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]] James Wong is a '', and '' Millennium ''. He often works with writing partner Glen Morgan . BIOGRAPHY Wong, born in Hong Kong , China , moved to the United States with his family at age 10 to San Diego, California . During his youth, he met his future writing partner Glen Morgan at El Cajon Valley High School . Later on, he went to Loyola Marymount University , joining a Comedy Improv group. Originally seeking a major in engineering, he later switched to a film major after seeing '' Apocalypse Now '' in Cinerama Dome . After graduating, Wong landed a job as an assistant to Sandy Howard . During this time, Wong and Morgan wrote screenplays, eventually having one produced. With Morgan, he co-wrote '' The Boys Next Door '', after this Wong became a story editor on the short-lived ABC crime drama '' Knightwatch ''. Later, with Morgan, Wong would work on many Stephen J. Cannell productions, including '' Wiseguy '' (as supervising producer), '' The Commish '' (as supervising producer), and as a staff writer and story editor for '' 21 Jump Street '' and its spinoff, '' Booker ''. Upon landing the '' The X-Files '', Morgan and Wong were responsible for the creation of The Lone Gunmen , Agent Walter Skinner and the mutant Eugene Tooms . In 1996, due to their success with ''The X-Files'', Wong and Morgan were offered an $8 million, four-year contract deal with ''. Later, the duo would go on to create and executive produce the short-lived NBC paranormal series, '' The Others ''. In 2000 , Wong directed '' Final Destination '', a movie Wong co-wrote with Morgan. Wong followed the directorial debut with '' The One '', and with the Sequel To ''Final Destination'' . James Wong is presently married to Tina Wong, with whom he has three children. EXTERNAL LINKS
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