Damn good at 60: what does David Duchovny look like now and what he does
'07.08.2020'
Source: Lady.mail.ru
Today, August 7, American actor David Duchovny celebrates his anniversary. Inimitable FBI agent Fox Mulder from The X-Files turns 60, writes Lady.mail.ru.
Started with beer commercials and ended up as a transvestite
The actor first appeared on the screens in 1987: he starred in an advertisement for the beer "Löwenbräu". This was followed by a number of cameo roles in films and TV series. He became widely known for the role of transvestite and agent for the fight against drug trafficking Denniz Bryson in the series "Twin Peaks".
While working on this project, Duchovny learned to walk in heels and put on makeup. After that, the actor's career developed very well: he got the lead role in The X-Files, and then in the TV series Californication.
In recent years, Duchovny has been filmed less and less. Interestingly, for one of his last shootings, he again had to put on makeup and stand on heels. He played the famous drag queen again in the 2017 sequel Twin Peaks.
Was treated for hypersexuality
For more than 12 years, David Duchovny has been married to actress Tea Leoni. They got married in 1997 and divorced in 2009. The couple had two children - daughter Madeline and son Kid Miller.
The divorce was accompanied by a scandal: the facts of numerous betrayals of the actor became known to journalists. He himself, in an attempt to save the marriage, even began to visit a doctor, who diagnosed him (by the way, very convenient) "sexual addiction" or "hypersexuality".
People suffering from this ailment cannot control their increased sexual desire: they are constantly in search of new objects to satisfy their passion.
The media wrote that during his family life, Duchovny cheated on his wife every month. A particularly intense period of betrayal was in the last years of their marriage, when David began acting in the TV series Californication, where he played the rude, cynical and sexually addicted writer Hank Moody.
The actor himself later also said that the role influenced him badly and "untied his hands." Interestingly, it was the shooting in this project that brought Duchovny the second Golden Globe award (the first was given for the role of Agent Mulder in The X-Files).
Single, loves music
One of Duchovny's hobbies is music. After a divorce from his wife, the actor released two music albums. Officially, David's heart is free today. But from time to time the paparazzi catch him with young girlfriends.
This happened, for example, several years ago, when the actor had an affair with a waitress in his friend's cafe. Duchovny is a big fan of organic food and organic products, and the girl worked in one of the places where he loved to dine.
Later, journalists more than once photographed the couple together - including, once they were "caught" in Vancouver, dressed in tracksuits. The couple were heading to the gym. Journalists sarcastically noted that "David looked very gloomy," and it was clearly difficult for him to keep up with his young mistress.
Considers himself Russian and Ukrainian
David Duchovny spoke more than once about his Russian and Ukrainian roots. According to the actor, his grandmother was Russian and lived in Poland before emigration. At the same time, his grandfather, who came from a Jewish family, emigrated to the United States from the Ukrainian Berdichev.
“His surname was Dukhovny - later it was slightly altered in the American manner,” the actor said.
Duchovny confessed his love for Russian culture: “Brodsky is a wonderful poet. And I read “The Gulag Archipelago” when it appeared in English translation. It was a real sensation. Among Russian writers, I also love Leo Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. "
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In 2014, he tweeted that he is probably more Ukrainian than Russian: “I grew up thinking that I was Russian, but only now I realized that I had always been Ukrainian. It's never too late to change. "
Looks fresh, writes books
There are more than 400 thousand subscribers on David Duchovny's instagram today. He looks good, and since the first seasons as Agent Mulder, his appearance has not changed much.
After filming in "Californication", Duchovny not only fell ill with "sexual addiction", but also felt like a writer - like his character.
Today the actor has several books on his account - they are replete with black humor and profanity.
