David Duchovny of ‘X-Files' Fame Lists Malibu Estate for $12.5 Million
David Duchovny has starred in movies and TV shows, launched a podcast and written several books, including the 2021 novel 'Truly Like Lightning.'
But one of his favorite projects, he says, was renovating an old train car on his property in Malibu, Calif.
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This X-Files Episode Is Still One of the Scariest Office Horror Stories
Late in The X-Files' fifth season—just a few weeks before the first X-Files feature film hit theaters—viewers were plunged into the terrifying madness of 'Folie à Deux.' A weary Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) trudges to Chicago to check out the latest 'monster of the week,' but his head snaps back into the game when he realizes the monster in question just might be targeting him next. Before it flips its approach to put Mulder in its crosshairs, 'Folie à Deux'—directed by X-Files regular Kim Manners, and written by future Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan—introduces us to Gary Lambert (Caprica's Brian Markinson), a rather ordinary guy working a soul-sucking telemarking job for a vinyl siding company. The calls cycle constantly as Gary reads from a precise script and endures nagging instructions to 'dial and smile,' all the better to hook new customers. It's dull and stressful but not exactly toxic—until Gary senses an alarming presence lurking in the office: a giant insect-like creature, masquerading as his boss and turning his co-workers into remote-controlled zombies. It scares him enough to audio-tape a warning about a monster stalking VinylRight employees, which is why the FBI's resident spooky kids Mulder and Scully (Gillian Anderson) get handed the case. But there's tension in the FBI office too. Mulder and his own boss, FBI Assistant Director Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), are enduring a surly patch in their relationship—not for the first or last time. Mulder's annoyed the Bureau sees him as 'monster boy' (to be fair, there's a solid reason for that), and tells Scully he can handle this 'jerk-off assignment' by himself. But once he flounces off to Chicago, he realizes there's more to this case than he realized, and he does actually need her help. 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Actual human telemarketers have been largely replaced by robo-calls these days, but in 1998 when the episode aired, everyone still had a land line and generally picked up when the phone rang. In a room crammed with cubicles full of people all reading the same pitch over and over, you can see how 'dead-eyed automatons' isn't too far of a leap. But this is The X-Files, so something eerie always has to creep in. Even Mulder is skeptical about Gary's claims at first, but any doubts evaporate once he catches a glimpse of the monster himself. 'I saw it too,' he confesses to Scully. She wonders if it's perhaps a folie à deux, meaning that Mulder was so affected by the experience of being held hostage that he's now sharing Gary's delusions. But Mulder's inclined to point to a larger conspiracy. Maybe Gary's boss, the otherwise unmemorable Greg Pincus (John Apicella), is actually a manifestation of evil capable of using camouflaging mind tricks to conceal its presence? 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Yahoo
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David Duchovny's Longtime Malibu Home Lists for $12.5 Million
David Duchovny acquired a landlocked 1950s abode in the gated Point Dume enclave of Malibu almost a decade ago and then proceeded to build a brand-new modern home in its stead. There, amid the site that he's referred to as his 'magical place,' the veteran film and TV actor also kitted out an existing train caboose where he went on to pen his 2021 novel Truly Like Lightning and record episodes of his Fail Better podcast. The X-Files and Californication star has now chosen to part ways with his beloved digs and has the spot up for sale, asking $12.5 million—around $7.8 million more than he paid back in mid-2016. Based in New York at the time, Duchovny first rented the property from The X-Files writer/producer Chris Carter as a Los Angeles pied-à-terre before buying the property and making it his primary residence, according to The Wall Street Journal. More from Robb Report This Supersonic Jet's Sharkskin-Like Coating Helps Reduce Its Emissions Banyan Tree's First Residential Project in Europe Will Be the Padilla Madrid Residences Here's Where You Can Get Jameson's Oldest Age-Statement Whiskey Yet RELATED: Kanye West's Former Malibu Home Sells for More Than $30 Million After Less Than a Week Nestled beyond a gated driveway on just over an acre of land, the wood-sided structure has three bedrooms and five baths in roughly 3,580 square feet of open-plan living space with polished cement floors, high ceilings dotted with clerestory windows and skylights, and smart-home systems. Large pivoting glass doors provide seamless indoor/outdoor environs. Standing out is the spacious great room, which holds a living room, a dining area, and a kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, stone countertops, and top-tier Miele and Fisher & Paykel appliances. The primary suite flaunts a walk-in closet, plus a luxe bath sporting a clawfoot soaking tub and a steam shower. Two more en-suite bedrooms each have white oak floors and built-in closets, while an office overlooks picturesque grounds hosting a lap pool and a sunken fire pit. RELATED: The Epic Pool at This $25 Million Malibu Home Will Make Your Favorite 5-Star Jealous Topping off the listing, which is held by Chris Cortazzo of Compass, is a detached building that currently serves as a gym, as well as the aforementioned caboose-turned-guesthouse, which has its own living and sleeping area, kitchen, built-in dining nook, bath, and rooftop deck. The property also transfers with a deeded access key to a secluded beach. Per WSJ, the 64-year-old New York native and two-time Golden Globe-winning actor has decided to sell because his children are grown. Duchovny, who recently launched his Secrets Declassified docuseries on the History Channel, reportedly still owns an apartment in New York and a house in Costa of Robb Report The 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way) In Pictures: Most Expensive Properties Click here to read the full article.
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David Duchovny acquired a landlocked 1950s abode in the gated Point Dume enclave of Malibu almost a decade ago and then proceeded to build a brand-new modern home in its stead. There, amid the site that he's referred to as his 'magical place,' the veteran film and TV actor also kitted out an existing train caboose where he went on to pen his 2021 novel Truly Like Lightning and record episodes of his Fail Better podcast. The X-Files and Californication star has now chosen to part ways with his beloved digs and has the spot up for sale, asking $12.5 million—around $7.8 million more than he paid back in mid-2016. Based in New York at the time, Duchovny first rented the property from The X-Files writer/producer Chris Carter as a Los Angeles pied-à-terre before buying the property and making it his primary residence, according to The Wall Street Journal. More from Robb Report Inside a Brand-New $44 Million Beverly Hills Mansion With a Two-Ton Marble Bathtub Apple TV's 'The Studio' Filmed at These 3 Scene-Stealing John Lautner Houses in L.A. A Rolls-Royce Co-Founder's Family Commissioned This $5.3 Million London Home RELATED: Kanye West's Former Malibu Home Sells for More Than $30 Million After Less Than a Week Nestled beyond a gated driveway on just over an acre of land, the wood-sided structure has three bedrooms and five baths in roughly 3,580 square feet of open-plan living space with polished cement floors, high ceilings dotted with clerestory windows and skylights, and smart-home systems. Large pivoting glass doors provide seamless indoor/outdoor environs. Standing out is the spacious great room, which holds a living room, a dining area, and a kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, stone countertops, and top-tier Miele and Fisher & Paykel appliances. The primary suite flaunts a walk-in closet, plus a luxe bath sporting a clawfoot soaking tub and a steam shower. Two more en-suite bedrooms each have white oak floors and built-in closets, while an office overlooks picturesque grounds hosting a lap pool and a sunken fire pit. RELATED: The Epic Pool at This $25 Million Malibu Home Will Make Your Favorite 5-Star Jealous Topping off the listing, which is held by Chris Cortazzo of Compass, is a detached building that currently serves as a gym, as well as the aforementioned caboose-turned-guesthouse, which has its own living and sleeping area, kitchen, built-in dining nook, bath, and rooftop deck. The property also transfers with a deeded access key to a secluded beach. Per WSJ, the 64-year-old New York native and two-time Golden Globe-winning actor has decided to sell because his children are grown. Duchovny, who recently launched his Secrets Declassified docuseries on the History Channel, reportedly still owns an apartment in New York and a house in Costa of Robb Report The 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way) In Pictures: Most Expensive Properties Click here to read the full article.
