLAAD 2010's charitable event in Century City, Los Angeles, California.]]

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.{{cite web |title=Lady Gaga to Perform at amFAR Event Honoring Ryan Murphy |url=https://variety.com/2015/scene/news/lady-gaga-ryan-murphy-amfar-gala-1201606577/ |first=Marianne |last=Zumberge |work=Variety |date=September 30, 2015 }}

In 2017, Murphy launched the Half Initiative, which aims to make Hollywood more inclusive by creating equal opportunities for women and minorities behind the camera. Less than one year after launching Half, Ryan Murphy Television's director slate hired 60% women directors and 90% met its women and minority requirement. In conjunction with the hiring goals, he helped many people with the Initiative launched the Half-Director Mentorship Program in which every director on every Ryan Murphy Television production mentors emerging women and minority directors through pre-production and post-production along with offering a significant stipend for their commitment. Filmmaker Kristin Fairweather, the first recipient of a HALF award, described her experience in an interview with Screen Comment's Rudy Cecera.{{cite web |last1=Cecera |first1=Rudy |url=https://screencomment.com/2017/10/half-kristinfairweather|title=A conversation with recipient Kristin Fairweather about Ryan Murphy's HALF Initiative|date=20 October 2017 |publisher=Screen Comment|access-date=20 October 2017}}

Murphy has created and produced various unsuccessful television pilots. The WB's 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/fx-orders-pilot-from-ryan-murphy-and-brad-falchuk-107262/|title=FX Orders Pilot From Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk, Duo Remains Committed To 'Glee'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=February 17, 2011|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=September 8, 2011}} By April 2013, HBO had given a pilot order for Murphy's sexuality drama Open, which began filming in late 2013.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Ryan Murphy's Provocative Relationship Drama 'Open' Lands At HBO With Pilot Order|url=https://deadline.com/2013/04/ryan-murphys-provocative-relationship-drama-open-lands-at-hbo-with-pilot-order-472253/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=11 April 2013|access-date=April 14, 2013}} By September 2014, HBO had opted not to proceed to series.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-not-moving-forward-ryan-717094?mobile_redirect=false|title=HBO Not Moving Forward With Ryan Murphy Sexuality Drama 'Open'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 11, 2014}}

Murphy also had several films in development: Dirty Tricks, a political comedy based on the play by John Jeter,{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/features/par-s-up-to-new-tricks-1117927133/|title=Par's up to new 'Tricks'|magazine=Variety|date=August 7, 2005|access-date=May 22, 2024}} One Hit Wonders, a musical comedy,{{cite web|last=Rose|first=Lacey|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ryan-murphy-gwyneth-paltrow-prep-831908/|title=Ryan Murphy, Gwyneth Paltrow Prep TV Version of 'One Hit Wonders' Musical Dramedy (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 14, 2015|access-date=May 22, 2024}} and a sequel to The Normal Heart.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/normal-heart-sequel-hbo-ryan-murphy-larry-kramer-660867/|title=HBO Eyes 'The Normal Heart' Sequel Written By Larry Kramer & Directed By Ryan Murphy|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 10, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2024}} He was also courted by studios to direct film versions of the Broadway musicals The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wicked, and Annie.{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/glees-ryan-murphy-courted-to-direct-annie-with-willow-smith-105062/|title=Glee's Ryan Murphy Courted To Direct 'Annie' With Willow Smith|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=May 22, 2024}}

In 2014, Murphy was developing a feature film of the life of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, based on the best-selling book Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune.{{cite web|last=Busch|first=Anita|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/empty-mansions-to-get-film-treatment-699212/|title=Ryan Murphy Options Rights To NY Times' Bestseller 'Empty Mansions'|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2024}} In 2018, Murphy was developing a MeToo anthology series called Consent. In 2019, Murphy was developing a 10-part miniseries adaptation of A Chorus Line and a biopic on the actress Marlene Dietrich starring Jessica Lange for Netflix. There have been no development on these projects since their announcement.

In 2020, Rob Lowe revealed via Instagram that he was in discussions with Murphy to play Joe Exotic in a scripted adaptation of Tiger King.{{cite web|author1=Andreeva, Nellie|author2=Hipes, Patrick|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/joe-exotic-series-rob-lowe-ryan-murphy-tiger-king-netflix-1202904152/|title=Rob Lowe & Ryan Murphy Mulling Joe Exotic Scripted Project To Star Lowe|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2024}}

While Murphy grew up in a Catholic household, he is “done with the Church", having left it; however, he still occasionally goes to church.{{cite magazine |title=Queer Eye for Straight TV |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1034725,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307022317/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1034725,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2005 |first=James |last=Poniewozik |access-date=August 20, 2008 |magazine=Time |date=March 7, 2005}} He serves on the National Advisory Board of Young Storytellers. He once owned a house designed by renowned mid-century modern architect Carl Maston.{{cite web |url=http://la.curbed.com/tags/carl-maston |title=Carl Maston |publisher=LA Curbed |access-date=October 11, 2014 |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315191113/http://la.curbed.com/tags/carl-maston |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|date=July 11, 2018|title=Pose: 10 Surprising Facts About Ryan Murphy's Trans-Inclusive Series|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/pose-10-little-known-facts-ryan-murphys-trans-inclusive-series-1126281|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Murphy has been married to photographer David Miller since July 2012.{{citation |title=Ryan Murphy's Hope: Is America Ready for The New Normal? |url=http://www.vogue.com/865309/ryan-murphys-hope-is-american-ready-for-the-new-normal/ |first=Jonathan |last=Van Meter |access-date=September 18, 2012 |work=Vogue |date=September 18, 2012 }} They have three sons born via surrogacy.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=Family of 5! Ryan Murphy, David Miller Welcome 3rd Son|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/ryan-murphy-david-miller-welcome-their-3rd-son/|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}}

Numbers in directing and writing credits refer to number of episodes.

Murphy has won two British Academy Television Awards as a producer.{{cite web|url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2017/television|title=2017 British Academy Television Awards|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=March 26, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2023/television|title=2023 British Academy Television Awards|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=March 26, 2024}}

The Dorian Awards are given by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and are named in homage to The Picture of Dorian Gray author Oscar Wilde. This truncated list only includes Murphy's individual Dorian nominations and wins. Many of his productions, such as American Horror Story: Asylum, Feud: Bette And Joan, Glee and Pose, have also been honored by the group.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-gay-lesbian-entertainment-critics-dorian-awards-full-list-1268129/wilde-artist-of-the-decade-2/ |title='Parasite' Tops Dorian Awards With 5 Wins |first=Kimberly |last=Nordyke |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 8, 2020 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-gay-lesbian-entertainment-critics-dorian-award-winners-1174679/|title=Dorian Awards: 'The Favourite' Named Film of the Year |first=Greg |last=Kilday |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 8, 2019 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dorian-awards-birdman-and-transparent-lead-nominations-for-gay-and-lesbian-critics-exclusive/|title=Dorian Awards: 'Birdman' and 'Transparent' Lead Nominations for Gay and Lesbian Critics |first=Alicia |last=Banks|work=TheWrap |date=January 12, 2015 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.queerty.com/2013-dorian-awards-20130117|title=Gay Critics Name Hathaway, "Argo"…And "Liz & Dick" Winners Of 2013 Dorian Awards |first=Les Fabian |last=Brathwaite |work=Queerty |date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}

Murphy has won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards out of 38 nominations{{cite web|title=Ryan Murphy|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/ryan-murphy|work=emmys.com}} as a producer, writer and director.

The Golden Globe Awards are awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film, both American and international, and American television. Murphy has won one award as a producer.{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/ryan-murphy|title=Ryan Murphy|website=goldenglobes.com|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|access-date=February 13, 2021}}

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Murphy has been nominated for two awards as a producer.

Murphy has won one Tony Award out of two nominations as a producer.

Throughout Murphy's various film and television projects, he had worked with various actors and actresses repeatedly. This includes Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Nathan Lane, Leslie Grossman, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Darren Criss, Matt Bomer, Patti LuPone, Billie Lourd, John Stamos, and Naomi Watts among many others. Sarah Paulson has appeared the most frequently in 6 different television projects while Matt Bomer, Leslie Grossman, and Niecy Nash-Betts have all appeared in 5.

Note the table below only lists frequent collaborators from Murphy's television series, with several actors listed also appearing in his films.

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{{efn|name="Murder House"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Murder House.}}

{{efn|name="Asylum"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Asylum.}}

{{efn|name="Coven"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Coven.}}

{{efn|name="Freak Show"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Freak Show.}}

{{efn|name="Hotel"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Hotel.}}

{{efn|name="Roanoke"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Roanoke.}}

{{efn|name="Cult"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Cult.}}

{{efn|name="Apocalypse"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Apocalypse.}}

{{efn|name="s1984"|Appeared on American Horror Story: 1984.}}

{{efn|name="Double Feature"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Double Feature.}}

{{efn|name="NYC"|Appeared on American Horror Story: NYC.}}

{{efn|name="Delicate"|Appeared on American Horror Story: Delicate.}}

{{efn|name="The People v. O. J. Simpson"|Appeared on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.}}

{{efn|name="The Assassination of Gianni Versace"|Appeared on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.}}

{{efn|name="Impeachment"|Appeared on Impeachment: American Crime Story.}}

{{efn|name="Bette and Joan"|Appeared on Feud: Bette and Joan.}}

{{efn|name="Capote"|Appeared on Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.}}

{{efn|name="Dahmer"|Appeared on Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.}}

{{efn|name="Menéndez"|Appeared on Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.}}

{{efn|name="Gein"|Appeared on Monster: The Original Monster.}}

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