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Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy

Writer
Content Creator, Director, Editor, Music Supervisor, Screenwriter, Script Coordinator, Videographer and Filmmaker

Los Angeles, California

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February 2017
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About Mike

Michael J.S. Murphy (AKA: Mike or Murph) is a WGA writer/Script Coordinator/Writers’ Assistant with 10 produced scripts across multicam, single-cam, animation, and children's television. He most recently wrapped “The Upshaws” with Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes. Murph is no stranger to working with high-level talent, having also worked with Garry Marshall, Chuck Lorre, Betsy Thomas, Tucker Cawley, and many more. In these rooms and on these sets, he learned story structure, how to support a showrunner’s vision, when to pitch, and where NOT to order lunch.

Murph was also supervising producer on Gabriel Sunday’s mockumentary “Dope State,” which featured the likes of The Lucas Bros., Adrian Grenier, Sam Jay, Dan Harmon, Dino Stamatopoulos, and many more. Murph himself even played a few minor roles! Murph was also the co-creator, writer, director, and executive producer of the now defunct Not A Banana Productions, which featured parodies and sketch videos that garnered thousands of views. These projects helped Murph get gigs directing, producing, and editing several official music videos for bands like Cloud Nothings, Seapony, and others that premiered on sites like FunnyorDie, Pitchfork, and the AV Club.

Murph enjoys watching and writing personal stories explored in huge, comedic ways. Each of his three spec pilots feature his unique, odd, humorous, and existential takes on his crazy life and dysfunctional family. A longtime music-head, Murph and his friend Eric Bobo (percussionist for Cypress Hill) just finished a comedy pitch about an iconic stoner band that helps inspire their man-child friend to finally grow up and go after his career and life dreams.

Murph favors projects that explore things like: failure, regret, mental illness, fear, and dysfunctional family dynamics. He also loves combining these dark ideas with fun and absurd stories. Murph believes the best way to get past the suffering we all go through is to find the humor in it. Inspired by television, especially comedy, at an early age, Lil’ Murph quickly began writing his own stories, eventually shooting some on his dad’s VHS camcorder and editing them with two VCRs. After college, this midwestern misfit moved to LA to fulfill his dreams and never looked back. With his extensive entertainment background, industry relationships, and his own warped yet funny perspective, Murph is ready to make his next move.

Gender:
Male
Height:
5' 10"
Hair color:
Black
Eyes:
Brown

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  • Shiny Happy People

    Shiny Happy People Drama ⋄ Comedy When a people-pleasing and creative overweight boy struggles to fit in at his new catholic middle school, he battles anxiety, depression, bullies, and his own dysfunctional family while finding happiness and inspiration in the burgeoning '90s alt music scene.

  • Night of the Living Dad (multicam)

    Night of the Living Dad (multicam) Comedy ⋄ Family When the zombie apocalypse begins during their grandma’s wake, a divided family, their estranged father, and the funeral director's household must work together in order to survive -- not only the end of the world, but each other.

  • Indie Rock Jones

    Indie Rock Jones Animation ⋄ Comedy When legendary music archaeologist Indie Rock Jones gets called out by his boss and team for becoming an obnoxiously obsessed workaholic, they force our lousy-at-love hero to enter the dating world, so he can balance out his life and make a “meaningful connection” in hopes of finding this thing called “happiness.”  

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