Ryan Murphy may refer to:

• Ryan Murphy (footballer), Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club
• Ryan Murphy (ice hockey b. 1979), American ice hockey left wing
• Ryan Murphy (ice hockey b. 1983), American ice hockey right wing
• Ryan Murphy (ice hockey b. 1993), Canadian ice hockey defensemen
• Ryan Murphy (writer), creator of U.S. TV series Nip/Tuck and Glee
• Ryan T. Murphy, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Associate Director

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Cory Monteith
Monteith at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Cory Allan Michael Monteith (1982-05-11) May 11, 1982 (age 30) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Actor, Musician
Years active	2004–present

Cory Allan Michael Monteith^[1] (born May 11, 1982)^[2] is a Canadian actor and musician, best known for his role of Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee.

Early life[link]

Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Victoria, British Columbia.^[3] His parents divorced when he was seven, and he was raised by his mother.^[4][5] By 13, Monteith, once a promising student, who, at age 5, could read at a fourth-grade level, dropped out of school. Monteith estimates that by the time he quit school for good at age 16, he had attended 12 different schools, including alternative programs for troubled teens. He went drinking with his friends and had a drug addiction. Monteith went to rehab at 19 after his family gave him an ultimatum: either he gets clean or they would report him to the police and press charges for stealing a significant amount of money to fuel his addiction. Looking back, he stated, "I finally said, 'I'm gonna start looking at my life and figure out why I'm doing this.'"^[6]

He has worked various jobs, such as a Wal-Mart people greeter, taxi driver, school bus driver, and roofer.^[7]

He received his high school diploma in 2011 from an alternative school he attended in Victoria, British Columbia.^[6]

Monteith is a huge fan of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks.^[8]

Career[link]

Acting[link]

Monteith began his acting career in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played minor roles in Final Destination 3, Whisper, and Deck the Halls. He had a recurring role in Kyle XY.^[9] He also made guest appearances in such Canadian-filmed television serials as Smallville, Supernatural, Flash Gordon, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1.^[7]

Monteith at Venice High School for a Glee location shoot in December 2011^[10]

In 2005 he appeared in Killer Bash about a tormented geek's soul that was taking revenge on his murderer's children by taking over a girl's twin body. The following year he made a brief appearance in Urban Legend: a Bloody Mary. In 2007, he starred in the MTV series Kaya.^[11]

In 2009, Monteith was cast in the Fox series Glee, playing Finn Hudson, the male lead of the glee club and the quarterback of McKinley High School.^[9] For his audition tape, he drummed on Tupperware using pencils. The first time he sang in front of an audience was at his in-person audition, at which he sang "Honesty" by Billy Joel.

In April 2010, Monteith was cast in the romantic comedy movie Monte Carlo.^[12] In May 2010, the cast of Glee went on a two week live tour with stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago and New York City.^[13] The cast performed hits from the show and several skits between songs. The following May, the cast went on a second, longer tour with mostly new songs and all-new skits, performing for four weeks in the U.S. and Canada, and eleven days in England and Ireland.^[14][15]

On August 8, 2010, he co-hosted the Teen Choice Awards.^[16] Monteith hosted the Gemini Awards in Toronto on November 13, 2010.^[17]

In December 2010, it was announced that Monteith would be starring in and co-producing a new untitled workplace-caper comedy for Fox 2000.^[18] In January 2011, he shot the film Sisters&Brothers with Dustin Milligan, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2011.^[19][20]

In 2011, he filmed a PSA for Straight But Not Narrow, an online PSA organization aimed at changing the minds of young, straight guys and girls in their attitude and viewpoint towards the LGBT community.^[21]

In 2012, he co-hosted the GLAAD Media Awards in New York City with co-star Naya Rivera.^[22]

Music[link]

Monteith plays drums for the Indie rock band Bonnie Dune based in Los Angeles. Members include lead singer Justin Wilczynski (who co-starred with Monteith on the short-lived MTV series, Kaya), guitarist Seth Roberts (who is the singer of the band Lakes), and bassist Joshua Kerr.

Filmography[link]

Monteith at the GLAAD Awards on April 17, 2010

Awards[link]

Awards won[link]

• Hollywood Style Awards 2010
  • Male Future Style Icon Award
• SAG Awards 2010
  • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
• 2011 Teen Choice Awards
  • Choice TV: Actor Comedy

Nominations[link]

• SAG Awards 2011
  • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
• Teen Choice Awards 2009
  • Choice TV: Actor Breakout Star Male
• Teen Choice Awards 2010
  • Choice TV: Comedy Actor
  • Choice Smile^[3]
• 2011 Teen Choice Awards
  • Summer: Movie Star – Male
• 2012 People's Choice Awards
  • Favorite TV Comedy Actor

Discography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cory Monteith

• Cory Monteith at the Internet Movie Database
• Cory Monteith on Twitter

Matthew Bomer
Bomer during filming of the White Collar episode "On the Fence" in Manhattan in June 2011
Born	Matthew Staton Bomer (1977-10-11) October 11, 1977 (age 34) Spring, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Partner	Simon Halls
Children	3

Matthew Staton "Matt"^[1] Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American film, stage and television actor, best known as the star of the USA Network television series White Collar, which premiered in 2009.

Making his television debut with Guiding Light in 2001, Bomer received notice with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck as Bryce Larkin. Bomer has featured in supporting roles in such films as the 2005 thriller Flightplan and the 2011 science fiction thriller In Time.

Bomer has also starred in the Dustin Lance Black play, '8', on Broadway and at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre as Jeff Zarillo — a plaintiff in the federal case that overturned California's Proposition 8.

Early life[link]

Matt Bomer was born in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston, the son of Sissi and John Bomer, a former Dallas Cowboys draft pick.^[2][3] He attended Klein High School (located outside of Houston) with fellow actor Lee Pace.^[3] In addition they both acted at Houston's Alley Theatre, a non-profit theatre company.^[2]

In 2001, Bomer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.^[4]

Career[link]

After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama in 2000, he moved to New York City, New York, and worked on stage until he was cast in a small role, as Ian Kipling, on All My Children,^[5] a daytime soap-opera serial on the ABC television network. From 2001 to 2003, he portrayed the role of Ben Reade on another daytime television soap opera, Guiding Light, on the CBS television network.^[6]

He starred as Luc, Tru's (Eliza Dushku) ill-fated love interest, in Tru Calling (2003–2004), a supernatural, science-fiction television series on the Fox television network.

Bomer appeared on North Shore (2004–2005), a prime-time television soap opera, as well as in Flightplan (2005), a thriller film with Jodie Foster.

In the slasher film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Bomer portrayed Eric, a Vietnam-War veteran who is driving across Texas to re-enlist after his brother is drafted. The brothers run afoul of Sheriff Hoyt and are taken captive by the Hewitt family. Bomer costarred in Traveler (2007), a short-lived midseason replacement television series which premiered on ABC on May 30, 2007. He has had the recurring role of Bryce Larkin on action-comedy series Chuck (2007–2009) on the NBC television network.

On October 23, 2009, Bomer began starring in White Collar, which chronicles the fictional partnership between a con artist named Neal Caffrey (Bomer) and FBI agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay).^[7]

BuddyTV ranked him #1 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".^[8]

In September 2011, Bomer starred in the Broadway debut of Dustin Lance Black's play, '8', a staged reenactment of the federal trial that overturned California's Proposition 8.^[9] In March 2012, he was featured in the Wilshire Ebell Theatre production as well, portraying Jeff Zarillo, one of the plaintiffs in the trial.^[10][11]

In October 2011, Bomer appeared in the science fiction thriller film In Time, in which he plays a 105-year-old man Henry Hamilton, who gives his "time" to Justin Timberlake before committing suicide, setting the main plot into motion.

Personal life[link]

Bomer is in a relationship with publicist Simon Halls. They have three sons via surrogacy, including a set of twins.^[12][13] Bomer publicly came out as gay in February 2012, when he thanked Halls and their children during his acceptance speech for a Steve Chase Humanitarian Award.^[13]

Bomer is good friends with his high school classmates Lee Pace and Lynn Collins.^[14]

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

Film[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Matthew Bomer

• Matthew Bomer at AllRovi
• Matthew Bomer at the Internet Movie Database

Missy Franklin

Personal information
Full name	Melissa Jeanette Franklin
Nickname(s)	Missy the missile
Nationality	USA
Born	(1995-05-10) May 10, 1995 (age 17) Pasadena, California
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Backstroke, freestyle, medley
Club	Colorado Stars (STAR-CO)
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the  United States World Championships (LC) Gold 2011 Shanghai 200 m backstroke Gold 2011 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley Silver 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2011 Shanghai 50 m backstroke World Championships (SC) Silver 2010 Dubai 200 m backstroke Silver 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley

Melissa "Missy" Jeanette Franklin (born May 10, 1995) is an American swimmer. She is a five-time medalist (three gold, one silver, one bronze) at the World Aquatics Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the World Short Course Championships. As part of the American team, she holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay (short course).^[1] Individually, she currently holds the world record in the 200-meter backstroke (short course) and the American record in the 200-meter backstroke (long course).^[2][3]

Franklin's success have earned her the FINA Swimmer of the Year award in 2011.

Personal[link]

Franklin was born in Pasadena, California in 1995, the daughter of Dick and D.A. Franklin at 7.10 lbs. She began swimming at the age of five at the urging of her mother. She is a part of the class of 2013 at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado.^[4] Her father works for Rocky Mountain Cleantech Open, which helps develop clean technology startup entrepreneurs, and her mother is a family physician.^[5] Both of Franklin's parents are originally from Canada. Because Franklin has dual citizenship, Franklin's mother suggested she represent Canada to ease the pressure on making a national team because of the depth of USA Swimming. However, Franklin refused, citing her patriotism towards the United States.^[6] Franklin says God has blessed her with an excellent swimmer's body. Her height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) towers above most female swimmers (Franklin's father stands over 6 ft 1 in and her mother is 5 ft 4 in). Also, she has women's size 13 feet: "We call them built-in flippers," says her father Dick.^[7] She has been coached by Todd Schmitz from the Colorado Stars club team since she was 7 years old.^[8] Franklin says her favorite athlete is Natalie Coughlin.^[9]

Swimming career[link]

Early career[link]

At the age of 13, Franklin competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, but did not qualify to swim in any events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her best result was 37th place in the 100-meter freestyle.^[10][11][12]

2010[link]

At the 2010 National Championships, Franklin competed in six individual events, and qualified to swim at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships by finishing second in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke^[13][14] At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Franklin finished fourth in the 100-meter backstroke and did not make the A final for the 50 and 200-meter backstroke.^[15][16][17] Franklin earned the first international medals of her career at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai. In the 200-meter backstroke, Franklin finished in second place behind French swimmer Alexianne Castel.^[18] Franklin also earned a silver medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay for her contribution in the heats.^[19] For her performance in 2010, she won the Breakout Performer of the Year Award at the seventh annual Golden Goggle Awards.^[20]

2011[link]

2011 World Championships[link]

In her first long course world championship meet at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Franklin won a total of five medals, three gold, one silver, and one bronze. In her first event, the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, Franklin won a silver medal with Natalie Coughlin, Jessica Hardy, and Dana Vollmer in a time of 3:34.47. Swimming the second leg, Franklin had a split of 52.99, the second-best among all participants.^[21] Franklin won her first individual medal, a bronze, in the 50-meter backstroke, finishing behind Russian Anastasia Zuyeva and Japanese Aya Terakawa.^[22] Shortly after the 50-meter backstroke final, Franklin competed in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Dagny Knutson, Katie Hoff, and Allison Schmitt and won gold ahead of Australia and China in a time of 7:46.14. Franklin's leadoff time of 1:55.06 was faster than the winning time of Italian Federica Pellegrini in the individual 200-meter freestyle final (1:55.58).^[23] After setting the national record in the semifinals of the 200-meter backstroke (2:05.90), Franklin dominated the field in the final with a time of 2:05.10, breaking her own national record and winning gold. This was Franklin's first individual world title, and her time in the final was the third-fastest effort of all time.^[24] Shortly after the 200-meter backstroke final, Franklin competed in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, and Dana Vollmer and won gold with a time of 3:52.36, over three seconds ahead of second-place finisher China. Swimming the freestyle leg, Franklin had a split of 52.79, the fastest in the field. The final time of 3:52.36 for the medley relay was the second-fastest effort of all time, just behind the Chinese-owned world record of 3:52.19.^[25] For her performance at these championships, she won the Female Athlete of the Year, Female Race of the Year (200-meter backstroke), and the Relay Performance of the Year (4×100-meter medley relay) Award at the eight annual Golden Goggle Awards.^[26] She was also named the best female swimmer for 2011 by FINA Aquatics World Magazine.^[27]

2011 National Championships[link]

Three days after the 2011 World Aquatics Championships ended in Shanghai on July 30, Franklin flew to Palo Alto, California to compete at the 2011 National Championships, which began on August 2. At these championships, Franklin competed in four individual events, and the 4×100 and 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Franklin won the first national titles of her career in the 100-meter backstroke and freestyle.^[28][29] She also placed 4th in the 200-meter individual medley and 12th in the 50-meter freestyle.^[30][31]

First world records[link]

Towards the end of 2011 in October, at the 2011 FINA Swimming World Cup, Franklin set the first world record of her career in the 200-meter backstroke (short course), bettering the previous record of 2:00.18 held by Shiho Sakai with a time of 2:00.03. In breaking the record, Franklin became the first female to break an individual world record since the high-tech bodysuits were banned in January 2010.^[2] Franklin's second world record came at the 2011 Duel in the Pool in December. In the 4×100-meter medley relay, Franklin combined with Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, and Dana Vollmer to break the previous American-owned world record in a time of 3:45.56, bettering the previous record of 3:47.97. Swimming the freestyle leg, Franklin had a split of 51.32.^[1]

Personal bests[link]

Long course[link]

As of August 7, 2011.

Short course[link]

As of October 23, 2011.

World records[link]

^a Record set in a short course pool.

^b Short course record with Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, and Dana Vollmer.

References[link]

External links[link]

• USA Swimming bio: Missy Franklin
• Missy Franklin at the United States Olympic Committee
• Missy Franklin on Twitter

Records
Preceded by Shiho Sakai	Women's 200 metres backstroke world record holder (short course) October 22, 2011 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by Therese Alshammar	FINA Swimmer of the Year 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent

Brad Falchuk
Falchuk at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011.
Born	1971 (age 40–41)
Occupation	Screenwriter, director, producer
Nationality	American

Brad Falchuk (born c. 1971) is a television writer, director and producer. He is best known for his work on the television series Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story.

Early life[link]

Falchuk grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, where he attended Beaver Country Day School. In high school, he tried to stand out from his classmates by wearing a tie to school each day and declaring himself a Republican.^[1] He said, "I was always trying to look smart because I didn't feel smart"; he actually suffered from undiagnosed dyslexia. In high school, he played baseball, basketball and lacrosse. He later attended the American Film Institute.^[1] He also graduated from Hobart College in 1993.^[2]

Career[link]

Falchuk's career in television began as a writer for Mutant X (2001), Earth: Final Conflict (2001–2002) and Veritas: The Quest (2003) before he was hired to work on the first season of Nip/Tuck in 2003. There he formed a close bond and partnership with the show's creator, Ryan Murphy. Falchuk and Murphy went on to write a television pilot called Pretty/Handsome about a transsexual gynecologist—which the FX network bought in 2008 but did not pick up as a series.^[1][3]

As Nip/Tuck neared its sixth and final season, Falchuk and Murphy began to look for their next project and decided to focus on a lighter subject. They teamed up with Ian Brennan, who had written a screenplay about high school show choirs, to pitch a one-hour comedy about a glee club to the Fox Broadcasting Company. Their pitch was successful and turned into the television show Glee, which premiered in 2009.^[1] Falchuk, Murphy and Brennan received two Writers Guild of America Award nominations for Best Comedy Series and Best New Series.^[4] After the early success of Glee, Falchuk signed a two-year, seven-figure deal with 20th Century Fox Television which will involve further work on Glee as well as the development of other projects for the studio.^[3]

In 2011, Falchuk, along with Murphy, co-created the FX horror drama American Horror Story. It premiered October 5, 2011.^[5]

Personal life[link]

Falchuk's brother is Evan Falchuk, the president of Best Doctors, Inc.^[6] Falchuk is the son of Nancy Falchuk, the national president of the American Jewish women's organization Hadassah (as of 2007^[update]).^[7] He has called Ryan Murphy his closest friend.^[3]

In 2008, Falchuk was diagnosed by his father and brother's medical consulting firm to have a serious problem with his spinal cord. After undergoing emergency spinal surgery, he recovered fully, but his experience inspired parts of the Glee episode "Wheels".^[1]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Brad Falchuk at the Internet Movie Database