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David Duchovny Biography (1960-)

Full name, David William Duchovny; born August 7, 1960, in New York, NY; sonof Amram Duchovny (a writer and publicist; changed surname to Ducovny) and Meg (a school administrator) Duchovny; married Tea Leoni (an actress), May 6, 1997; children: Madelaine West, Kyd Miller. Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Melanie Greene Management & Productions, 425 N. Robertson Dr., Los Angeles, CA90048.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, writer

Birth Details

August 7, 1960

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Cyn's engagement party guest, Working Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox,1988
• Billy, New Year's Day, International Rainbow Pictures, 1989
• Club goer #3, Bad Influence, Columbia, 1990
• Daniel, Julia Has Two Lovers (also known as Julia tien dos amantes), South Gate Entertainment, 1991
• Randy, The Rapture, Fine Line, 1991
• Bruce, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Warner Bros., 1991
• John, Denial (also known as Loon), 1991
• Dylan, Venice/Venice, International Rainbow Pictures, 1992
• Officer Tippit, Ruby, Triumph Releasing, 1992
• Rollie Totheroh, Chaplin (also known as Charlot), TriStar,1992
• Brad, Beethoven, Universal, 1992
• Brian Kessler, Kalifornia, Gramercy, 1993
• Special Agent Fox Mulder, The X-Files: The Unopened File, 1995
• Eugene Sands, Playing God (also known as Playing Hero), Buena Vista, 1997
• Agent Fox Mulder, The X-Files (also known as Blackwood, Fight the Future, The X-Files: Fight the Future, The X-Files: Blackwood, Aux frontieres du reel, The X-Files, and X-Files: The Movie), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Bob Rueland, Return to Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
• Dr. Ira Kane, Evolution, DreamWorks, 2001
• J. P. Prewitt, Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
• Bill/Gus, Full Frontal, Miramax, 2002
• (Cameo appearance) Run, Ronnie, Run, New Line Cinema, 2002
• Also appeared in The Real World.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• DEA Agent Dennis/Denise Bryson, a recurring role, Twin Peaks, 1990-1991
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries, Showtime, 1992
• Special Agent Fox Mulder, The X-Files, Fox, 1993-2001
• Movies
• David, Baby Snatcher, CBS, 1992
• Jake Winters, The Red Shoe Diaries (also known as Wild Orchid III: Red Shoe Diaries and Red Shoe Diaries the Movie), Showtime, 1992
• Jake Winters, Red Show Diaries 2: Double Dare, Showtime, 1992
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick, Showtime, 1993
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (also known as Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries: Auto Erotica), Showtime, 1994
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass (also known as Zalman King's Weekend Pass Red Shoe Diaries 5), Showtime, 1993
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up, Showtime, 1995
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 8: Night of Abandon, Showtime, 1995
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 6: How I Met My Husband, Showtime,1996
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 9: Slow Train, Showtime, 1996
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor, Showtime, 1996
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up (also known as Zalman King's Burning Up Red Shoe Diaries), Showtime, 1997
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 8: Night of Abandon (also known asZalman King's Night of Abandoned), Showtime, 1997
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 16: Temple of Flesh, Showtime, 1997
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 18: The Game (also known as Zalman King's the Game: Red Shoe Diaries), Showtime, 2000
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 12: Girl on a Bike, Showtime, 2000
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 14: Luscious Lola, Showtime, 2000
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 17: Swimming Naked (also known as Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries: Swimming Naked and Zalman King's Swimming Naked: Red Shoe Diaries), Showtime, 2001
• Jake Winters, Red Shoe Diaries 15: Forbidden Zone (also known as Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries 15: Forbidden Zone), 2002
• Pilots
• Special Agent Fox Mulder, The X-Files, 1993
• Specials
• Fox Mulder, The Secrets of the X-Files, Part 1, Fox, 1995
• Fox Mulder, More Secrets of the X-Files (also known as Secretsof the X-Files, Part 2), Fox, 1996
• Barbara Walters Presents: 6 to Watch, ABC, 1997
• The 1998 Prince's Trust Party in the Park, 1998
• Fox Mulder/himself, Inside the X-Files, Fox, 1998
• Fox Mulder/himself, The X-Files Movie Special, 1998
• Beverly's sister, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler, NBC, 1999
• Influences: From Yesterday to Today, CBS, 1999
• Himself, Intimate Portrait: Minnie Driver, Lifetime, 2000
• Reel Comedy: Evolution, Comedy Central, 2001
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995
• Presenter, The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1996
• Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
• Presenter, The Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1997
• Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, 1998
• Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, 1998
• Himself, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
• TV Guide Awards, Fox, 1999
• The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 1999
• The 13th Annual American Comedy Awards, Fox, 1999
• The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000
• Episodic
• "Celebrity Tournament," Jeopardy!, ABC, 1992
• Voice of Agent Mulder, "Eek Space 9," Eek! the Cat, Fox, 1995
• Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1995, 1998
• Himself, "The Bump," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
• Jeopardy!, ABC, 1995
• Late Show with David Letterman, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001
• Voice of Richard, "The Girls of Route Canal," Duckman (animated),1996
• (Uncredited) Alvin EL 1543/Handsome Alvin, "R & R," Space: Above and Beyond, Fox, 1996
• Voice of Tom, "Frasier Loves Roz," Frasier, NBC, 1996
• Himself, "Everybody Loves Larry," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1996
• Voice of Fox Mulder, "The Springfield Files," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1997
• The Howard Stern Show, 1997, 1998
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The WB, 1998
• Himself, "Flip," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1998, 2001, 2002
• Voice of himself, "Metaphors," Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (animated), Comedy Central, 1998
• (Uncredited) Special Agent Fox Mulder, "All about Yves," The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001
• Himself, Rove Live, Ten Network, 2001
• Himself, The Big Breakfast, Channel 4, 2001
• Special Agent Fox Mulder, "The Truth: Part 1," The X-Files, Fox, 2002
• Himself, Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2002
• Johnny Volcano, "Weather or Not," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2002
• Johnny Volcano, "Partly Sunny," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2002
• Also appeared as himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC; panelist, The List, VH1; in Rock n' Jock Softball Game, MTV; Entertainment Tonight, syndicated; The Entertainment Business.
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Directed "The Unnatural," "Hollywood A.D.," and "William," all episodes of The X-Files, Fox.
• Stage Appearances
• Appeared in off-Broadway productions in the mid-1980s.
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Special Agent Fox Mulder, The X-Files Game (also known as The X-Files), Fox Interactive, 1998
• WRITINGS
• Television Episodes
• Wrote "Colony," "Anasazi," "Avatar," "Talitha Cumi," "William," "Hollywood, A.D.," "The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati," and "The Unnatural," all episodes of The X-Files, Fox.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers 1998, Issue 3, Gale Group, 1998

Periodicals

• Cosmopolitan, March, 1997, p. 204
• Entertainment Weekly, May 10, 2002, p. 86
• Newsweek, May 20, 2002, p. 75
• People Weekly, April 25, 1994, p. 59; June 15, 1998, p. 131; August 24, 1998, p. 10
• Playboy, December 1, 1998, p. 63
• TV Guide, March 11, 1995, pp. 8-12, 14