Manuel Hector "Manny" Coto (born June 10, 1961) is an American

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, ...

, director and producer of

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and

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programs. Coto was the

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and

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of ''

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'' in its final season, and executive producer of four seasons of '' 24''. He was an executive producer and writer for the fifth season of the Showtime TV series ''

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''.

Career

Coto graduated from the

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and has experience in the

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and

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...

genres. In 1990,

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and Coto sold a script, ''The Ticking Man'', for $1 million, but the film was never made. He wrote and directed an episode of ''

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'' and also wrote an episode for and produced '' The Outer Limits'' when it was revived on Showtime in 1995. He was given the chance to create and write a series for Showtime after ''The Outer Limits'' was cancelled. The resulting series was ''

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'' and starred

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(Coto would later cast Weller in roles on ''Enterprise'', ''24'', and ''

''). Coto joined the writing crew of ''

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'' in 2003, when the show was in its third season; his episodes include "

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", "

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" and "

Azati Prime "Azati Prime" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', the 70th overall. The episode was written by Manny Coto from a story developed by Coto, Rick Berman and B ...

". He became a co-executive producer later that season. In the fourth season he became executive producer of the show, alongside series creators

Rick Berman Richard Keith Berman (born December 25, 1945) is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as the executive producer of several of the '' Star Trek'' television series: '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ...

and

Brannon Braga Brannon Braga (; born August 14, 1965) is an American television producer, director and screenwriter. Best known for his work in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, Braga was a key creative force behind three of the franchise's live action series. He l ...

. According to his bio on StarTrek.com, he has been a fan of ''

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'' all his life and once wrote a Star Trek

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. After that he became executive producer on the fifth, sixth,

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, and the eighth and final season of '' 24''. In 2010 Coto joined the crew of Showtime drama series ''Dexter'' as a writer and executive producer for the fifth season. He continued to work as a writer and executive producer for the show's sixth and seventh seasons, airing 2011 and 2012. Films Coto has directed include ''Cover Up'', ''

Dr. Giggles ''Dr. Giggles'' is a 1992 American slasher film directed by Manny Coto, starring Larry Drake as Evan Rendell Jr., the eponymous Dr. Giggles, and Holly Marie Combs as Jennifer Campbell. The film co-stars Cliff DeYoung and Glenn Quinn. It was re ...

'', and ''

Star Kid ''Star Kid'' (originally titled ''The Warrior of Waverly Street'') is a 1997 American superhero film directed and written by Manny Coto and starring Joseph Mazzello, Richard Gilliland, and Corinne Bohrer. Plot The life of shy, seventh-grader ...

''. He is the creator and executive producer of

NeXt Next may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare * ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage * '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film Lit ...

, which premiered on October 6, 2020 on Fox. Coto is currently the Executive Producer of American Horror Story and American Horror Stories, having written numerous episodes of both series. He directed the well-received episode, "Feral", from American Horror stories season one, and wrote the season opener, "Dollhouse", for season two.

Personal life

Coto married Robin Trickett on December 27, 2004 in Venice, Italy.

Filmography (as director)

Films

Television

Writing credits

References

External links

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