He also contributed to a rewrite of the episode ' Quagmire' (May 3, 1996), although he was uncredited for his contributions at the time. Morgan wrote two additional episodes of The X-Files in the 1990s: the absurdist cockroach invasion story ' War of the Coprophages' (originally aired on January 5, 1996) and ' Jose Chung's From Outer Space' (April 12, 1996). Both Morgan and actor Peter Boyle, who played the titular depressed psychic Clyde Bruckman, won Emmy Awards for this episode. 'Clyde Bruckman' remains a favorite of fans and critics alike, and was acclaimed for retaining the humorous spirit of 'Humbug' while extending its story into darker, more poignant territory. Morgan's next episode, ' Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose', originally aired on October 13, 1995. A quirky, funny, sometimes gruesome story about a series of murders in a colony of circus freaks, 'Humbug' is considered a landmark episode in the history of The X-Files for broadening the dark tone and style of the series and taking it into funnier, less predictable directions. Īt the suggestion of producer Howard Gordon shortly thereafter, Morgan became a full-time staff writer for The X-Files, where he wrote his first episode, ' Humbug' (originally aired on March 31, 1995). The role required Morgan to wear a cumbersome rubber suit for twenty hours at a stretch, an experience he described as 'terrible, just horrible.' Subsequently, he worked with his brother in developing the story for the next episode, ' Blood' (aired September 30, 1994), for which he received story credit. The episode originally aired on September 23, 1994. In 1994, Morgan was cast as the Flukeman, a mutated flukeworm the size of a human being, in ' The Host', a second-season episode of The X-Files, where his brother, Glen, worked as a writer and producer. Morgan subsequently wrote a number of unproduced screenplays and appeared in two small guest roles on The Commish and 21 Jump Street, where his brother Glen was a writer. Morgan was born in Syracuse, New York and studied in the film program at Loyola Marymount University, where he co-wrote a six-minute short film that led to a three-picture deal with TriStar Pictures.

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