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“Maybe with "Californication" the character was partly based on Rick Moody. I read him and Jay McInerney, the templates for this bad boy novelist.”

Quote by David Duchovny

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David Duchovny, born on August 7, 1960, is an accomplished actor from the United States. He gained widespread recognition for his role as Fox Mulder in the television series 'The X-Files', which made him one of the most iconic television stars of the 1990s. Beyond his acting career, Duchovny has also ventured into writing, publishing two novels. more

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