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Years active
  
1987-present

Name
  
Tab Murphy

Role
  
Screenwriter


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Occupation
  
Film and television writer

Notable work
  
Atlantis: The Lost Empire The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Alma mater
  
USC School of Cinematic Arts

Books
  
Atlantis, the Lost Empire: The Junior Novelization, Dark Country

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Movies
  
Tarzan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Hunchback of Notre, Brother Bear, Last of the Dogmen

Similar People
  
Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, Kevin Lima

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

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Biography

Murphy attended USC Film School 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 with Disney for a few years, he then left the company in 2006 and went to work at Warner Bros. for a couple years. Some of his works included Batman/Superman: Apocalypse, and Batman: Year One. He then went to Sony to write Dark Country. He's currently writing an animated feature directed by Kirk Wise, and a TV pilot that's just recently sold. His latest role includes the writing and story for the Warner Bros. animated Cartoon Network series, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!.

Unproduced Features

  • Godzilla 2 (1999)
  • Atlantis II: Shards of Chaos (2001)
  • Collaborators

  • The Walt Disney Company: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Atlantis: Milo's Return, Brother Bear 1 & 2 (writer)
  • Warner Bros.: Gorillas in The Mist, 8 Seconds, Batman: Year One, Batman/Superman: Apocalypse, Green Arrow, Thundercats, Teen Titans Go, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (writer)
  • Awards nominations

  • 1989 Academy Awards - Writing (Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium for Gorillas in the Mist)
  • 1989 WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (for Gorillas in the Mist)
  • 1997 Golden Raspberry Award - Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million (for The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
  • 1999 Annie Awards - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production (for Tarzan)
  • 2003 Annie Awards - Writing in an Animated Feature Production (for Brother Bear)
  • References

    Tab Murphy Wikipedia