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Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
David Duchovny reflects on how TV has changed since The X-Files
David Duchovny believes Netflix has wrecked TV "in a way". The 64-year-old actor doesn't believe any programme now could have the longevity or the reach of his former show The X-Files - which ran from 1993 to 2002 and another series in 2016, and also spawned two spin-off films - because there are so many programmes across many streaming platforms, meaning shows just "fade away" as the next big thing comes along. He told the Telegraph: 'Netflix kind of f***** the business in a way. Well, I mean, look at The X-Files, which had a foothold on the culture and then lasted. Now, there's just so much – things become incandescent for a year or two and then they just fade away.' Ryan Coogler is developing an X-Files reboot but without the original stars, though David wouldn't be against playing Fox Mulder opposite Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully one more time. He said: 'The X-Files frame is evergreen in terms of generating stories, and especially today. 'So it's like, well, how would we exist in a way that was different from the way we existed before, but still do interesting work?' At the height of the X Files popularity, many fans believed David was "privy" to real-life information about extra-terrestrial life. He said: "[Some fans thought] that I was privy to certain information. But, you know, I'm just an actor. I'm not privy to anything. One of the strengths of the show was that it appeared to be factual to certain people. 'That's the price of doing business.' The former Californication star understands the appeal of certain conspiracy theories because he believes a particular human strength is to 'weaponise or monetise information." He added: "When you look at conspiracies, it's really just people surviving by their wits.' David himself is interested in ideas around mind control. He said: 'I like any government that takes the expansion of human consciousness, and tries to figure out how to make a better soldier or politician or spy with that kind of information.' However, the actor isn't impressed by the "ridiculous" claims made by President Donald Trump and his administration. He said: 'It's like, oh, there's five new ridiculous things coming out of the White House today. Which am I supposed to focus on? That's the conspiracy, I guess. "I think it's probably the first time in history where the government seems to be deliberately promulgating falsehoods for the purpose of immobilising a people.'
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
David Duchovny: ‘Netflix kind of wrecked TV'
David Duchovny, who made his name as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files, acts surprised when I suggest that his presence on screen is not the only thing that connects his latest project – Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny – with that 1990s TV juggernaut. These days, he insists in his droll drawl, speaking via video call from a renovated railway carriage in the grounds of his Malibu home, The X-Files is no longer 'part of my daily creative life or even my personal life'. Yet the very first episode of Secrets Declassified – with its distinctly X-Files-ish tagline, 'The truth will always come to light' – sees the 64-year-old New Yorker walking into a warehouse full of documents about 'covert wars, backroom deals, classified tech' and delivering a warning to viewers: 'Governments and the people who work for them have done strange and even terrible things in the name of national interest.' When X-Files fervour was at its peak, Duchovny, as the more credulous Mulder to Gillian Anderson's sceptical agent Dana Scully, became a kind of poster boy for conspiracy theorists, despite personally being very far from that way inclined. He says that some fans were convinced 'that I was privy to certain information. But, you know, I'm just an actor. I'm not privy to anything. One of the strengths of the show was that it appeared to be factual to certain people.' He shrugs. 'That's the price of doing business.' When Duchovny was offered the starring role in The X-Files, he had already had bit parts in such screen classics as Working Girl (1988) and Twin Peaks (1990), and hesitated before signing up to what he initially saw as 'just a silly science-fiction show'. His performance won him his first Golden Globe award, before he scooped a second as a sex addict in Californication, went into rehab for sex addiction himself in 2008, divorced his actress wife Téa Leoni, wrote five novels and hosted a podcast on failure. Today, he says he understands the appeal of counter-narratives, and believes that one unique human strength is to 'weaponise or monetise information. When you look at conspiracies, it's really just people surviving by their wits.' He even has a soft spot for one himself: mind control. 'I like any government that takes the expansion of human consciousness,' he says, 'and tries to figure out how to make a better soldier or politician or spy with that kind of information.' The alternative facts being issued by the Oval Office are quite another matter, however. 'It's like, oh, there's five new ridiculous things coming out of the White House today. Which am I supposed to focus on? That's the conspiracy, I guess. I think it's probably the first time in history where the government seems to be deliberately promulgating falsehoods for the purpose of immobilising a people.' Duchovny believes that the time is ripe for a reboot of The X-Files; indeed, the Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has a new series in development – though without its original stars, Duchovny insists. Not that he'd be against a new chapter for Mulder and Scully. 'The X-Files frame is evergreen in terms of generating stories, and especially today,' he says. 'So it's like, well, how would we exist in a way that was different from the way we existed before, but still do interesting work?' The original runs of the show – from 1993-2002, 2016 and 2018 – were beset with what Duchovny and Anderson spent years euphemistically referring to as mutual 'tension'. For long periods, the two were not 'even dealing with one another off-camera', as Duchovny revealed last year during a heartfelt conversation with Anderson on his Fail Better podcast, in which he admitted to a 'failure of friendship' with his co-star. Was there something specifically combustible about their two personalities in combination? 'My memory would be faulty, you know? It's like Rashomon,' says Duchovny, vaguely, alluding to Akira Kurosawa's 1950 classic in which every eyewitness to a murder tells a contradictory version of events. 'Just, I don't recall.' Duchovny caught Anderson on the hop when he quit the show in 2001 without even telling her. For the last series, Duchovny admitted feeling a sense of rejection when, this time, Anderson was the one who called it a day. The duo have clearly put the past behind them and now treasure the unique bond they share. And in today's fragmented TV landscape, with content splintered across countless streaming platforms, Duchovny doubts that any future version of The X-Files could ever replicate the enduring reach of the original. View this post on Instagram A post shared by History TV (@historytv) 'Netflix kind of f----- the business in a way,' he says. 'Well, I mean, look at The X-Files, which had a foothold on the culture and then lasted. Now, there's just so much – things become incandescent for a year or two and then they just fade away.' Although he's not short of opinions, Duchovny sensibly refuses to hold forth on global politics. When I ask if he has any thoughts about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – after all, his 2015 debut novel Holy Cow featured a camel that brings Middle East peace – he demurs. 'I'm not knowledgeable enough to wade into that,' he says. 'Forgive me.' What about the explosion of Jew-hatred around the world in the wake of October 7 and the war in Gaza? In 1914, Duchovny's grandfather was one of 6,000 Jews deported from Jaffa to Egypt by the Ottoman government. 'Well, I think anti-Semitism is a zombie idea; it gets reinvigorated,' he says. 'It's a type of conspiracy-thinking that is weak and false and dangerous and vile. But the Jews have been blamed for different s--- many times over, through history.' His father, Amram, a writer of non-fiction, spent years tackling the problem, working in public relations for the American Jewish Committee. Aged 73 – just a couple of years before his death – he published his first novel. Duchovny Jr has shown a similar creative restlessness: since learning the guitar in his 50s, he has released three albums as a singer-songwriter. Earlier this year, he married his longtime girlfriend, 31-year-old Monique Pendleberry – 'We ran off to Santa Barbara and did it at the courthouse there,' he tells me – and he has put his Malibu home up for sale, saying he is 'not sure yet' where he will move next. His wedding ring is not the only new accessory he's sporting today: he also has a moustache, grown for a forthcoming film role as the novelist Kurt Vonnegut. After that, he will shoot another movie, in Pittsburgh, while also promoting his first volume of poetry, About Time. Is there no end to his gifts? Duchovny appears to give this question serious consideration. 'I don't have any other kind of hidden, unexpressed talent,' he says. 'In terms of ways to express myself, I think I'm tapped out.'
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE David Duchovny, 64, and Monique Pendleberry, 31, pictured with matching rings after secret wedding
and his longtime girlfriend Monique Pendleberry have secretly married. In exclusively pictures obtained by the newlyweds spotted wearing their wedding rings for the first time during a laid-back stroll in Malibu on Tuesday. The X-Files actor, 64, and Pendelberry, 31, have kept their romance largely out of the public eye since first being linked in 2017, making only a handful of public appearances together over the years. Their last major sighting was in New York City in September, and they previously walked the red carpet together at the 2023 premiere of Duchovny's Netflix film You People and at the Tribeca Film Festival. But this latest outing - with both Duchovny and Pendleberry flashing bands on their ring fingers - revealed they have finally taken their romance to the next level and a spokesperson has confirmed to that they have indeed wed. Duchovny sported a simple silver band on his left hand, while Pendleberry paired a gold band with a sparkling diamond ring. In exclusively pictures obtained by the newlyweds spotted wearing their wedding rings for the first time during a laid-back stroll in Malibu on Tuesday The couple have been together since meeting at a SunLife Organics Juicery, which Duchovny's friend Khalil Rafati owns, and where Pendleberry was an employee at the time. The New York City native was previously married to actress Téa Leoni, 59. The pair tied the knot in 1997 and quickly became one of Hollywood's most prominent power couples, often praised for keeping their private life relatively low-key despite their fame. However, their relationship hit a rough patch in 2008 when Duchovny checked himself into a rehabilitation center for treatment of sex addiction. The separation made headlines, but the two reunited in 2011, sparking hope for a lasting reconciliation. Despite their efforts, the couple quietly parted ways again and ultimately finalized their divorce in 2014 after 17 years of marriage. They share two children: daughter Madelaine West Duchovny, 24, who has begun forging her own path as an actress, and son Kyd Miller Duchovny, 21, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight. They previously walked the red carpet together at the 2023 premiere of Duchovny's Netflix film You People and at the Tribeca Film Festival The couple have been together since meeting at a SunLife Organics Juicery, which Duchovny's friend Khalil Rafati owns, and where Pendleberry was an employee at the time However, David and Tea's relationship hit a rough patch in 2008 when Duchovny checked himself into a rehabilitation center for treatment of sex addiction Despite their efforts, David and Tea quietly parted ways again and ultimately finalized their divorce in 2014 after 17 years of marriage Duchovny has remained devoted to co-parenting and frequently speaks fondly of his children in interviews. Meanwhile, David's latest move may mark a major new chapter in his life — now with a new bride by his side. The actor is parting ways with the Malibu estate he's called home for nearly two decades, listing it for a staggering $12.5 million. Though best known for his on-screen roles in The X-Files and beyond, Duchovny has stayed busy over the years with a string of creative ventures — from launching a podcast and publishing several books, including his 2021 novel Truly Like Lightning. But one of his proudest projects wasn't in entertainment — it was the restoration of an old train caboose nestled on his Malibu property. 'It's one of the things I'm most proud of that I've ever developed in my life,' Duchovny told WSJ of the caboose, which includes a living and sleeping area, dining nook, kitchen, bathroom, and even a roof deck. 'It's just an amazing little spot to be in.' Duchovny is now putting the caboose — along with his three-bedroom main house — on the market after snapping up the property for $4.75 million in 2016. The one-acre estate is tucked in Malibu's coveted Point Dume neighborhood, just steps from the beach and surrounded by some of Hollywood's biggest names. Meanwhile, David's latest move may mark a major new chapter in his life — now with a new bride by his side: The actor is parting ways with the Malibu estate The one-acre estate is tucked in Malibu's coveted Point Dume neighborhood, just steps from the beach and surrounded by some of Hollywood's biggest names He originally rented the property from The X-Files creator Chris Carter when he needed a Los Angeles base He originally rented the property from The X-Files creator Chris Carter when he needed a Los Angeles base. By 2016, he bought it for $4.75 million. He razed the existing house, and poured about $7 million into building the roughly 3,580-square-foot modern home. He shares the home with Monique and their dogs, Brick and Rookie.
AsiaOne
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
David Duchovny is married, Entertainment News
David Duchovny has got married. The X Files actor and his partner Monique Pendleberry — who he has been in a relationship with for almost six years — were spotted in Malibu on Tuesday (May 20) wearing rings on their wedding fingers, and insiders have now confirmed to Us Weekly that the pair have tied the knot. The 64-year-old star — who has West, 26, and Kyd, 22, with ex-wife Tea Leoni — began dating Monique, 31, in 2017 but they have made very few public appearances together over the years. He previously told how his 2014 divorce from Tea, 59, made him "more empathetic and humble". He told The Times about the emotional fallout he was hit by following the split: "That darkness does deepen you. It makes you more empathetic and humble." David also opened up about how people are constantly trying to work out if his role as womaniser Hank Moody in Californication was linked to him checking into rehab for sex addiction in 2008. He said when asked if the role was a case of art imitating life: "People never tire of trying to figure that out. "But to me, that's not what acting is about. I don't look for things that are mirroring my life in any way." He has also confessed to feeling "inadequate" as a father because he was always working so much. He told People magazine last year: "Maybe I was a good parent, because my kids are great people, and they probably want to think of me as a good parent, too. "They don't want to think of me as a failure. I'm sure I've done bad things, I'm sure I've made mistakes, but we all have. So, I try and give myself more of a break. However, he noted it was "also cool to model a person who's engaged with their life for a kid." He added: "It might not be the best thing to just devote your entire existence to your kid either, so it could go either way. "I don't have access to the other road that could have been travelled. I just have the one that I did travel, so certainly not a perfect parent, but I love my kids. I love my kids so, so much." [[nid:718037]]
Perth Now
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
David Duchovny gets married
David Duchovny has got married. The 'X Files' actor and his partner Monique Pendleberry - who he has been in a relationship with for almost six years - were spotted in Malibu on Tuesday (20.05.25) wearing rings on their wedding fingers, and insiders have now confirmed to Us Weekly that the pair have tied the knot. The 64-year-old star - who has West, 26, and Kyd, 22, with ex-wife Tea Leoni - began dating Monique, 31, in 2017 but they have made very few public appearances together over the years. The 'Californication' star previously told how his 2014 divorce from Tea, 59, made him "more empathetic and humble". He told The Times about the emotional fallout he was hit by following the split: 'That darkness does deepen you. It makes you more empathetic and humble.' David also opened up about how people are constantly trying to work out if his role as womaniser Hank Moody in 'Californication' was linked to him checking into rehab for sex addiction in 2008. He said when asked if the role was a case of art imitating life: 'People never tire of trying to figure that out. 'But to me, that's not what acting is about. I don't look for things that are mirroring my life in any way.' The 'Fail Better' podcaster has also confessed to feeling "inadequate" as a father because he was always working so much. He told People magazine last year: 'Maybe I was a good parent, because my kids are great people, and they probably want to think of me as a good parent, too. 'They don't want to think of me as a failure. I'm sure I've done bad things, I'm sure I've made mistakes, but we all have. So, I try and give myself more of a break. However, he noted it was 'also cool to model a person who's engaged with their life for a kid.' He added: 'It might not be the best thing to just devote your entire existence to your kid either, so it could go either way. 'I don't have access to the other road that could have been traveled. I just have the one that I did travel, so certainly not a perfect parent, but I love my kids. I love my kids so, so much.'
