David Duchovny
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David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960 in New York City) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor most famous for playing the character of FBI agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files TV series.
His father was Brooklyn-born Slovak-Jewish writer Amram Duchovny and his mother is Margaret Duchovny, a Scottish-born teacher. His siblings are Daniel and Laurie Duchovny. David attended the The Collegiate School for boys in Manhattan, moved on to graduate from Princeton University. He also holds a Master's degree in English Literature from Yale University and almost completed his Ph.D. (but quit before finishing his dissertation). He married actress Téa Leoni on May 6, 1997. On April 24, 1999, Leoni gave birth to a daughter, Madelaine West Duchovny. Their second child, a son, Kyd Miller Duchovny, was born June 15, 2002. The Duchovnys make their home in Malibu, California.
Before The X-Files, Duchovny had a memorable recurring role as a transvestite DEA agent on the series Twin Peaks. During the run of "The X-Files," he also made several guest appearances in the cult TV satire The Larry Sanders Show, playing himself as having a strong homosexual attraction to Sanders. He featured memorably in the final episode of the series, performing a parody of Sharon Stone's infamous 'flashing' scene from Basic Instinct. He also played the role of the narrator/host in the long-running Showtime erotica/softcore TV series Red Shoe Diaries.
Singer Bree Sharp released a song named for the actor, "David Duchovny" in 1999. The song in which Sharp sings, "David Duchovny, why won't you love me?" is both a tribute to Duchovny and a parody of celebrity-worshipping in general; the record became a novelty hit.
He has also been a guest host on Saturday Night Live (May 13, 1995; May 9, 1998).
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Things We Lost in the Fire | Steve | Pre-production |
| 2006 | The Secret | Dr. Benjamin Marris | Post-production |
| 2006 | The TV Set | Mike | Post-production |
| 2006 | Pedigree Dog Food | Voice-over | TV commercials |
| 2006 | Trust the Man | Tom | |
| 2005 | House of D | Tommy | |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Jeff | |
| 2002 | Full Frontal | Bill/Gus | |
| 2001 | Zoolander | J.P. Prewitt | |
| 2001 | Evolution | Dr. Ira Kane | |
| 2000 | Return to Me | Bob Rueland | |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Fox Mulder | |
| 1997 | Playing God | Dr. Eugene Sands | |
| 1993 | Kalifornia | Brian Kessler | |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Rollie Totheroh | |
| 1992 | Venice/Venice | Dylan | |
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries | Jake Winters | TV |
| 1992 | Baby Snatcher | David | TV |
| 1992 | Beethoven | Brad | |
| 1992 | Ruby | Officer Tippit | |
| 1991 | The Rapture | Randy | |
| 1991 | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Bruce | |
| 1991 | Julia Has Two Lovers | Daniel | |
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Club goer with glasses | |
| 1990 | Denial | John | |
| 1989 | New Year's Day | BIlly | |
| 1988 | Working Girl | Tess's Birthday Party Friend |
Trivia
- He is a vegetarian.
- At Princeton, he was a member of the Charter Club, one of the University's eating clubs, where upperclassmen take their meals.
- The title of his senior thesis is The Schizophrenic Critique of Pure Reason in Beckett's Early Novels (1982).
- Duchovny suffered an eye-injury due to a basketball accident years ago, which caused his pupil to be enlarged.
- Duchovny provided the voice of Ethan Cole in the 2005 video game "Area 51", as well as the title character XIII in the 2003 video game "XIII"
- Futurama 's 1000 Year-old Robot Actor, Calculon, upgrades his appearances every few decades, one of his personas was David Duchovny.
- There was a rumor that he was confirmed to play Bruce Banner in The Hulk 2.
- While Fox Mulder in the X-Files loves sunflower seeds, Duchovny in fact hates them.
- Duchovny appeared in an advert for Löwenbräu beer in 1987.
External links
- [Interview with David Duchovny]
- [David Duchovny bio and info]
- David's Fan Site http://www.duchovny.net/
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