Chris Carter was born before 1957 .
Carter 's film roles include writing both of The X-Files cinematic spin-offs—1998 's successful The X-Files and the poorly received 2008 follow-up The X-Files : I Want to Believe , the latter of which he also directed—while his television credits have earned him several accolades including eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Chris Carter was born on October 13 , 1956 in Bellflower , California .
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