Fifteen-time arm wrestling champion and three-time Emmy nominee Dot-Marie Jones inspired viewers with her moving portrayal of Coach Beiste on Glee, which was her third time in a Ryan Murphy universe, after Nip/Tuck and Pretty/Handsome. Last year she played “Little Helen” in Greener Grass, and now she’s “Big Sexy” in the hilarious and charming arm wresting comedy Golden Arm. On this episode she tells the story of how, as an athlete who knew nothing about acting, an opportunity propelled her into the business after hearing the words “cold read” and imagining some kind of weather endurance test. She talks about […]
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- 5/18/2021
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Fifteen-time arm wrestling champion and three-time Emmy nominee Dot-Marie Jones inspired viewers with her moving portrayal of Coach Beiste on Glee, which was her third time in a Ryan Murphy universe, after Nip/Tuck and Pretty/Handsome. Last year she played “Little Helen” in Greener Grass, and now she’s “Big Sexy” in the hilarious and charming arm wresting comedy Golden Arm. On this episode she tells the story of how, as an athlete who knew nothing about acting, an opportunity propelled her into the business after hearing the words “cold read” and imagining some kind of weather endurance test. She talks about […]
The post Back to One, Episode 154: Dot-Marie Jones first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Back to One, Episode 154: Dot-Marie Jones first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/18/2021
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Uber-producer Ryan Murphy has made small screen stars out of A-listers and fresh faces alike.
Angela Bassett (pictured above)
Bassett starred in four seasons of “American Horror Story”, earning two Emmy nominations. She helmed two episodes as a director, the first during her final season as an actor, on “Roanoke,” before Murphy invited her back behind-the-scenes for a pivotal episode in the seventh season, “Cult.” She also signed on to star in and serve as executive producer on Murphy’s first-responder drama “9-1-1” for Fox, which is now in its second season.
Kathy Bates
Bates joined the Ryan Murphy family in 2013, with the third season of “American Horror Story,” subtitled “Coven,” and continued on through the sixth season, “Roanoke.” The Oscar winner scored three nominations and one win to date with her work on Murphy’s anthology before moving over to “Feud,” in which she played actress Joan Blondell.
Angela Bassett (pictured above)
Bassett starred in four seasons of “American Horror Story”, earning two Emmy nominations. She helmed two episodes as a director, the first during her final season as an actor, on “Roanoke,” before Murphy invited her back behind-the-scenes for a pivotal episode in the seventh season, “Cult.” She also signed on to star in and serve as executive producer on Murphy’s first-responder drama “9-1-1” for Fox, which is now in its second season.
Kathy Bates
Bates joined the Ryan Murphy family in 2013, with the third season of “American Horror Story,” subtitled “Coven,” and continued on through the sixth season, “Roanoke.” The Oscar winner scored three nominations and one win to date with her work on Murphy’s anthology before moving over to “Feud,” in which she played actress Joan Blondell.
- 12/4/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
While Ryan Murphy may claim that he has taken a backseat when it comes to showrunning “Pose,” he is not shying away from bringing his own particular experiences to the story of 1980s ballroom culture in the Lgbtq community and the fear surrounding the AIDS epidemic of the time.
“I would drive myself to the emergency room in college every 10 days even when I was celibate and get a blood test,” he said after a screening of his latest drama for FX on Tuesday. “I would wait for two weeks, lose 15 pounds, and throw up in the middle of the night in fear because I thought I was going to die. I thought that loving someone meant death.”
Specifically, the sixth episode entitled “Love is the Message” was a very emotional and cathartic experience for Murphy. In the episode, which Janet Mock co-wrote and directed, Pray Tell (Billy Porter) loses...
“I would drive myself to the emergency room in college every 10 days even when I was celibate and get a blood test,” he said after a screening of his latest drama for FX on Tuesday. “I would wait for two weeks, lose 15 pounds, and throw up in the middle of the night in fear because I thought I was going to die. I thought that loving someone meant death.”
Specifically, the sixth episode entitled “Love is the Message” was a very emotional and cathartic experience for Murphy. In the episode, which Janet Mock co-wrote and directed, Pray Tell (Billy Porter) loses...
- 7/11/2018
- by Tara Bitran
- Variety Film + TV
FX Networkis expanding its relationship with Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy with a pilot order to his transsexual drama 4 oz.
Murphy co-created the project -- about a family man who decides to get a sex change after realizing that he is a transsexual -- with Brad Falchuk, a writer-producer on "Nip/Tuck," and is set to direct the pilot.
Murphy is executive producing with Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner. 20th Century Fox Television is producing the pilot.
Murphy this year inked a rich multiyear deal with FX, 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Broadcasting Co..
Production is under way on the fifth season of "Nip/Tuck," which has become a breakout hit for FX since its launch in 2003.
On the big screen, Murphy most recently wrote and directed the 2006 film Running With Scissors, which he produced with Pitt.
Murphy is repped by CAA.
Murphy co-created the project -- about a family man who decides to get a sex change after realizing that he is a transsexual -- with Brad Falchuk, a writer-producer on "Nip/Tuck," and is set to direct the pilot.
Murphy is executive producing with Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner. 20th Century Fox Television is producing the pilot.
Murphy this year inked a rich multiyear deal with FX, 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Broadcasting Co..
Production is under way on the fifth season of "Nip/Tuck," which has become a breakout hit for FX since its launch in 2003.
On the big screen, Murphy most recently wrote and directed the 2006 film Running With Scissors, which he produced with Pitt.
Murphy is repped by CAA.
- 8/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Megastar Brad Pitt is taking on the small screen. Pitt's Plan B Entertainment is joining forces with Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy to executive produce the transsexual drama 4 oz. for FX. The move marks the actor's first television producing venture. Murphy will pen the pilot, which tells the story of a gender-conflicted sportswriter confronting his wife and teenage sons about his secret. Plan B's Dede Gardner is also on board as an executive producer. The project is currently seeking a studio deal and looking for a lead actor. Production hopes to begin early next year.
- 9/27/2006
- IMDbPro News
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