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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Screen Story
Biography:As the creator of such popular shows as The X-Files and Millennium, writer, producer, and occasional director Chris Carter could be classified as the poster boy for paranoid, sci-fi-slanted television of the 1990s. Though Carter's material and approach may not be entirely original (as fans of Kolchak can certainly attest), his acute skill for tapping into the prevailing millennial paranoia of his generation is as patently undeniable as the public's endless fascination with the mysterious otherworldly forces on which he has built an empire. The son of a blue-collar worker, Carter was raised in the working-class suburbs of California. His early work included a stint as a writer for various surfing-oriented publications. Eager to move beyond the life of a beach-bound writer but unsure of how to make the leap to uncharted territory, Carter longed for the sort of stability that seemed to come so easily to... Full Biography
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David Duchovny, left, Gillian Anderson and director Chris Carter on the set of "The X-Files: I Want...
Director Chris Carter on the set of "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" (20th Century Fox)
Director/Creator Chris Carter, Writer/Producer Frank Spotnitz and Fox' Steve Asbell at 20th Century...
David Duchovny, Writer/Producer Frank Spotnitz, Gillian Anderson and Director/Creator Chris Carter...
Regency's Hutch Parker, Gillian Anderson, Director/Creator Chris Carter and Fox' Jim Gianopulos at...
Regency's Hutch Parker, Director/Creator Chris Carter at 20th Century Fox Premiere of "X-Files:...
Regency's Hutch Parker, Director/Creator Chris Carter at 20th Century Fox Premiere of "X-Files:...
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