Manny Coto, Emmy Winning ’24’ and ‘American Horror Story’ Executive Producer, Dies at 62
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Emmy-winning writer/producer/director Manny Coto, whose credits include “24” and its sequels “24: Live Another Day” and “24: Legacy,” as well as “American Horror Story,” “Star Trek: Enterprise” and “Dexter,” died Sunday in Pasadena.
He was 62. News of Coto’s death was confirmed by a family representative. Coto died after a 13-month battle with pancreatic cancer, and passed away at his home, surrounded by family.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Manuel Hector Coto was one of primetime’s most prominent Latino writers and showrunners. He shared the outstanding drama series Emmy in 2005 for Season 5 of “24,” and co-created “24: Legacy.” Coto also spend four seasons as exec producer of “American Horror Story,” and also exec produced two seasons of “American Horror Stories,” directing the 2021 episode “Feral.” Coto’s credits also include creating the Showtime series “Odyssey 5,” as well as the Fox series “Next.” He also worked on the final three seasons of “Dexter”and the final two seasons of “Star Trek: Enterprise.” Taking over “Enterprise” as showrunner in Season 4, that gig represented a full-circle moment for Coto, who grew up watching the original “Star Trek” in reruns as a kid.
In features, Coto co-wrote and directed 1992’s “Dr. Giggles,” which found a new generation of fans via a Blu-ray re-release from Shout!
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