Manny Coto

Manny Coto

Born Manuel Hecto Coto
(1961-06-10) June 10, 1961
Orlando, Florida, US
Occupation Director, screenwriter and television producer
Period 1988–present
Genre Drama, adventure, science fiction
Spouse Robin Trickett

Manuel "Manny" Hecto Coto (born June 10, 1961) is an Cuban American writer, director and producer of films and television programs.[1]

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 Emmy Award-winning hit Showtime series Dexter.

Career

Coto graduated from the American Film Institute and has had much experience in sci-fi and fantasy genre. 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 would later cast Weller in roles on Enterprise, 24, and Dexter).

Coto joined the writing crew of Enterprise in 2003, when the show was in its third season; his episodes include "Similitude", "Chosen Realm" and "Azati Prime". 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 and Brannon Braga. According to his bio on StarTrek.com, he has been a fan of Star Trek all his life and once wrote a Star Trek comic book.[2]

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

Coto has also directed a number of films, including Cover Up (starring Dolph Lundgren), Dr. Giggles, and Star Kid.

Personal life

Coto married Robin Trickett on December 27, 2004 in Venice, Italy.[3]

Filmography (as director)

Films

Television

Writing credits

Production Notes Broadcaster
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  • "Twist" (1988)
 NBC
Tales from the Crypt
  • "Mournin' Mess" (also director, 1991)
 HBO
Dr. Giggles N/A
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
  • "While the Cat's Away" (1993)
 ABC
Dead at 21
  • "Gone Daddy Gone" (1994)
  • "Use Your Illusion" (1994)
  • "Cry Baby Cry" (1994)
  • "Life During Wartime" (1994)
 MTV
The Outer Limits Showtime
Hostile Intent
  • Feature film (1997)
 N/A
Star Kid
  • Feature film (also director, 1997)
 N/A
Strange World
  • "Azrael's Breed" (1999)
  • "Rage" (2000)
 ABC
Odyssey 5
  • 19 episodes (2002–2005)
 Showtime
Star Trek: Enterprise

14 episodes (2003-2005):

UPN
The 1/2 Hour News Hour
  • 17 episodes (2007)
 Fox News Channel
24
  • 27 episodes (2006–2007, 2009–2010)
 Fox
Dexter

10 episodes (2010-2013):

  • "Practically Perfect" (2010)
  • "Take It!" (co-written with Wendy West, 2010)
  • "The Big One" (co-written with Chip Johannessen, 2010)
  • "Smokey and the Bandit" (2011)
  • "Talk to the Hand" (co-written with Tim Schlattmann, 2011)
  • "Sunshine and Frosty Swirl" (2012)
  • "Chemistry" (co-written with Karen Campbell, 2012)
  • "Do You See What I See?" (co-written with Wendy West, 2012)
  • "Every Silver Lining..." (2013)
  • "Remember the Monsters?" (co-written with Scott Buck, 2013)
 Showtime
24: Live Another Day
  • Television miniseries (2014)
 Fox
24: Legacy
  • "Pilot" (2014)
 Fox
Hellfire
  • Television film (co-written with Evan Katz, TBA)

References

  1. ↑ The New York Times
  2. ↑ "Star Trek Coto, Manny". StarTrek.com.
  3. ↑ "Venetian Wedding for Executive Producer Manny Coto". Star Trek.com. February 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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