Frank Mancuso Jr.

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Frank Mancuso Jr.
Born
Frank G. Mancuso

(1958-10-09) October 9, 1958 (age 66)
Buffalo, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Film producer, studio executive
SpouseKimberly Mancuso
ChildrenGio, Mila
Parent(s) Frank Mancuso Sr.
Fay Mancuso

Frank G. Mancuso Jr. (born October 9, 1958) is an American film producer. [1]

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Mancuso, the son of the former Paramount Pictures president Frank Mancuso Sr., was born in Buffalo, New York.[ citation needed ] Mancuso produced sequels to Friday the 13th [2] and co-created Friday the 13th: The Series . [2]

Mancuso later produced Cool World , which he had heavily rewritten during production, [3] Internal Affairs , [2] the Species franchise, [2] Hoodlum , [2] Stigmata , [2] Ronin , [2] I Know Who Killed Me , [2] Shorts and Road to Paloma . [2]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCreditNotes
1981 Friday the 13th Part 2 Associate producer
1982 Friday the 13th Part III
1983 The Man Who Wasn't There
1984 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1985 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning Executive producer
1986 April Fool's Day
1987 Back to the Beach
1988 Permanent Record
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Executive producer
Uncredited
1990 Internal Affairs
1991 He Said, She Said
Body Parts
1992 Cool World
1995 Species
1996 Fled
1997 Hoodlum
1998 Species II
Ronin
1999 Stigmata
2002 New Best Friend
2005 The Lost City Executive producer
2006 Crossover Executive producer
2007 I Know Who Killed Me
2008 April Fool's Day Direct-to-video
2009 Shorts
2011 Restless Executive producer
10 Years Executive producer
2016 Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word
As an actor
YearFilmRole
1990 Internal Affairs Radio Cop
Location management
YearFilmRole
1980 Urban Cowboy Location assistant

Television

YearTitleCreditNotes
1989−90 War of the Worlds Executive producerSecond season
1987−90 Friday the 13th: The Series Executive producerAlso co-creator
1996The Limbic RegionExecutive producerTelevision film
1998The EscapeExecutive producerTelevision film
2004 Species III Executive producerTelevision film
2007 Species – The Awakening Television film
As writer
YearTitle
1987−90 Friday the 13th: The Series

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Frank Mancuso Jr. Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-19.
  3. "Cool World". AMC . Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2013-02-12.