Ryan Patrick Murphy was born on November 9, 1965, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. His mother, J. Andy Murphy, was a writer and communications worker, while his father worked as a circulation director in the newspaper industry. He has one brother and attended a Catholic school until the eighth grade. Murphy then graduated from Warren Central High School and went on to study journalism at Indiana University Bloomington.
Career
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2011

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie as Backstage Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
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2020
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2017
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2011

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie as Writer
{"id":139941,"title":"The Prom","year":"2020","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-prom","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_139941.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_139941.jpg"},"released":1}
2020

The Prom as Director
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Pose-a-Thon for Pride as Director
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2014

Open as Director, Writer
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The Normal Heart as Director
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2010

Eat Pray Love as Director, Screenplay
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2006

Running with Scissors as Director, Screenplay
{"id":103851650,"title":"Doctor Odyssey","year":"2024","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/doctor-odyssey","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/66p2u1gjnqk0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/66p2u1gjnqk0.jpg"},"released":1}
2024

Doctor Odyssey as Creator
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Grotesquerie as Creator
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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story as Creator
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2022

The Watcher as Creator
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Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Creator
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2021

American Horror Stories as Creator
{"id":103834790,"title":"9-1-1: Lone Star","year":"2020","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/9-1-1-lone-star","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7h1nh8tq7840.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7h1nh8tq7840.jpg"},"released":1}
2020

9-1-1: Lone Star as Creator
{"id":103834911,"title":"Hollywood","year":"2020","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/hollywood-us","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834911.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834911.jpg"},"released":1}

Hollywood as Creator
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2019

The Politician as Creator
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2018

9-1-1 as Creator
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Pose as Creator
{"id":12544,"title":"Feud","year":"2017","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/feud","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_12544.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_12544.jpg"},"released":1}
2017

Feud as Creator
{"id":6675,"title":"Scream Queens","year":"2015","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/scream-queens-us","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6go6otbvuc30.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6go6otbvuc30.jpg"},"released":1}
2015

Scream Queens as Creator
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2012

The New Normal as Creator
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2011

American Horror Story as Creator
{"id":1589,"title":"The Glee Project","year":"2011","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-glee-project","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_1589.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_1589.jpg"},"released":1}

The Glee Project as Creator
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2009

Glee as Creator
{"id":605,"title":"Nip\/Tuck","year":"2003","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/niptuck","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/19g83a2e0e5g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/19g83a2e0e5g.jpg"},"released":1}
2003

Nip/Tuck as Creator
{"id":9479,"title":"Popular","year":"1999","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/popular","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9479.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9479.jpg"},"released":1}
1999

Popular as Creator