Don Mancini

Don Mancini

Don Mancini during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike
Born January 25, 1963
United States
Nationality American
Occupation Film director, Film producer, screenwriter

Don Mancini (born January 25, 1963) is an American screenwriter, producer, and film director. Mancini is best known for creating the character of Chucky, and writing all of the films in the Child's Play series. Mancini was also the executive producer of Bride of Chucky, and he directed, Seed of Chucky, as well as the latest installment in Child's Play franchise, Curse of Chucky. Along with Michael McDowell and Clive Barker, Mancini is one of the few openly gay writers in the slasher film genre.[1] In 2007, he won the EyeGore award for career contributions to the horror genre. He sometimes goes by the pseudonym Kit Du Bois (also spelled Kit Dubois). Mancini attended St. Christopher's School in Richmond, VA and Columbia University in New York City.

Filmography (as writer)

References

  1. ↑ Abley, Sean (2005-11-08). "Scary! In an era of "positive images" for gays and lesbians, can queer characters still get chopped up in horror movies?". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-08-07.

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