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Ryan Murphy

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Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He has created and produced a number of television series including Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–2025), Ratched (2020), American Horror Stories (2021–present), Monster (2022–present), The Watcher (2022–present), Grotesquerie (2024), Doctor Odyssey (2024–2025), and 9-1-1: Nashville (2025–present). Murphy has 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 38 nominations, a Tony Award from two nominations, and two Grammy Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryan Murphy is the 231st most popular film director (up from 739th in 2019), the 1,911th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,678th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ryan Murphy ranks 231 out of 2,041. Before him are David Zucker, Marco Ferreri, Otar Iosseliani, Robert J. Flaherty, Guy Ritchie, and Julien Duvivier. After him are Richard Donner, Věra Chytilová, Yılmaz Güney, Michael Cacoyannis, Robert Wiene, and John Schlesinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Ryan Murphy ranks 39. Before him are Slash, Khaled Hosseini, Ben Stiller, Waris Dirie, Connie Nielsen, and Viola Davis. After him are Kevin James, Mohammed Deif, Infanta Cristina of Spain, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Shamil Basayev, and Stefano Pioli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Murphy ranks 1,911 out of 20,380. Before him are Kim Carnes (1945), Benjamin Bloom (1913), Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821), Samuel R. Delany (1942), Carroll Baker (1931), and Harvey S. Firestone (1868). After him are William Henry Pickering (1858), Richard Donner (1930), David McClelland (1917), Tobey Maguire (1975), Ronald DeFeo Jr. (1951), and Jack Parsons (1914).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ryan Murphy ranks 68. Before him are Chris Columbus (1958), Robert Aldrich (1918), Stanley Kramer (1913), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), David Zucker (1947), and Robert J. Flaherty (1884). After him are Richard Donner (1930), Nicholas Ray (1911), James Foley (1953), Michael Moore (1954), Henry Hathaway (1898), and Peter Bogdanovich (1939).

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