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The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry.
David Duchovny
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David Duchovny
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 7
Actor
Film Actor
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Film Producer
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Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
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New York City
New York
David William Duchovny
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