David Duchovny Net Worth

David Duchovny's Quotes

• I never, ever, ever cook. And I would never eat anything I might cook.
• I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything.
• Privacy is something I have come to respect. I think when I was younger I wanted to tell everybody everything, because I thought I was so damn interesting. Then I heard the snoring.
• I've always been overly concerned about what people think which has resulted in a lot of inner turmoil. I try not to give a damn but inside I'm a huge ball of worry.
• If you're smart, you'll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there'll always be somebody who's never read a book who'll know twice what you know.

Interesting Facts about David Duchovny

1. Filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers and syndicators of The X Files (1993) alleging he has been cheated of his contractual share of profits from the series.
2. Daughter West Duchovny born April 24, 1999, second child son Kyd Miller Duchovny born June 15, 2002.
3. Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1996).
4. Had played scholarship-level basketball during some of his high school and college career. Had an accident while playing basketball in high school which damaged his right eye.
5. David's paternal grandfather, Moshe Duchovny, was a Jewish immigrant from Berdychiv (now in Ukraine, and part of the Russian Empire when he immigrated), while David's paternal grandmother was a Polish Jewish immigrant. David's father, Amram Ducovny, was a Brooklyn-born publicist for the American Jewish Commitee; he died on 23 August 2003 from heart disease. David's mother, Margaret (Miller), is a Lutheran immigrant from Scotland. David has a brother, Daniel Ducovny, a sister, Laurie Birnbaum, and a stepbrother, Jonathan Sahula. Duchovny mean primarily 'spiritual' in Russian, but it can also mean 'otherworldly' or 'ghostly'.
6. Is known to be a huge sports fan, and has appeared on MTV's "Rock n' Jock Softball Game".
7. While at Yale University, he was classmates with Jennifer Beals, whom Duchovny suggested for a role on The X Files (1993) (which eventually went to Gillian Anderson).
8. Was partially responsible for moving the filming of The X Files (1993) from Vancouver to California.
9. Has an allergic reaction to metal which prevents him from wearing his wedding ring at times.
10. Was the subject of the song "David Duchovny" by Bree Sharp.
11. He kept three dogs and four cats as a child.
12. He does a very good impersonation of Jeff Goldblum, as demonstrated during his appearance on Saturday Night Live (1975).
13. Was ABD ("All But Dissertation") when he left Yale University, so he never actually received his graduate degree. The title of his uncompleted doctoral thesis was "Magic and Technology in Contemporary Poetry and Prose".
14. Friends with actor Ron Eldard.
15. Speaks French, Hebrew and Latin.
16. His mother taught at Grace Church School in New York City and had a portion the building named after her when she retired.
17. Stayed in 411 Witherspoon Hall his freshman year at Princeton University.
18. Made his film debut in Working Girl (1988), as one of the guests hiding in the bathroom at Tess McGill's surprise birthday party.
19. Uncle of twin boys Gabriel and Luca (born May 2004), sons of his sister Laurie and brother-in-law Michael Birnbaum.
20. Very good friends with Nicholas Lea, who played his nemesis Alex Krycek on The X Files (1993).