American Horror Story

Ryan Murphy is an Emmy®, Golden Globe®, Tony Award® and Peabody Award-winning screenwriter, producer and director. He created the cult-favorite series Popular, Golden Globe-winning television drama Nip/Tuck, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning series Glee, and Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning anthology series American Horror Story.On stage, he produced the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit The Boys in the Band, starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer.Murphy directed the HBO movie The Normal Heart, which received Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie. He also wrote and directed the Golden Globe-nominated film Running with Scissors, starring Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow, and the box office hit Eat, Pray, Love starring Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem, and produced the film adaptation of The Boys in the Band for Netflix. Murphy also recently directed the feature adaption of the Broadway hit The Prom, with a cast that includes Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington.

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Ryan Murphy is the Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award winning creator and writer of the Emmy-winning original miniseries American Horror Story.

Close up of elongated open mouth with yellowed teeth, dark red lips, and white face and body paint for AHS: Freak Show

Ryan Murphy | Creator, Executive Producer, Writer | AHS: Freak Show on FX

American Horror Story: Freak Show

Ryan Murphy

Brad Falchuk

Tim Minear

Jessica Lange
as Elsa Mars

Ryan Murphy | Creator, Executive Producer, Writer | AHS: Freak Show on FX

Ryan Murphy

Tim Minear

Jessica Langeas Elsa Mars

Jessica Lange
as Elsa Mars