What is James Wong?
'''James Wong''' (born April 20, 1959) is a Hong Kong-American director, producer and writer. == Early life == Wong was born in [[Hong Kong]] and raised in [[San Diego, California]]. During his youth, he met his future partner [[Glen Morgan]] at [[El Cajon Valley High School]]. Later on, he went to [[Loyola Marymount University]], joining a comedy improvisational group. Originally seeing a major in engineering, he later switches to a film major after seeing ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' at the [[Cinerama Dome]]. After graduating, he landed a job as an assistant to [[Sandy Howard]]. During this time, both Wong and Morgan wrote screenplays, eventually having one produced. == Career == With [[Glen Morgan|Morgan]], he co-write ''[[The Boys Next Door]]''. == Personal life == James Wong was married to Teena Wong and they had three children, [[Taylor Wong]], [[James Wong Jr.]] and [[Brandon Wong (producer)|Brandon Wong]]. == ''The X-Files'' == As part of the initial production on ''The X-Files'', Wong was among the influential four writer-producers who worked closely with ''X-Files'' creator [[Chris Carter]] to define characters, plots and aesthetics of the new series (the others were [[Glen Morgan]], [[Howard Gordon]] and [[Alex Gansa]]). Wong was responsible with his longtime writing partner [[Glen Morgan]] for introducing a number of elements that defined ''The X-Files'' through its run. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{IMDb name|0939128}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, James}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Movie directors from California]] [[Category:Movie producers from California]] [[Category:Screenwriters from California]] [[Category:Writers from San Diego, California]]