Murphy grew up in an Irish Catholic family in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He attended a Catholic school in 8th grade from the first grade, and then graduated from Warren Central High School (Indianapolis). He described his mother as "a beauty queen who left everything behind and stayed at home to take care of her two sons". She worked in the field of communication for more than 20 years and wrote five books before she retired. His father worked as a publishing director in the newspaper industry and retired after 30 years. Murphy went to see his first therapist after he made it public that he was gay, but he was considered to have "no problems except' premature for himself'". When Murphy was a child, he used to perform in a choir, which inspired him to write Glee later.

After graduating from high school, Murphy chose to study at Bloomington Campus of Indiana University. During his study, he became one of the editors of the school magazine Indiana Daily Student and participated in the school's performance choir "Singing Indians".

From 65438 to 0999, Murphy began his TV career with a youth comedy TV series Popular, which was broadcast on WB TV network for two seasons.

Later, Murphy created the Golden Globe Award-winning TV series Spring and Autumn, which was broadcast on FX TV network in the United States, and was successful in both business and critical circles. He is also a producer, screenwriter and director of many episodes. In 2004, Murphy won his first Emmy nomination for his outstanding director of this TV series. The classic line of this TV series "Tell me what you are dissatisfied with yourself" was heard by an interviewed surgeon when Murphy was working as a reporter to investigate the undercover plastic surgery incident in Beverly Hills.

Murphy also produced several unsuccessful works, including the WB sitcom "St. Sass" starring Delta Burke and Heather Matarazzo, and "Pretty/sassy" by American FX TV pilot. However, neither of the two TV series was selected for further production.

The musical comedy TV series "Glee" of Fox Broadcasting Company is one of several programs that Murphy is currently producing, which is co-created by Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. On May 19, 2009, Fox Broadcasting Company broadcasted the pilot episode of "Glee" after the final of American Idol, and then officially broadcasted the first episode of "Glee" on September 9, 2009. Due to the success of the first episode of 13, Fox Broadcasting Company booked nine more episodes to air in the spring, making Glee the only 22-episode TV series in the autumn of 2009. In the second half of the first season, Fox Broadcasting announced that it had ordered the second and third seasons because of the high ratings and positive comments of Glee. Murphy won his first Emmy Award for directing the pilot episode of Glee, while Glee won a record-breaking nomination of 65,438+09, and won Emmy Awards in four categories, but lost to Modern Family in the best comedy TV series. Glee was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards in the second season, and now it has been broadcast into the sixth season.

Another program that Murphy and Fachuck are doing is "American Horror Story", which began to broadcast on American FX TV network on 20 1 10. The play was broadcast on February 5, 20 1 10/2 episodes. 201110/0 310 The drama won the contract for the second season of 13, even though the role, location and plot setting will be completely different next season.

Murphy is one of the four executive producers of the reality show "Happy Plan" broadcast on the oxygen channel on June 20th11,which recorded the process of a group of contestants competing for the performance contract of the seven episodes of "Glee". One player is eliminated every week until the winner is selected in the final episode. The filming of the second season of Happy Project has already started.

Murphy and Ali Adler, the producer of Glee, are working together to create a half-hour comedy TV series Alternative Family, which is about a gay man and a surrogate mother who helps them give birth to a child. Will be broadcast on NBC in the fall of 20 12. According to Entertainment Weekly, ABC, NBC and Fox Broadcasting all bid for this program, and finally NBC won the bid. In 2006, Murphy wrote and directed the film Running with Scissors based on Memoirs of augusten burroughs, starring annette bening, alec baldwin and Brian Edward Cox, and joseph cross played Burroughs when he was young.

20 10, Murphy directed Julia Roberts's "Enjoy! A man's trip, according to Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir. The film is a commercial success, but the critics have a poor evaluation of its rhythm and lack credibility. The global box office of this film is $204,482, 125.

20 1 1 year, Murphy will start shooting several films at the same time: including a political comedy "despicable tricks"; A cosmetic thriller "Face"; There is also an erotic thriller "Need".

2012 65438+1October 20th, it was reported that Murphy's next film will be adapted from Larry Kramer's Broadway musical "Normal Heart", starring Mark Alan Ruffalo, julia roberts, alec baldwin, Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons. This TV movie premiered on HBO on May 25th, 20 14. It tells the story of the life of AIDS and HIV carriers among gay people in new york in 1980s, which is basically Larry Kramer's life experience and sentiment.