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
Chucky series. Mancini was also the executive producer of
Bride of Chucky, and he directed,
Seed of Chucky, as well as the recent installment in
Chucky 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. 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.