Ryan Murphy is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is widely known for his work on the creation of a number of successful series, including the television drama "Body Parts" and the comedy musical drama "Choir", aired on Fox.
Ryan Murphy, winner of the prestigious Golden Globe and Emmy awards, directed the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestseller Eat Pray Love. And in 2014, he presented his next directorial work based on the script by Larry Kramer "Ordinary Heart", which received rave reviews from both viewers and film critics.
Biography
Ryan Murphy was born on November 30, 1965 in Indianapolis, a city located in the Midwestern United States, Indiana. From the scant information about this talented filmmaker's childhood, it is known that Ryan grew up in an Irish Catholic family. He has a brother, Darren Murphy.
One of the oldest buildings on the Indiana University campus at Bloomington Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons
Ryan Murphy attended Warren Central High School. After completing his secondary education, he decided to enter one of the leading national universities in the United States - Indiana University at Bloomington. Having successfully graduated from the university, Ryan Murphy joined the ranks of famous graduates of this educational institution, among which there are Nobel laureates, MacArthur fellows, winners of Emmy, Grammy, Pulitzer prizes and others.
Career and creativity
The future director and screenwriter began his professional career as a journalist for The Miami Herald, which has been published in Miami since 1903. He also worked for the reputable American newspaper Los Angeles Times, one of the most circulated newspapers in America, New York Daily News, Knoxville News Sentinel and Entertainment Weekly.
In the late 1990s, Murphy began writing scripts. One of them, called Why I Can't Be Audrey Hepburn, was bought by one of America's most successful and distinguished filmmakers, Steven Spielberg.
American director, screenwriter, producer Steven Spielberg Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson / Wikimedia Commons
In addition, Ryan tried his hand at television projects. He teamed up with film producer and writer Gina Matthews to create a comedy series for teens called The Best. Murphy's debut television work, which tells about the life of a group of teenagers, gained great popularity and was broadcast from 1999 to 2001.
Ryan Murphy then presented another work called Body Parts, in which he directed, wrote and produced at the same time. The story of the life of two talented plastic surgeons premiered on July 18, 2003 and aired until 2010. Ryan Murphy's Body Parts has won prestigious Emmy and Golden Globe awards.
The next notable work of the director was the film "On the Sharp Edge" (2006), filmed in the genre of a comedy drama. The autobiographical film, the script of which is based on the memoirs of Augustin Burroughs, tells about the early years of the life of the American writer. The success of the film was largely predetermined by the cast, which included Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow, Brian Cox, Alec Baldwin, Joseph Fiennes and others.
In 2009, the premiere of the musical comedy-drama series Choir, which aired on Fox, took place. In addition to Murphy himself, his friend and colleague Brad Falchuk and television writer Ian Brennan took part in the creation of the television series. The Choir is a story of a difficult relationship between the members of the school choir, its leader and the coach of the support team. Diana Agron, Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch, Lea Michelle, Matthew Morrison, Kevin McHale and others were invited to the main roles. The series received positive reviews from critics, as well as many nominations and awards from various film awards, including Emmy, Golden Globe, Sputnik.
American actress Lea Michelle Photo: jjduncan_80 / Wikimedia Commons
The attention of both viewers and film critics was attracted by Murphy's next work "Eat, Pray, Love" (2010), which became a screen version of the novel of the same name by Elizabeth Gilbert. The main role in the film was played by Hollywood star Julia Roberts, who continued her collaboration with the director in his next work, An Ordinary Heart. The 2014 TV feature film also stars Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch and Jim Parsons. The film won the fourth Television Critics' Choice Award in the Best Picture category.
In 2014, Ryan Murphy, together with American film producer Jason Bloom, created The City That Was Afraid of Sunset, which became a remake of the 1976 thriller directed by Charles B. Pierce.
For the next several years, Murphy worked mainly on the creation of series. In 2016, he presented a crime scene based on the true events of American Crime Story. In 2017, the serial film "Feud" was released, and a year later, two drama series - "Pose" and "9-1-1".
Personal life
Director, Writer and Producer Ryan Murphy Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons
Ryan Murphy is a married man. In 2012, he married American photographer David Miller. The couple are raising two children - Logan Phineas and Ford.
