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David William Duchovny was born on 7 August 1960, in New York City, USA, of Scottish (mother) and Ukrainian- Jewish and Polish (father) descent, and is an actor, screenwriter, television director and producer, as well as a voice actor, perhaps best known for his roles in the TV series’ “The X-Files’ and “Californication”, although his career has spanned almost 30 years.

How rich is David Duchovny? According to authoritative sources, David Duchovny’s net worth is estimated to be $60 million. A Golden Globe Award winner, David Duchovny has accumulated the majority of his net worth through his profitable career as an actor, which began in 1987.

David Duchovny attended Grace Church School, and graduated from Princeton University in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature, and then an MA in English Literature from Yale University – he has still to finish his PhD. Duchovny’s earliest television appearance was in 1987 in an advertisement for Löwenbräu beer. A year later he landed a small role in Mike Nichols’ romantic comedy film “Working Girl” with Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford, and also appeared in Mark Frost’s serial drama “Twin Peaks”. Despite his many other appearances on screen, David Duchovny is perhaps mostly known for his role as an FBI agent Fox Mulder in a science fiction drama series “The X-Files”, created by Chris Carter, that ran for nine seasons and had a total of 202 episodes, co-starring with actress Gillian Anderson. Inspired by the “Twilight Zone” and “The Invaders”, “The X-Files” became an instant hit with audiences, and resulted in a number of nominations for Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Young Artist Awards, and Screen Actors Guild awards. The success of the show allowed Duchovny to earn a place in the entertainment industry, and undoubtedly  contributed substantially to his net worth. During the filming of “The X-Files” series, both Duchovny and Anderson also appeared in the science fiction film “The X-Files: Fight the Future” that followed the story from the original series. The film, released to generally positive yet sometimes mixed reviews, earned $30 million on its opening week and grossed over $189 million worldwide. The success of the movie brought even more attention towards the main stars of the show. However, due to the contract dispute, Duchovny only briefly appeared in season eight of the show, and made no appearances in the last season. After “The X-Files”, Duchovny ventured on to appear in “Saturday Night Live”, an episode of “Sex and the City”, as well as Ivan Reitman’s movie “Evolution” with Seann Williams Scott and Orlando Jones.

Duchovny has also tried his luck at directing, and has directed an episode of “The X-Files”, “Bones”, and a coming-of-age film “House of D” that stars Erykah Badu and Robin Williams. Duchovny has also voiced a character in the 2005 video game “Area 51” and provided voice for another video game entitled “XIII”, which have added a substantial amount of money to his net worth.

David Duchovny been nominated for and has won a number of awards, including Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards. Duchovny is currently starring in a comedy-drama television series “Californication” with fellow actors Pamela Adlon and Evan Handler. Overall, David has been involved in over 30 movies, and more than 20 TV productions, quite a number for a career of just 30 years.

In his personal life, David Duchovny married Tea Leoni in 1997; they have a son and a daughter, but after an 0n-again-off-again relationship, finally divorced in 2014.

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David Duchovny Quick Info

David Duchovny Trademarks

1. Brown hair
2. Mellow voice
3. Frequently plays conspiracy theorists (The X-Files, Evolution, Zoolander, etc.)
4. Cleft in chin
5. Puppy dog eyes
6. Deadpan humor

David Duchovny Quotes

• (2009, on Californication (2007)) I remember getting the script and thinking it was very funny in a way that hearkens back to more adult films of the ’70s, like Shampoo (1975) or The Last Detail (1973), where you have an actual functioning adult navigating adult problems. When I looked around at the kind of stuff that was available to me, or even not available to me, the comedies were often that man-child thing, with boys in men’s bodies navigating almost adolescent issues. So this was the kind of stuff I’d been wanting to do, and not necessarily the kind of movies being made at the time. It happened on television for me rather than in the movies, but it was the kind of material I wanted to do.
• (2009) Full Frontal (2002) was a very short experience in my life. I believe I might have had two or three days filming on it. I think Steven Soderbergh shot it in two weeks, but that might be overstating it. Steven was somebody I had known for a long time. One of the first auditions I ever had was for Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). And I don’t even know how I got into that audition, because I would have just started acting, but I read for Steven, and Steven wrote a very nice letter to Henry Jaglom – who’s the guy I did my first film with, New Year’s Day – saying that he had really enjoyed my audition, and blah blah blah. I always treasured that, especially once I saw Steven’s work. And Steven had always said, “We’ll do a movie together”, and finally this project comes along, and he says, “It’s about you! It’s about your character!” I said, “Great, I can’t wait to do it.” And then I got the script and I just had like two scenes. It is about my character turning 40 or something, but I’m hardly in it, so I was like “Thanks a lot, buddy.”.
• (2009, on landing The X-Files (1993)) Well, there’s a case in point. Way back in the audition process for that, I had a discussion with Chris Carter, because he wanted me to do well in front of the network. Just like you see in The TV Set, there’s this kind of weird, barbaric ritual of reading people in a room in front of the network, suits and all. I think this might have been the third or fourth time I would have read in front of a network, not just for The X-Files (1993), but for other pilots that had come and gone without me. And Chris said, to help me out, “This guy’s irreverent”. I always remember there was a stage direction-and this’ll really date the pilot-where Mulder was described as more MTV VJ than FBI agent. And to me, that was the key, that this guy didn’t give a shit about what people thought of him. And that’s, always a fun thing to play. When you don’t care, you don’t care. Because we all care what other people think, and we gravitate toward those characters in movies or TV who don’t care. They have a strange kind of power and allure. And that was the key to Mulder for me, his sense of humor, and that he would bring that to FBI proceedings, or he’d bring it to Scully. You know, he was always willing to joke. And the key to that, in turn, was the desperate sincerity of his quest. So if you combine those two things, the emotional hurt over the loss of his sister, and his feeling responsible for that, combined with this “fuck you” attitude, was the character. Those were the two halves of the ring for that character. And that lasted throughout the whole thing.
• [on how his relationship with Gillian Anderson is now] It is very good, yes it is. We have a very good relationship. Different than when it was when we were shooting The X-Files (1993), we are both not exhausted all the time.
• People say the world changes all the time, and yet human nature remains the same. I think what’s changed is the size of our cell phones.
• [on his on screen chemistry with Gillian Anderson] It is nice and natural with Gillian, It was nice to work with her again. I don’t know why we have such good chemistry, it is really mystical. We have always worked really well together. It is always easy to work with her.
• [on one of his scenes from Evolution (2001)] Any scene where I can use a pipette, I’m happy.
• Fame does lead to money, which I don’t have a close relationship with. I’m the kind of guy who never sees the money — it all goes somewhere else. I don’t understand it, I don’t like to deal with it. I have a fear of not having it, because I grew up without it.
• [on The X-Files (1993)] I get tired of people asking if I believe in what’s presented on the show. They don’t ask the guys on ER (1994) if they believe in euthanasia. (from October 1997 “Chicago Tribune” interview)
• [on his role as Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files (1993)] It’s pretty workaday, people don’t seem to realize: You get up, you take a shower, you read the paper, you play Mulder. (from June 1998 “Entertainment Weekly” interview)
• I think I’m nice enough to look at, but I think people make a big deal about my appearance. I think it was like hypnosis, like all of the sudden everybody’s been trained: “Okay, now cluck like a chicken!” “Okay, now say David Duchovny’s handsome!” I mean, I was a normal-looking kid, and whoever you are and whatever you look like, there are always things you want to change. I just remember that I wished I was blond. And I wished that my nose were smaller and my lips were smaller and my eyes were bigger… you know, everything.
• I’m frightened by the possibilities of my own lack of talent.
• If you’re smart, you’ll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there’ll always be somebody who’s never read a book who’ll know twice what you know.
• I’ve always been overly concerned about what people think which has resulted in a lot of inner turmoil. I try not to give a damn but inside I’m a huge ball of worry.
• Privacy is something I have come to respect. I think when I was younger I wanted to tell everybody everything, because I thought I was so damn interesting. Then I heard the snoring.
• I’m half Jewish, half Scottish. It’s hard for me to buy anything.
• I never, ever, ever cook. And I would never eat anything I might cook.

David Duchovny Important Facts

• His last name means “spiritual” in Slovak and Czech languages.
• His last name (spelled as: duchowny) means “a clergyman” in Polish.
• Received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6508 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 25, 2016.
• Has played the same character (Fox Mulder) on four different series: The X-Files (1993), Eek!stravaganza (1992), The Simpsons (1989) and The Lone Gunmen (2001).
• Is a huge fan of Doctor Who (1963) and has expressed interest in appearing on the series as a villain.
• First celebrity guest to appear on the television premiere of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) (January 3, 2005).
• Childhood friends with Jason Beghe. When he married Téa Leoni, Beghe was his best man.
• Is the only cast member of The X-Files (1993) to host Saturday Night Live (1975).
• Was the first actor to win a Golden Globe for both TV Drama and TV Comedy and is still one of only two actors to accomplish the feat (Kelsey Grammer joined him in 2012).
• Celebrated his 10th birthday on Erraid, a small island off the west coast of Scotland.
• Birthday is two days before The X-Files (1993) co-star Gillian Anderson). He is eight years her senior.
• Was best man at Mitch Pileggi’s second wedding.
• Former boyfriend of Maggie Wheeler.
• Is a huge fan of the New York Yankees.
• Loves dogs. Hated making the scene where agent Mulder was being mauled by a dog and forced to attack the dog for The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008).
• Checked himself into a rehabilitation center seeking treatment for sex addiction. Completed rehab on October 7, 2008. On October 15, David announced that he and his wife Téa Leoni had been separated for several months. In 2009, the couple was seen together again. In interviews in the following months Duchovny revealed that they had reconciled. [August 2008]
• Has appeared on the Celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999) in 2000. He was the first celebrity in the hot seat. He answered 13 questions correctly giving him $250,000 for his charity. However, he then answered his $500,000 incorrectly resulting in a $218,000 loss and he left with $32,000.
• Very good friends with Nicholas Lea, who played his nemesis Alex Krycek on The X-Files (1993).
• Uncle of twin boys Gabriel and Luca (born May 2004), sons of his sister Laurie and brother-in-law Michael Birnbaum.
• Made his film debut in Working Girl (1988), as one of the guests hiding in the bathroom at Tess McGill’s surprise birthday party.
• Stayed in 411 Witherspoon Hall his freshman year at Princeton University.
• His mother taught at Grace Church School in New York City and had a portion the building named after her when she retired.
• Speaks French, Hebrew and Latin.
• Friends with actor Ron Eldard.
• Was ABD (“All But Dissertation”) when he left Yale University, so he never actually received his graduate degree. The title of his uncompleted doctoral thesis was “Magic and Technology in Contemporary Poetry and Prose”.
• He does a very good impersonation of Jeff Goldblum, as demonstrated during his appearance on Saturday Night Live (1975).
• He kept three dogs and four cats as a child.
• Was the subject of the song “David Duchovny” by Bree Sharp.
• Has an allergic reaction to metal which prevents him from wearing his wedding ring at times.
• Was partially responsible for moving the filming of The X-Files (1993) from Vancouver to California.
• While at Yale University, he was classmates with Jennifer Beals, whom Duchovny suggested for a role on The X-Files (1993) (which eventually went to Gillian Anderson).
• Is a former vegetarian but does not consume red meat.
• Is known to be a huge sports fan, and has appeared on MTV’s “Rock n’ Jock Softball Game”.
• David’s paternal grandfather, Moshe Duchovny, was a Jewish immigrant from Berdychiv (now in Ukraine, and part of the Russian Empire when he immigrated), while David’s paternal grandmother was a Polish Jewish immigrant. David’s father, Amram Ducovny, was a Brooklyn-born publicist for the American Jewish Commitee; he died on 23 August 2003 from heart disease. David’s mother, Margaret (Miller), is a Lutheran immigrant from Scotland. David has a brother, Daniel Ducovny, a sister, Laurie Birnbaum, and a stepbrother, Jonathan Sahula. Duchovny means ‘spiritual’ in Russian.
• Had played scholarship-level basketball during some of his high school and college career. Had an accident while playing basketball in high school which damaged his right eye.
• Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1996).
• Daughter Madelaine West Duchovny born April 24, 1999, second child son Kyd Miller Duchovny born June 15, 2002.
• Filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers and syndicators of The X-Files (1993) alleging he has been cheated of his contractual share of profits from the series.

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