Ryan Murphy was born in 1965 in Indianapolis Indiana. He has an estimated net worth of $100 million. He is a writer, producer and director for film and television. His best works include the TV shows Nip/Tuck, Glee and Popular.

Murphy belongs to an Irish Catholic family. His accumulated net worth is mainly because of his work on various successful TV shows. Ryan Murphy had started his career as a journalist. He wrote for newspapers and magazines that included The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, as well as Entertainment Weekly. His script called Why Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn? was bought by Steven Spielberg. After this, there was no looking back for Ryan Murphy. He got into show business and created the series Popular. Next was the hit show, Nip/Tuck that was aired on FX. This was highly successful followed by Glee. The show American Horror Story got successfully aired afterwards.

Ryan Murphy has also directed movies which includes the film Eat, Pray, Love that featured Julia Roberts.

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