D.E. Manning

Born in the Pacific Northwest, resides on the Olympic Peninsula. Owner of Sky High Productions. Colorful and varied background and life experiences include dirt track racing, "Ice Road Trucking" on the Alaska pipeline project, photographer, club owner, promoter, small business owner, political activist & independent film producer/writer. Has performed stand up comedy, emceed, announced for sporting events, and hosted an evening music program for KSER community radio for several years. Appeared uncredited in several feature films, has done print work, commercials, and industrial films for Nike, McDonald's, U.S. Bank, AT&T, Microsoft, and others. Appeared as the "Executioner" for Discovery Channel's "Unnatural History II". Voice of the WSU Cougar & USC Trojan mascots for Fox Sports, and has done voice-overs for numerous other commercials. Wrote the script for the short film "Closing Time" (2015). (10/2020) working in association with Solefire Films on the documentary "Leaving and Loving El Paso", and with Frost-Byte Films on "After I leave". Executive producer for the feature films "Not the Most Careful of Girls" in post-production (10/20), and "They All Got Up to Dance" filming now (10/20). Writing scripts for a limited series "dramedy" about a cast of characters on and off a used car lot, "Over the Curb" and a feature film based on actual incidents surrounding the biggest marijuana smuggling operation on the West coast during the '70s, "Sky High".