Don Mancini

Biography

Don Mancini is an American writer, producer, and director, best known for creating the Child's Play franchise. A horror fan since childhood, he drew inspiration from films like Trilogy of Terror and The Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll". As a film student at UCLA, Mancini co-wrote his first effort, Child's Play (1988), and went on to write all seven original films in the series, producing Bride of Chucky and Cult of Chucky as well.