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What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs.

David Duchovny

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David Duchovny
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 7
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Television Director
Television Producer
Writer
New York City
New York
David William Duchovny
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