The X-Files Characters : David Duchovny as Fox Mulder

Sunday, July 6, 2008
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David Duchovny

David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960, New York City, New York) is an actor known to X-Files fans for his portrayal of FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder.

He earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a graduate degree in English Literature from Yale University, which is when he began studying acting. He abandoned his doctoral studies to become a full-time actor.

Duchovny 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. Though their children's names are Madelaine and Kyd, Duchovny and his wife call them by their middle names. The Duchovnys make their home in Malibu, California. Duchovny is a former vegetarian.



Fox Mulder (Character)

Special Agent Fox William Mulder (born October 13, 1961), nicknamed "Spooky" Mulder, is a fictional character played by David Duchovny on the 1993-2002 television series, The X-Files. FBI Special Agent Mulder believes in UFOs and a government conspiracy to hide or deny the truth of their existence. With his FBI partner Dana Scully, the two work in the X-Files office, which is concerned with cases with particularly mysterious or possibly supernatural circumstances that were left unsolved and shelved by the FBI. Mulder considers the X-Files and the truth behind the supposed conspiracy so important that he has made them the main purpose of his life. He lives alone near Washington, D.C.

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