Tab murphy biography

Tab Murphy
Biographical Information
Birthdate
Birthplace
GenderMale
Nationality
OccupationScreenwriter, Producer, Director
Career
Years Active1987-Present
Atlantis RoleStory and Screenplay Writer of Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Tab Murphy (born February 25, 1957) is an American screenwriter, film producer, film director, and television writer.

Biography[]

Murphy's theatrical debut, Gorillas in the Mist, was nominated for an Academy Award for his writing. In 1995, Murphy made his directorial debut with Last of the Dogmen and wrote the feature. Afterwards, Murphy has spent nearly ten years with The Walt Disney Company writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1996, Tarzan in 1999, Atlantis: The Lost Empire in 2001, and Brother Bear in 2003. During his time with Disney, he was hired by TriStar Pictures to write a treatment to a planned sequel to the 1998 film Godzilla. But due to negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, the planned sequel was cancelled. After working with Disney f

From 7-11 To The Oscars, A Washington Screenwriter’s Journey

Tab Murphy is the screenwriter behind Disney animated classics like Tarzan, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also wrote the celebrated Diane Fosse bio-pic, Gorillas in the Mist, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

Tab's journey to Hollywood success started right here in the Northwest, and has all the ups, downs, and wrong turns that make a great story. I had the chance to speak to Tab at Lilac City ComiCon, where he shared that story with me and an audience of his films fans.

Photo by John Austin for Lilac City ComiCon.

Tab Murphy was Born and Raised in Washington State

Tab: I'm a hometown boy. I grew up in Washington state and Olympia. I went to WSU. And Go Hawks! ‘Cause I love the Seahawks. 

Dan: So how does a young fella’ from Washington state end up doing screenwriting for big blockbuster movies? 

Tab: (joking): Because I was a failure at everything else. No. Because when I came out of high school, as you know, if you're from

Tab Murphy

Occupation

Film and television writer

Years active

1987-present


Tab Murphy is an American screenwriter who works in movies and television, notable for writing Disney movies, like The Hunchback of Notre Dame,Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and also directed Last of the Dogmen.

Biography[]

Murphy attended USC Film School[citation needed] and works on screenplays for films and television programs since 1983, with his theatrical debut with Gorillas In the Mist, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his writing. In 1995, Murphy made his directorial debut with Last of the Dogmen, and also wrote the feature. Afterwards, Murphy has spent nearly ten years with The Walt Disney Company writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1996, Tarzan in 1999, Atlantis: The Lost Empire in 2001, and Brother Bear in 2003. During his time with Disney, he was hired by TriStar Pictures to write a treatment to a planned sequel to the 1998 film Godzilla. But due to negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, the planned sequel was cancelled. After working

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