Tab Murphy

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 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 Green Arrow, Batman/Superman: Apocalypse, and Batman: Year One. He then went to Sony to write Dark Country. He's currently writing an animated feature by Kirk Wise, and a TV pilot that's just recently sold. His latest role includes the writing and story for the Cartoon Network series, Teen Titans Go.
==Filmography==
Title 	Year 	Role
My Best Friend Is a Vampire 	1987 	Writer, associate producer
Gorillas In the Mist 	1988 	Story
8 Seconds 	1994 	Writer
Last of the Dogmen 	1995 	Director, writer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	1996 	Writer, animation story
Tarzan 	1999 	Writer
Atlantis: The Lost Empire 	2001 	Writer, story
The Making of Atlantis: The Lost Empire	2002 	Himself, special thanks
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II 	2002 	Characters
Atlantis: Milo's Return 	2003 	Writer
Brother Bear 	2003 	Writer
Brother Bear 2 	2006 	Writer
Dark Country 	2009 	Writer
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse 	2010 	Writer
Batman: Year One 	2011 	Writer
Thundercats 	2011-2012	Writer (7 episodes)
Teen Titans Go 	2013 	Writer; story, teleplay (2 episodes)
Untitled China Project 	2017 	Writer
Beniji Safari 	TBA 	Writer
===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 (writer)
==Awards nominations==
* 1989 Academy Awards - Writing (Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium)
* 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==
==External links==
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* Official Facebook Page
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