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Trivia
Birth name: David William Ducovny
Date of birth: 7 August 1960
Place of birth: New York, New York, USA
Nickname: Dave
Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Spouse: Téa Leoni (6 May 1997 - present) 2 children.
Has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers and syndicators of
"The X Files" (1993) alleging he's been cheated of his
contractual share of profits from series.
24 April 1999: Daughter, with Téa Leoni, Madelaine West Duchovny born.
15 June 2002 son, 7lb. 10-ou. boy, Kyd Miller Duchovny.
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people
in the world. [1996]
Dated Sheryl Lee, actress Perrey Reeves.(June 1994 to 1996).
When he isn't in Vancouver to shoot "The X Files" (1993), he
resides in Malibu, California.
Played scholarship-level basketball during some of his high school and
college career. He had an accident while playing basketball in high
school which damaged his right eye. He uses dye to keep the pupil from
dilating too much. He is known to be a sports fan, and has appeared on
MTV's "Rock n' Jock Softball Game".
Family: His father's name was Amram. From a Russian-Jewish family he was
a Brooklyn-born publicist for the American Jewish Commitee, died on 23
August 2003 from heart disease. His mother's name is Margaret. She is of
Scottish ancestry. Brother, Daniel Ducovny, sister Laurie, and a
stepbrother named Jonathan Sahula. Duchovny means 'spiritual' in
Russian.
His father's name was Amram. From a Russian-Jewish family he was a
Brooklyn-born publicist for the American Jewish Commitee.
His mother's name is Margaret. She is Scottish.
He had an accident while playing basketball in high school which damaged
his right eye. He uses dye to keep the pupil from dilating too much.
Is a vegetarian, along with wife Téa Leoni.
While at Yale, he was classmates with Jennifer Beals, whom Duchovny
suggested for a part on "The X Files" (1993) (it eventually
went to Gillian Anderson).
Was partially responsible for moving the filming of "The X
Files" (1993) series from Vancouver to California.
Wife gave birth to second child, 7lb. 10-ou. boy, Kyd Miller Duchovny,
in Los Angeles, 15 June 2002.
Has a stepbrother named Jonathan Sahula.
His father, Amram Ducovny, who was a Brooklyn-born publicist for the
American Jewish Commitee, died on 23 August 2003 from heart disease.
Has an allergic reaction to metal which prevents him from wearing his
wedding ring at times.
Was the subject of the song "David Duchovny" by Bree Sharp.
He kept three dogs and four cats as a child.
He does a very good impersonation of Jeff Goldblum, as demonstrated
during his appearance on "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
Was ABD ("All But Dissertation") when he left Yale, so he
never actually received his graduate degree. The title of his
uncompleted doctoral thesis was "Magic and Technology in
Contemporary Poetry and Prose."
Friends with actor Ron Eldard.
His mother taught at Grace Church School in N.Y.C. and had a portion of
the building named after her when she retired. |
