David Duchovny - Fox Mulder

Birth name: David William Duchovny 
Date of birth: 7 August 1960, in New York, New York, USA 
Height: 6' 
Spouse: Téa Leoni  (6 May 1997 - present) 
Child: Madeleine West
Salary: X Files, The (1998)  $6,000,000
Trade mark: 
Deadpan humor. 
Puppy dog eyes. 
Cleft in chin. 

Biography:
A Golden Globe and American Comedy Award winner, and a two-time nominee for the Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, David Duchovny once seemed an unlikely candidate to become an actor. A native New Yorker, David received a graduate degree in English literature from Yale University to prepare for a career as a teacher. While at Yale, he began commuting to New York to study acting and was soon appearing in off-Broadway plays. In 1987, in the midst of his doctoral studies, he left Yale to pursue acting full time.

Before The X-Files, David was probably best known for his memorable portrayal of Dennis/Denise, the transvestite detective in the television series Twin Peaks, and for his performance opposite Mimi Rogers in the acclaimed feature film The Rapture.

His other feature film credits include Return to Me, The X-Files, Playing God, Chaplin, Beethoven, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Kalifornia, and the critically acclaimed Julia Has Two Lovers. David was also the central character of Showtime's The Red Shoe Diaries.

For television he has made three guest appearances playing himself on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, which garnered him an American Comedy Award. He also did voice-over work on The Simpsons, Dr. Katz, and Duckman, and has twice hosted Saturday Night Live.

David has been involved in writing and creating stories for many episodes of The X-Files, and he wrote and directed two episodes: "The Unnatural" (6X20) and "Hollywood A.D." (7X19).

Trivia:
Brother of Daniel Ducovny.
Has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers and syndicators of X-Files alleging he's been cheated of his contractual share of profits from series.
(24 April 1999) Daughter, with Leoni, Madelaine West Duchovny born.
(1996) Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
(1996) Rumoured to have dated Winona Ryder.
Briefly dated singer Lisa Loeb (mid-1990s).
Dated Sheryl Lee.
When he isn't in Vancouver to shoot X-files he resides in Malibu, California.
Played scholarship-level basketball during some of his high school and college career. He is known to be a sports fan, and has appeared on MTV's "Rock n' Jock Softball Game."
Has a brother, Daniel, and a sister Laurie.
(June 1994 to 1996) Dated actress Perrey Reeves.
His father's name is Amram. He is a Brooklyn-born publicist for the American Jewish Commitee.
His mother's name is Margaret. She is Scottish.
Duchovny means 'spiritual' in Russian.
Tried out for the replacing role (for Val Kilmer) of Batman in Batman & Robin (1997).
He had an accident while playing basketball in high school which damaged his right eye. He uses dye to keep the color right and to keep the pupil from dilating too much.
Is a vegetarian.
While at Yale, he was classmates with Jennifer Beals, whom Duchovny suggested for a part on The X-Files (it eventually went to Gillian Anderson).
Was partially responsible for moving the filming of The X-Files series from Vancouver to California.

Personal quotes
"I never, ever, ever cook. And I would never eat anything I might cook."
"I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything."
"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'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."
"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'm frightened by the possibilities of my own lack of talent."
"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: 'OK, now cluck like a chicken!' 'OK, 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."
[On his role as Agent Fox Mulder on "The X-Files"] "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)
[About "The X-Files"] "I get tired of people asking if I believe in what's presented on the show. They don't ask the guys on 'E.R.' if they believe in euthanasia." (from Oct. 1997 "Chicago Tribune" interview)

Actor - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire (2002)
Run, Ronnie, Run (2002)
... aka Run, Ronnie, Run! The Ronnie Dobbs Story. A Mr. Show Movie! (2002) (USA)
Zoolander (2001)
Evolution (2001) .... Dr. Ira Kane
Intimate Portrait: Minnie Driver (2000) (TV)
Red Shoe Diaries 14: Luscious Lola (2000) (TV) .... Jake Winters
Red Shoe Diaries 17: Swimming Naked (2000) (TV) .... Jake Winters
Return to Me (2000) .... Bob Rueland
 
51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (1999) (TV) .... Fox Mulder
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999) (TV) .... Beverly's Sister
X Files Game, The (1998) (VG) .... Special Agent Fox Mulder
X Files, The (1998) .... Special Agent Fox Mulder
... aka Aux frontières du réel (1998) (Canada: French title)
... aka X-Files, The (1998) (USA: closing credits title)
Inside the X Files (1997) (TV) .... Fox Mulder/Himself
Red Shoe Diaries: Temple of Flesh (1997) (TV) .... Jake
Playing God (1997) .... Eugene Sands
... aka Playing Hero (1997)
Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor (1996) (TV) .... Jake
Red Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband (1996) (TV) .... Jake
Secrets of the X Files, Part 2 (1996) (TV) .... Fox Mulder
Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up (1995) (TV) .... Jake
Red Shoe Diaries 8: Night of Abandon (1995) (TV) .... Jake
Secrets of the X Files, Part 1 (1995) (TV) .... Fox Mulder
Kalifornia (1993) .... Brian Kessler
Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick (1993) (TV) .... Jake
Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (1993) (TV) .... Jake
Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass (1993) (TV) .... Jake
"X Files, The" (1993) TV Series .... Special Agent Fox William Mulder (1993-2001)
... aka "X-Files, The" (1993) (USA)
X-Files, The (1993) (TV) .... Special Agent Fox Mulder
"Red Shoe Diaries" (1992) TV Series .... Jake
Chaplin (1992) .... Rollie Totheroh
... aka Charlot (1992) (Italy)
Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare (1992) (TV) .... Jake
Ruby (1992) .... Officer Tippit
Venice/Venice (1992) .... Dylan
Red Shoe Diaries (1992) (TV) .... Jake Winters
... aka Wild Orchid III: Red Shoe Diaries (1992) (TV)
Baby Snatcher (1992) (TV) .... David
Beethoven (1992) .... Brad
Denial (1991) .... John
... aka Loon (1991)
Rapture, The (1991) .... Randy
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) .... Bruce
Julia Has Two Lovers (1991) .... Daniel
Bad Influence (1990) .... Club Goer #3
 
New Year's Day (1989) .... Billy
Working Girl (1988) .... Cyn's Engagement Party Guest
 
Director - filmography

"X Files, The" (1993) TV Series (episodes 6.19 "Unnatural, The", 7.19 "Hollywood A.D.")
... aka "X-Files, The" (1993) (USA)
 
Writer - filmography

"X Files, The" (1993) TV Series (co-writer) (episode 7.02 "Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati, The") (story) (episodes 2.16 "Colony", 2.25 "Anasazi", 3.21 "Avatar", 3.24 "Talitha Cumi") (writer) (episodes 7.19 "Hollywood A.D.", 6.19 "Unnatural, The")
... aka "X-Files, The" (1993) (USA)
 
Notable TV guest appearances

"Big Breakfast, The" (1992) playing "Himself" 6/20/2001
"Rove Live" (2000) playing "Himself"(episode # 2.18) 6/19/2001
"Lone Gunmen, The" (2001) playing "Special Agent Fox Mulder"(uncredited) in episode: "All About Yves" (episode # 1.12) 5/11/2001
"Howard Stern Show, The" (1994) playing "Himself" 7/23/1998
"Howard Stern Show, The" (1994) playing "Himself" 7/22/1998
"Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (1995) playing "Himself"(voice) 6/29/1998
"Tonight Show, The" (1962) playing "Himself" 6/1998
"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) playing "Himself" in episode: "Flip" (episode # 6.11) 5/31/1998
"Howard Stern Show, The" (1994) playing "Himself" 11/5/1997
"Howard Stern Show, The" (1994) playing "Himself" 11/4/1997
"Simpsons, The" (1989) playing "Fox Mulder"(voice) in episode: "Springfield Files, The" (episode # 8.10) 1/12/1997
"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) playing "Himself" in episode: "Everybody Loves Larry" (episode # 5.1) 11/13/1996
"Frasier" (1993) playing "Tom"(voice) in episode: "Frasier Loves Roz" (episode # 3.22) 5/7/1996
"Space: Above and Beyond" (1995) playing "Alvin EL 1543 a.k.a. Handsome Alvin"(uncredited) in episode: "R & R" (episode # 1.19) 4/12/1996
"Duckman" (1994) playing "Richard"(voice) in episode: "Girls of Route Canal, The" (episode # 3.9) 3/9/1996
"Jeopardy!" (1992) playing "Himself" 11/6/1995
"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) playing "Himself" in episode: "Bump, The" (episode # 4.4) 8/9/1995
"Eek! the Cat" (1992) playing "Agent Mulder"(voice) in episode: "Eek Space 9" 1995
"Space: Above and Beyond" (1995) playing "Alvin" in episode: "R&R"
"Twin Peaks" (1990) playing "DEA Agent Dennis/Denise Bryson" in episode: "Checkmate" (episode # 2.20) 1/19/1991
"Twin Peaks" (1990) playing "DEA Agent Dennis/Denise Bryson" in episode: "Black Widow, The" (episode # 2.19) 1/12/1991
"Twin Peaks" (1990) playing "DEA Agent Dennis/Denise Bryson" in episode: "Masked Ball" (episode # 2.18) 12/15/1990