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I'm not reading currently because I'm getting revisions of a novel. If I read while I'm writing I will unconsciously plagiarize and go to jail.

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David Duchovny
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 7
Actor
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Film Director
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New York City
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David William Duchovny
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