Chris Carter is born in Bellflower, Calif. in 1956. The Emmy-nominated writer, director, producer and former Surfing Magazine editor created the series Millennium, The Lone Gunmen and Harsh Realm, but is best known as the creator of The X-Files TV show and movies. Carter wrote 72 and directed 10 episodes of the series, and wrote both movies.
This Day in Halloween: "X-Files" creator/writer/director Chris Carter is born in Bellflower, Calif. in 1956. / Illustration by Allison Jimenez
