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Manny Coto

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 3All crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 41795

IMDb ID: nm0182873

Known for: Writing

Born: June 10, 1961

Died: July 9, 2023

Age: 62

Place of birth: Havanna, Cuba

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1985 - 2021

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 6.89

Wikidata: Q3182435

Also known as

M. Coto • Manuel Hector Coto • Manny • 曼尼·科托

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Director (9)Writer (9)Executive Producer (3)Producer (3)

Biography

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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