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This was reported by Variety.
Writer, screenwriter, director, and musician John Lafia is known to have died on April 29. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, the cause of death was suicide.
“We are shocked by the news of the death of our friend John Lafia. He was an important part of the Chucky family from the beginning. He wrote the original script for Children’s Games, along with director Tom Holland and myself, and also directed Children’s Games 2 as the director-favorite movie of Chucky fans, “said screenwriter Don Mancini, who worked with Lafia on films about Chucky. .
In 1988, the first installment of Children’s Games became the highest grossing film and received an award for best horror film. Creation of the character’s name and his famous phrase “Hello, I’m Chucky, do you want to play?” attributed to Lafia.
Lafia was born in 1957 and received a BA in Film and Television from the University of California. His first serious job was the movie “The Blue Iguana” (1988), an action movie starring Dylan McDermott. This film immediately gained recognition and was selected for a midnight screening at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
In 1993, Lafia wrote the script and directed the science fiction film “Man’s Best Friend”, which became the second highest grossing film of the year.
Lafia’s last project was the 2006 television show Firestorm: The Last Fight in Yellowstone.
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