It’s been more than 30 years since Hollywood director/producer Ryan Murphy was living in Knoxville and writing columns about trends as an intern for the Knoxville News Sentinel.
But in less than two decades, Murphy has grown from the creator of a short-lived teen comedy – 1999’s “Popular” on The WB – to one of the most influential producers/creators on television with six Emmy Awards and credits including “American Horror Story,” “Glee” and “Nip/Tuck.”
Murphy’s momentum hasn’t slowed down. If anything, he’s been in the news more than ever recently for reasons including:
He got a Hollywood Walk of Fame star
On December 4, Murphy was honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Sarah Paulson, Jessica Lange, Brad Falchuk and Gwyneth Paltrow spoke at the dedication, and Paltrow even thanked Murphy for setting her up with Fulchuk. The two met on the set of “Glee” in 2014 and recently revealed that they are now married to each other.
He struck a huge deal with Netflix
Calling him “TV’s first $300M Man,” the Hollywood Reporter detailed a lucrative deal Murphy struck with streaming giant Netflix earlier this year – “by far the richest producing deal in television history.”
On December 4, McDermott revealed he was joining the cast of the show, “The Politician,” which he said will also feature Paltrow, January Jones and Lange.
Netlfix has ordered two seasons of “The Politician.”
‘American Horror Story’ rages on
Although the Netflix deal was unsettling news for fans of Murphy’s hit FX show “American Horror Story,” the producer continues to roll along with “AHS,” which wrapped its eight season (“AHS: Apocalypse”) on Nov. 18.
Each season of the anthology series stands on its own, though characters sometimes overlap, and Murphy confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the witches of Miss Robichaux’s Academy will be back in a future season.
TV Guide reported in December that the ninth season of “AHS” will likely debut in the fall of 2019 and that Murphy is committed to at least a 10th season. TV Guide also reported that fans suspect the ninth season will be about aliens or be space-themed in some other way.
Murphy, 53, was born in Indianapolis and majored in journalism at Indiana University Bloomington. He worked as a journalist at the Knoxville News Sentinel, the Miami Herald, the Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Weekly.
During his time in Knoxville in the mid-1980s, Murphy wrote about lifestyle trends for the News Sentinel.
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