Ryan Murphy (born circa 1966) is an American writer and producer for film and television, best known for his creations, the FX television series Nip/Tuck, the cult hit Popular, and Glee.
Murphy grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana in a Catholic family. He attended Catholic school from first through eighth grade, and graduated from Warren Central High School (Indianapolis). He has described his mother as a "beauty queen turned housewife" who was influ...
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Ryan Murphy (born circa 1966) is an American writer and producer for film and television, best known for his creations, the FX television series Nip/Tuck, the cult hit Popular, and Glee.
Murphy grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana in a Catholic family. He attended Catholic school from first through eighth grade, and graduated from Warren Central High School (Indianapolis). He has described his mother as a "beauty queen turned housewife" who was influenced by Gloria Steinem and the women's liberation movement of the 1970s. Murphy was "high strung" as a child and at 15, after coming out as gay, saw his first therapist, who found nothing wrong with him other than being "'too precocious for his own good.'" Murphy performed with a choir as a kid, which would later inform his work on Glee.
Murphy attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. While at college, he was a staff member of the school newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student.
Murphy started out as a journalist working for The Miami...
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