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Ryan Murphy

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Hometown:
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Ryan Murphy (born Ryan Patrick Murphy on November 09, 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. Ryan grew up in Indy, graduating from Warren Central High School. He joined the high school theater department, sang in the school choir and edited its paper. At the age of 15, he came out as gay. He enrolled in Indiana University in 1983, majoring in journalism. After internships at the Washington Post and Miami Herald, he moved to Los Angeles to work for the Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Weekly. During his time off, Ryan penned screenplays. His script for Why Can’t I Be Audrey Hepburn? was optioned by Warner Brothers but it was never made. Motivated to give film and television a shot, Ryan created his first program, Popular, in 1999. From there, Ryan produced the series Nip/Tuck, before he created one of his most popular projects: Glee. The Fox musical-comedy-drama earned 12 Emmy Awards nominations. Though Ryan’s The New Normal was cancelled after one season in 2012, he would find success with the creation of the anthology series American Horror Story and Scream Queens. In 2016, Ryan launched his new series, American Crime Story.

Best Known For:
Ryan Murphy is best known as a television and film producer and director, creating the series Glee and American Horror Story.

Personal Life:
Ryan grew up Catholic and continues to go to church. He married photographer David Miller in 2012. They welcomed their first child, a son named Logan Phineas, via surrogate , that year. In 2014, they had a second child, Ford. Ryan was known for getting into public arguments with famous bands and their members when they refused to have their music covered on Glee, though he has since said he regretted his public outbursts.

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‘Glee’ Season 5: How Will Finn Die? Creator Ryan Murphy Explains

Ryan opens up about the ‘heartfelt’ Cory Monteith tribute episode and admits he considered killing Finn via drug overdose.
Glee’s entire cast and crew was hit hard by Cory Monteith’s sudden death, but now, Ryan Murphy and his creative team have the difficult task of crafting a highly anticipated memorial episode — one that provides appropriate closure for both Cory and his on-screen persona, Finn Hudson. “There were a lot of things that we had to decide,” Ryan tells HollywoodLife.com’s sister site Deadline in a new interview. “How are we going to deal with his death?”

August 15, 2013
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Ryan Murphy Reveals How They’ll Kill Off Finn After Cory Monteith’s Death

Grieving ‘Glee’ co-creator Ryan Murphy answered the question about how the show will go on and gracefully deal with Cory’s death. And yes, a tribute is planned. Read on for details.
FOX recently announced that production on Glee would be pushed back until August after Cory Monteith’s sad and sudden death on July 13. Subsequently, the musical dramedy’s fifth season premiere would be pushed back one week, from Sept. 19 to Sept. 26. At the time, there was still no official word on how they’d handle Finn’s future on the series. However, Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy finally broke his silence on July 20 and spoke out on how they’ll deal with Cory’s death and how it’ll affect the series.

July 20, 2013

Ryan Murphy: Lea Michele & Cory Monteith Were Meant To Be Together

Ryan’s taking full credit for Lea and Cory’s romance and says he knew they would hit it off when he first directed the pair in ‘Glee’. Read on for details!
Ryan Murphy can add matchmaker to his list of credits. The Glee producer says he’s the reason stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith are a couple!

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Ryan Murphy Welcomes Baby Boy Logan Phineas — Congrats

What an amazing Christmas gift — the ‘Glee’ creator and his husband David Miller welcomed their first child on Dec. 24! Congrats to the happy couple!
Ryan Murphy is shouting with “Glee” now that he is a proud father to a baby boy! The TV producer, who is best known for creating Glee, American Horror Story, and The New Normal, and his photographer husband David Miller became first-time fathers on Dec. 24 when their baby boy Logan Phineas Miller Murphy was born!

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