David Duchovny

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BIRTHDAY

August 07, 1960

New York, NY

RECENT CREDITS

The X-Files: I Want to Believe (FILM) Jul. 25, 2008

Quantum Hoops (FILM) Nov. 2, 2007

Californication (TV) Oct. 29, 2007

Things We Lost in the Fire (FILM) Oct. 19, 2007

Last Call With Carson Daly (TV) Oct. 12, 2007

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BIOGRAPHY

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With degrees from Princeton and Yale, Duchovny initially intended to join the ranks of English lit academics before switching to acting. After a variety of supporting film and TV parts — including a flashy role as a cross-dressing DEA agent on the surreal series Twin Peaks — he landed his signature role as an alien-obsessed FBI agent on The X Files in 1993. His innate intelligence coupled with his good looks and seductive, skeptical smirk made him an instant sex symbol. During the series' eight-year run, he made the leap to big-screen leading man (Playing God, Evolution, the disappointing X Files feature), but neither his performances nor the box-office receipts proved that he was a movie star. He also branched out into writing and directing, helming a number of X Files episodes and the 2004 indie flick House of D. Off screen, Duchovny dated a string of beauties (Sheryl Lee, Perrey Reeves) before settling down with Téa Leoni in 1997.

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