David Duchovny Life Story

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David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960 in New York City) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor most famous for playing the character of FBI agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files TV series.

His father was Brooklyn-born Jewish writer Amram Duchovny and his mother is Margaret Duchovny, a Scottish-born teacher. His siblings are Daniel and Laurie Duchovny. David attended the The Collegiate School for boys in Manhattan, moved on to graduate from 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 The X-Files, Duchovny had a memorable recurring role as a transvestite DEA agent on the series Twin Peaks. He also made several guest appearances in the cult TV satire The Larry Sanders Show, playing himself, and he featured memorably in the final episode of the series, performing a parody of Sharon Stone’s infamous ‘flashing’ scene from Basic Instinct. He also played the role of the narrator/host in the long-running Showtime erotica/softcore TV series Red Shoe Diaries.

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 Saturday Night Live (May 13, 1995; May 9, 1998).

Duchovny married actress Téa Leoni on May 6, 1997. In April 1999, Leoni gave birth to a daughter, Madelaine West Duchovny. Their second child, a son, Kyd Miller Duchovny, was born in June 2002. On October 15, 2008, Duchovny’s and Leoni’s representatives issued a statement that they had separated and had been for several months prior to this announcement.

On October 21, 2008, Duchovny’s lawyer said that he plans to sue the U.K.’s Daily Mail over an article it ran that claimed he had an affair with Hungarian tennis instructor Edit Pakay while still married to Leoni, a claim that Duchovny has denied.

On November 15, 2008, the Daily Mail printed a retraction stating that the story “is inaccurate and Ms. Pakay and Mr. Duchovny are only friends who used to play tennis occasionally”. In June 2009, Duchovny and Leoni were seen together again and in interviews in September 2009, it was revealed that they had reconciled.

Duchovny is a former vegetarian, and a current pescatarian. In 1996, People Magazine named him one of its 50 Most Beautiful People  On August 28, 2008, Duchovny announced that he had checked himself into a rehabilitation facility for treating sex addiction.

In December 2009, Duchovny and his wife appeared together at the Unicef Snowflake ball and looked to be firmly back together as a couple. Duchovny has also remained close friends with his The X-Files costar Gillian Anderson, remarking that “it’s always very easy and natural to work with her.”