Manny Coto (1961-2023)

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.

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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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