Sean S. Cunningham

Sean Sexton Cunningham (born December 1, 1941) is an American film director, producer, and writer.

Cunningham graduated from Franklin and Marshall College and studied for a master's degree at Stanford University.

His first jobs were managing theater companies such as New York's Lincoln Center, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Mineola Theater in Long Island. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America. Cunningham is best known for creating the Friday the 13th series of horror films, which introduced the fictional killer Jason Voorhees. Of the 12 films in the series, the ones that had Sean's involvement were the original, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Jason X, Freddy vs. Jason, and the 2009 reboot. He has also produced many horror films, such as the House series and Wes Craven's debut feature, The Last House on the Left. He is the founder and CEO of Crystal Lake Entertainment. Cunningham is set to produce the CW series adaption of Friday the 13th as well as producing Friday the 13th: The Game.

As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Horror Museum.

Producer

• The Art of Marriage (1970)
• Together (1971)
• The Last House on the Left (1972) as producer
• Case of the Full Moon Murders (1974)
• Here Come the Tigers (1978)
• Manny's Orphans (1978)
• Friday the 13th (1980)
• Spring Break (1983)
• The New Kids (1985)
• Reiselust (TV series, 1986)
• House (1986) as producer
• House II: The Second Story (1987) as producer
• DeepStar Six (1989)
• The Horror Show (AKA House III: The Horror Show) (1989) as producer
• House IV (1992) as producer
• My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
• Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
• XCU: Extreme Close Up (2001)
• Jason X (2001) as executive producer
• Terminal Invasion (2002)
• Freddy vs. Jason (2003) as producer
• Friday the 13th (2009) as producer
• The Last House on the Left (2009) as producer

Director

• The Art of Marriage (1970)
• Together (1971)
• Case of the Full Moon Murders (1973)
• Here Come the Tigers (1978)
• Manny's Orphans (1978)
• Friday the 13th (1980)
• A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
• Spring Break (1983)
• The New Kids (1985)
• DeepStar Six (1989)
• XCU: Extreme Close Up (2001)
• Terminal Invasion (2002)
• Trapped Ashes (2006)

Writer

• Together (1971)
• Friday the 13th (Story, uncredited)
• Reiselust (TV series, 1986)