In the sky of the cinema there are enough bright personalities, but there are not so many truly legendary among them. Associations with the name Ryan Murphy arise exclusively from the films One Day in the Life of Brittany, Eat, Pray, Love, and the series American Horror Story, Parts of the Body, and Chorus.
Ryan is truly a multifaceted personality. He is not only a talented screenwriter and director, Murphy is successfully engaged in producing projects that subsequently gain their audience and become popular. He has a special gift for anticipating success, and many who have worked with him have noticed this.
Today we would like to talk about Ryan Murphy, not only as a person who has occupied a huge niche in the film industry and on television, but also as a simple person who is not alien to all the mundane goods: happiness and love.
Childhood and early youth
Ryan was born on November 30, 1965 in Indiana (Indianapolis). Here he spent all his childhood and youth, and it was then that the tastes and preferences of a future successful person were formed in him. Personal experience helped a lot. Ryan Murphy studied at Indiana University in Bloomington. But this did not even affect the disclosure of his talents. First, amateur articles in a student newspaper and singing in a local choir played a huge role in the issue of becoming a professional. Gradually, the hobby took shape, like a diamond, with a professional look and feeling. But what was the starting point in the issue of recognition by the audience?
Debut and career
Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald - these are the names of those newspapers and periodicals in which the future director worked. Ryan Murphy, whose career was developing gradually, stubbornly went to his goal. In the late 90s, he was able to ensure that according to his scripts began to make films. The debut was the series "Best", after which Ryan began to receive interesting offers. But still he did not have serious fees. Only years later did universal recognition come. In 2009, Ryan received an Emmy Award. Murphy received it for the project "Chorus" - a series that combines elements of different genres. Real eclecticism, each element of which looks very harmonious.
Critics say: Ryan Murphy, whose films are always diverse, is distinguished by the ability to combine several genres and directions. This creates a holistic picture. That is the special skill of the director. And such awards as "Sputnik", "Golden Globe" in the Murphy collection are far from single copies. But the director himself is always critical of himself.
Personal life
The viewer is interested to know how the movie star manifests itself outside of his work. Especially when everyone around her is discussing. Ryan Murphy, whose personal life is provocative for some, has long admitted that he is an adherent of unconventional views. He lives with renowned photographer David Miller. Not so long ago, the couple got a baby. For this, a lot of money was spent on a surrogate mother. In general, Ryan was bold enough in this matter: he was not afraid to voice his addictions. Many criticized the scriptwriter and director for this, while others appreciated honesty. But creativity is much more important. If a person is talented, pleases the audience, then why should his orientation excite someone? Do not judge, but you will not be judged, as they say.
Not just work, but appreciated masterpieces
Among the films and projects to which Ryan Murphy has a direct relationship, in the sense that it was thanks to his work that the paintings received awards and prizes, the following should be noted:
- The film The Furies, released in 1999 (screenwriter).
- The series "Parts of the body", delighting the audience from 2003 to 2010. Murphy acted here not only as the scriptwriter, but also as executive producer and director. The project was nominated for many awards (45), and received: Golden Globe, Emmy Award. It is worth saying that such an indicator is a huge success for a multi-series project.
- The film "On the Island Edge" about the life of writer Augustin Burroughs. Here Murphy, as well as in "Parts of the Body", took on the role of screenwriter, and director, and producer.
- The series "Chorus" with elements of a musical (director) from 2009 to 2011, and from 2011 Murphy has already become an executive producer of the project.
- 2010 film with Julia Roberts and Javier Barden "Eat, Pray, Love" (director and screenwriter).
- A series in the horror genre, each season of which is an independent episode with a different storyline, "American Horror Story." The project, led by Ryan Murphy (executive producer, director, screenwriter), was released in 2011 and is still broadcast.
- Artistic adaptation of Larry Kramer’s play “Ordinary Heart” - 2014 (director, screenwriter, executive producer).
- The series "American Crime Story", which has lingered on screens since 2016.
Murphy has grandiose plans for the future. He is not going to stop there and has already planned several grandiose large-scale projects. For example, last year - the series "9-1-1", the pilot series of which was already released on January 3, 2018.