Don Mancini

Mancini in 2018, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: George Donald Mancini

Place of Birth: Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 25, 1963

Ethnicity:
*50% Italian
*25% Irish
*12.5% Walloon Belgian
*12.5% French-Canadian

Don Mancini is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He has created and maintained the Child’s Play franchise, having co-written the film Child’s Play (1988), and written the films Child’s Play 2, Child’s Play 3, Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky, Curse of Chucky, and Cult of Chucky, the last three of which he also directed. He subsequently created the show Chucky, which he also showran, wrote for, and directed episodes of. He also wrote the film Cellar Dweller, and wrote for the shows Tales from the Crypt, Hannibal, and Channel Zero. He has also been billed as Kit Du Bois/Kit Dubois and Donald G. Mancini.

He was raised in Virginia.

Don’s paternal grandfather was George Mancini (the son of Simone “Simon” Mancini and Catherine “Katie” Rossi). George was born in Massachusetts, to Italian parents. Simone was born in Pescosansonesco, province of Pescara, Abruzzo.

Don’s paternal grandmother was Marie/Mary Albano (the daughter of Joseph Albano and Elena “Eleanor” Nastrucci). Marie was born in Massachusetts, to Italian parents.

Don’s maternal grandfather was Harold Roland Ruelle (the son of Jean Baptiste Victor Ruelle and Caroline Pelland). Harold was born in Malden, Massachusetts. Jean Baptiste was from Luxembourg, Belgium, the son of François Ruelle and Catherine DeEnfants. Caroline was born in Québec, Canada, the daughter of Alexandre Pelland and Marie/Mathilde Leblanc.

Don’s maternal grandmother was Kathleen “Kate” O’Loughlin (the daughter of John J. O’Loughlin/O’Laughlin and Mary Twomey/Toomey). Kathleen was born in Malden, Massachusetts. John was born in either Scotland or Massachusetts, to Irish parents, Michael O’Loughlin and Catherine. Mary was born in Malden, also to Irish parents, Patrick Twomey/Toomey and Margaret Ahern/Cavenaugh.

Sources: Genealogies of Don’s parents – http://familysearch.org

Obituary of Don’s mother – http://dignitymemorial.com