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to ever direct an X-Files episode. Wong's Emmy nomination for directing "Musings" made him the first Asian American to receive an Emmy nomination for directing anything on television; at that time, no Asian American and no person of
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would go on to become the first series to win a Golden Globe three times.) Wong was honoured as his name was used as character in The X-Files game released on the PS1 in 1998.
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nomination, also becoming the first member of the series's regular writing staff (after Chris Carter) to direct an episode, as well as the only
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trio of characters, whose popularity resulted in their own short-lived spinoff series (without Wong's participation) in 2001.
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for directing a film. Wong was also, along with Chris Carter (nominated a year later) the only director of an
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Wong was born in Hong Kong. At age ten, he moved to the United States along with his family, settling in
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group. Originally seeking a major in engineering, he later switched to a film major after seeing
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win for Best Dramatic Series, and also shared its second win in the 1996–1997 season. (
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and was then reworked by Wong and Morgan. Wong followed the directorial debut with
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In 1995, Wong and Morgan were offered an $ 8 million, four-year contract deal with
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to define the characters, plots and aesthetics of the new series (the others were
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and A L Katz hated it and Universal thought it would be too expensive to shoot.
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briefly in its fourth season (1996–1997) when they wrote the horror episode
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James Wong is married to Teena Wong, and they have three children.
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main production team in 1994–1995, Wong shared the show's first
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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In his directorial debut, Wong also directed the episode "
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During 1995, both Wong and Morgan were hired by producer
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writer and the only one to win an Emmy for his writing.
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