Daniel Duchovny | |
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Born | Daniel Miller Duchovny 1956 (age 67–68)
New York City, U.S. |
Other names | Danny Ducovny |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director [1] |
Years active | 1980–present |
Parent |
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Relatives | David Duchovny (brother), West Duchovny (niece) |
Daniel Miller Duchovny (known as Danny Ducovny; also credited as Daniel Ducovny) is an actor and a director of commercials. [2]
Duchovny was born in New York City in 1956. [3] He is the son of Amram "Ami" Ducovny (1927–2003), a writer and publicist who worked for the American Jewish Committee, and Margaret "Meg" ( née Miller), a school administrator and teacher. [4] [5] He is the first son and the oldest child of three children. He has an younger brother, David (b. 1960) and a younger sister, Laurie (b. 1966). [6] Duchovny's mother is a Scottish immigrant from Whitehills, Aberdeen, Scotland. [7] [8] His father was Jewish, and his mother was Lutheran. [9] [10] [11] [12] His father dropped the h in his last name to avoid the sort of mispronunciations he encountered while serving in the Army. [4] [13] [14] In the Polish language, duchowny means 'clergyman', and in the Ukrainian language it means 'spiritual'. Duchovny's paternal grandfather was a Jewish emigrant from Berdychiv, Ukraine, and Duchovny's paternal grandmother was a Jewish emigrant from Congress Poland (now in Poland). [15] [16] [17] [18]
In 1990 he founded his production company, Cucoloris, with partner Linda Stewart. [19] Before moving into directing commercials and the occasional TV series episode, he had worked on several movies in the camera department. [20]
2008 - "
Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (
Californication episode) — director
1999 - "
The Unnatural" — guest appearance in this
The X-Files episode, which was written and directed by his brother David
1994 - "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses" (
Red Shoe Diaries episode) — director
1988 -
Vibes — New York director of photography
1987 -
Tough Guys Don't Dance — additional photographer
1986 -
Jumpin' Jack Flash — second unit director of photography
1983 -
Lillian Gish — first assistant camera
1982 -
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! — Cameraman
1980 - Missing Persons — director of photography
1980 -
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death — camera operator
1980 - We Are the Guinea Pigs — assistant camera and second unit camera operator
... my father being a Russian Jew ....
My relatives are Scottish, so I think my Scottish audience is important. Some are in Glasgow, but my mum's from Aberdeen. I hear it's grey there—like my mum. The name's Russian, but New York is my home. That's where I'm from.
I like that I look like my father and mother put together—that's a Russian Jew and a Scottish Lutheran, and I like that it all looks mixed up. ... I'm sure my nose wasn't an asset until I was David Duchovny. Before that, it was, like, "Yeah, that kind of Jewish-looking guy with the kind of big nose."
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Daniel Duchovny | |
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Born | Daniel Miller Duchovny 1956 (age 67–68)
New York City, U.S. |
Other names | Danny Ducovny |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director [1] |
Years active | 1980–present |
Parent |
|
Relatives | David Duchovny (brother), West Duchovny (niece) |
Daniel Miller Duchovny (known as Danny Ducovny; also credited as Daniel Ducovny) is an actor and a director of commercials. [2]
Duchovny was born in New York City in 1956. [3] He is the son of Amram "Ami" Ducovny (1927–2003), a writer and publicist who worked for the American Jewish Committee, and Margaret "Meg" ( née Miller), a school administrator and teacher. [4] [5] He is the first son and the oldest child of three children. He has an younger brother, David (b. 1960) and a younger sister, Laurie (b. 1966). [6] Duchovny's mother is a Scottish immigrant from Whitehills, Aberdeen, Scotland. [7] [8] His father was Jewish, and his mother was Lutheran. [9] [10] [11] [12] His father dropped the h in his last name to avoid the sort of mispronunciations he encountered while serving in the Army. [4] [13] [14] In the Polish language, duchowny means 'clergyman', and in the Ukrainian language it means 'spiritual'. Duchovny's paternal grandfather was a Jewish emigrant from Berdychiv, Ukraine, and Duchovny's paternal grandmother was a Jewish emigrant from Congress Poland (now in Poland). [15] [16] [17] [18]
In 1990 he founded his production company, Cucoloris, with partner Linda Stewart. [19] Before moving into directing commercials and the occasional TV series episode, he had worked on several movies in the camera department. [20]
2008 - "
Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (
Californication episode) — director
1999 - "
The Unnatural" — guest appearance in this
The X-Files episode, which was written and directed by his brother David
1994 - "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses" (
Red Shoe Diaries episode) — director
1988 -
Vibes — New York director of photography
1987 -
Tough Guys Don't Dance — additional photographer
1986 -
Jumpin' Jack Flash — second unit director of photography
1983 -
Lillian Gish — first assistant camera
1982 -
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! — Cameraman
1980 - Missing Persons — director of photography
1980 -
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death — camera operator
1980 - We Are the Guinea Pigs — assistant camera and second unit camera operator
... my father being a Russian Jew ....
My relatives are Scottish, so I think my Scottish audience is important. Some are in Glasgow, but my mum's from Aberdeen. I hear it's grey there—like my mum. The name's Russian, but New York is my home. That's where I'm from.
I like that I look like my father and mother put together—that's a Russian Jew and a Scottish Lutheran, and I like that it all looks mixed up. ... I'm sure my nose wasn't an asset until I was David Duchovny. Before that, it was, like, "Yeah, that kind of Jewish-looking guy with the kind of big nose."
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