Brian K. Murphy (born October3, 1985) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his various roles in

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videos, his role as Murph on

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comedy original ''

Adam Ruins Everything ''Adam Ruins Everything'' is an American educational comedy television series starring Adam Conover that ran from 2015 through 2019 on TruTV. The series endeavors to debunk common misconceptions held by the public on a variety of topics. Premis ...

'', and his role on the

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original ''

Hot Date ''Hot Date'' is an American comedy television series created by, and starring, Emily Axford and Brian K. Murphy. The series premiered on Pop on November 8, 2017. On January 30, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered o ...

'', co-starring with his wife

Emily Axford Emily Axford is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for her various roles in CollegeHumor videos, her role as Emily on the truTV comedy ''Adam Ruins Everything,'' and for her role on the Pop original ''Hot Date.'' Early ...

Early life and education

Murphy was born on October3, 1985, and grew up in

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. He studied at

Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. Founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents, the scho ...

, where he dual majored in film and journalism.

Career

From 2010 to 2017, Murphy was an actor and writer for

. In 2015, he hosted ''

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'', a

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series on

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. Murphy played the role of "Murph" in ''Adam Ruins Everything'', in the episodes "Adam Ruins Football" (2016) and "Adam Ruins Having a Baby" (2017). In 2017, Murphy and his wife

began working as executive producers and actors on the

original ''

''. The previous incarnation of the show was a

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for

. The TV program's second season premiered in September 2019. Axford and Murphy co-wrote ''HEY, U UP? (For a Serious Relationship): How to Turn Your Booty Call into Your Emergency Contact'', a book of satirical relationship advice that was published in 2018. Murphy was also one of the hosts of ''8-Bit Book Club'' alongside Axford and Caldwell Tanner, a podcast where the hosts read and discuss books and other media relating to video games. Since 2018, he has been the host and Dungeon Master of the

HeadGum Headgum is an American podcasting network founded in 2015 by Marty Michael, Amir Blumenfeld, and Jake Hurwitz. The latter twoknown collectively as comedy duo Jake and Amirbuilt upon the success of their podcast '' If I Were You'' to launch the ...

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'' Not Another D&D Podcast'' with Axford, Tanner, and

Jake Hurwitz Jacob Penn Cooper Hurwitz (born August 5, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and member of the comedy duo Jake and Amir. He was hired by the comedy website CollegeHumor after becoming an intern there in 2006, and has written and appe ...

. Murphy is also a player on ''

Dimension 20 ''Dimension 20'' is a tabletop role-playing game show produced by and broadcast on Dropout (media company), Dropout, and created and generally hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan as the show's regular Dungeon Master. Most of the games use Dungeons ...

'', a ''

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'' actual play show from

's streaming service, Dropout.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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