Don Mancini

Don Mancini
Don Mancini during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike
Born	January 25, 1963 (1963-01-25) (age 48)
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 the latest entry in the series; Seed of Chucky. 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). Recently he has been hired to write and direct the adaption of the Child's Play remake. Mancini attended St. Christopher's School in Richmond, VA.

Filmography (as writer)

• Cellar Dweller (1988) (as Kit Du Bois)
• Child's Play (1988)
• Child's Play 2 (1990)
• Child's Play 3 (1991)
• Bride of Chucky (1998) — also executive producer
• Seed of Chucky (2004) — also director

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. http://web.archive.org/web/20071214193958/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_Nov_8/ai_n15967509. Retrieved 2007-08-07. 

External links

• Don Mancini at the Internet Movie Database
• Campblood.org Interview with Don Mancini

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