Biography

Full name: David William Duchovny
Birthday: August 7, 1960
Mother: Margaret elementry teacher
Father: Amram Ducovny (no h) (divorced in 1971)
Siblings:> Daniel (older) and Laurie (younger)
Maritual Status: Married to Tea Leoni since May 6, 1997.
Favorite Authors: Norman Mailer, Elmore Leonard and Thomas Pynchon
Favorite Playwright: Sam Shepard
Favorite TV Show: The Larry Sanders Show
Favorite Music/Bands: The Rolling Stones, the Black Crowes, Sly and the Family Stone, Seventies Funk, disco music
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, basketball, baseball, jogging, racquetball, and swimming.
Academic History: At the age of 13, David won a scholarship to New York's Collegiate School, an elite private boys' school whose students included the likes of John F. Kennedy Jr. David's nicknames at school included "Duke" and "Doggie." After high school, David went to Princeton where he earned a Bachelor's (AB) degree for English literature in 1982. His senior thesis was "The Schizophrenic Critique of Pure Reason in Beckett's Early Novels." For his Master of Arts degree in English Literature, he went to Yale. David started his acting career at Yale while working on his dissertation, "Magic and Technology in Contemporary Poetry and Prose," which still remains unfinished.
Awards: David won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a TV series in 1997. David was also GQ's Man of the Year in 1997.

Filmography

Return to Me (1999-2000)
The X-Files Movie (1998) as Special Agent Fox Mulder
Playing God (1997) as Eugene Sands
Kalifornia (1993) as Brian Kessler
Chaplin (1992) as Rollie Totheroh
Venice/Venice (1992) as Dylan
The Rapture (1991) as Randy
Julia Has Two Lovers (1991) as Daniel
New Year's Day (1989) as Billy
Beethoven (1992) as Brad
Ruby (1992) as Officer Tippit
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) as Bruce
Denial (1991) as John, aka Loon
Bad Influence (1990) as a club goer
Working Girl (1988) as Tess's birthday party friend

Television Appearances

The X-Files (1993-) as Special Agent Fox Mulder
Dr. Katz as himself (voice role) June 1998
Saturday Night Live as the host David was the host of Saturday Night Live in May 1995 and May 1998.
The Larry Sanders Show as himself
Space Above & Beyond (April 1996) as Handsome Alvin
Jeopardy contestent Celebrity panelist week of November 6, 1995 - Lost to Stephen King "What is Tiffany's"
Red Shoe Diaries (1992 - present) recurring role as Jake
Twin Peaks as DEA Agent Dennis/Denise
The Simpsons" as Special Agent Fox Mulder (voice role) in "The Springfield Files" January 12, 1997
Duckman" as Richard (Beatrice's first husband) in "The Girls of Route Canal" 1996
"Frasier" as Tom (guest caller) in "Frasier Loves Roz" 1996
Reboot" as Fax Modem in "Trust No One"
Baby Snatcher (1992) as David