A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
M. Coto
Manny
Manuel Hector Coto
曼尼·科托
Birthplace:
Havanna, Cuba
Born:
June 10, 1961
Died:
July 9, 2023
Manuel Hector "Manny" Coto was an American writer, director and producer of films and television programs. Coto graduated from the American Film Institute and has experience in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. In 1990, Brian Helgeland and Coto sold a script, The Ticking Man, for $1 million, but the film was never made. He wrote and directed an episode of Tales from the Crypt 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 Odyssey 5 and starred Peter Weller. Coto was the executive producer and showrunner of Star Trek: Enterprise 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 Dexter. Coto also was the Executive Producer of American Horror Story and American Horror Stories, having written numerous episodes of both series.
Director:
1990 Playroom
1991 Cover-Up
1992 Dr. Giggles
1997 Star Kid
2000 The Other Me
2001 Zenon: The Zequel
Writer:
1990 Playroom
1991 Cover-Up
1992 Dr. Giggles
1997 Hostile Intent
1997 Star Kid
2000 The Other Me
2001 Zenon: The Zequel
Co-Executive Producer:
2001 24
Consulting Producer:
2001 24
2011 American Horror Story
Creator:
2001 24
2002 Odyssey 5
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour
2011 American Horror Story
2017 24: Legacy
2020 NEXT
Director:
1988 Monsters
1989 Tales from the Crypt
2001 24
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
2002 Odyssey 5
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour
2011 American Horror Story
2017 24: Legacy
2020 NEXT
2021 American Horror Stories
Executive Producer:
1988 Monsters
1989 Tales from the Crypt
2001 24
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
2002 Odyssey 5
2006 Dexter
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour
2011 American Horror Story
2017 24: Legacy
2020 NEXT
2021 American Horror Stories
Producer:
1988 Monsters
1989 Tales from the Crypt
1995 The Outer Limits
1999 Strange World
2001 24
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
2002 Odyssey 5
2006 Dexter
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour
2011 American Horror Story
2017 24: Legacy
2020 NEXT
2021 American Horror Stories
Screenplay:
1988 Monsters
1989 Tales from the Crypt
1995 The Outer Limits
1999 Strange World
2001 24
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
2002 Odyssey 5
2006 Dexter
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour
2011 American Horror Story
2017 24: Legacy
2020 NEXT
2021 American Horror Stories
Story:
1988 Monsters
1989 Tales from the Crypt
1995 The Outer Limits
1999 Strange World
2001 24
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
2002 Odyssey 5
2006 Dexter
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour
2011 American Horror Story
2017 24: Legacy
2020 NEXT
2021 American Horror Stories
Teleplay:
1988 Monsters
1989 Tales from the Crypt
1995 The Outer Limits
1999 Strange World
2001 24
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
2002 Odyssey 5
2006 Dexter
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour
2011 American Horror Story
2017 24: Legacy
2020 NEXT
2021 American Horror Stories
Writer:
1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1988 Monsters
1989 Tales from the Crypt
1993 Tales from the Cryptkeeper
1994 Dead at 21
1995 The Outer Limits
1999 Strange World
2001 24
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
2002 Odyssey 5
2006 Dexter
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour
2011 American Horror Story
2016 The Exorcist
2017 24: Legacy
2020 NEXT
2021 American Horror Stories
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