Manny Coto

Manny Coto
Born	United States
Occupation	Director, producer, writer

Manny Coto is an 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, the original RoboCop (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 continues to work as a writer and executive producer for the show's sixth season, currently airing.

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

References

1. ^ New York Times
2. ^ StarTrek.com Library - Manny Coto

External links

• Manny Coto at the Internet Movie Database
• Manny Coto at AllRovi
• Manny Coto at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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