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David Duchovny (born August 7, 1960 in New York CityDavid Duchovny is an American television and film actor most famous for playing the character of FBI agent Fox Mulder on TV series.

His father was Brooklyn-born Jewish writer Amram Duchovny and his mother is Margaret, a Scottish-born teacher. Duchovny is a graduate of a prestigious boys' school in Manhattan, The Collegiate School, Princeton University and also holds a Master's degree in English Literature from Yale University. He married actress Téa Leoni on May 6, 1997. On April 24, 1999, Leoni gave birth to a daughter, Madelaine West Duchovny. Their second child, a son, Kyd Miller Duchovny, was born June 15, 2002. The Duchovnys make their home in Malibu, California.

Before , playing himself, and he featured memorably in the final episode of the series, performing a parody of Sharon Stone's infamous 'flashing' scene from .

Singer Bree Sharp released a song named for the actor, "David Duchovny" in 1999. The song in which Sharp sings, "David Duchovny, why won't you love me?" is both a tribute to Duchovny and a parody of celebrity-worshipping in general; the record became a novelty hit.

He has also been a guest host on At Princeton, he was a member of the Charter Club, one of the University's eating clubs, where upperclassmen take their meals.Duchovny suffered an eye-injury due to a basketball accident years ago, which caused his pupil to be enlarged., who was a fervent believer in extraterrestrials and the UFO phenomenon, Duchovny is a skeptic. Ironically, Gillian Anderson, who portrayed his skeptical partner Dana Scully, is a believer.