In 2018, David Duchovny, who came to fame on the Fox supernatural mystery series "The X-Files," admitted to Jimmy Kimmel that he tried out for all three leading "Full House" roles. "I had great disappointment because I had auditioned for a show called 'Full House,'" he said (via ET Online). "They could not figure out how to use me. All they could figure out was how they did not want to use me." When Kimmel asked if he was excited about the three different characters he could have played, Duchovny quipped, "I wanted to eat."
Thankfully for Duchovny, he was able to afford food and so much more when he landed the role of Agent Fox Mulder on "The X-Files" in 1993 (via IMDb). That show gave him his breakout role opposite Gillian Anderson as Agent Scully and led to a role on "Californication" and a music career.
In fact, Duchovny released his third album, "Gestureland," on Aug. 20, 2021. "If I'm getting cut on that double-edged sword [of celebrity], I'm the one who pulled it out in the first place," Duchovny told USA Today about his latest musical venture. "But good or bad, just take [the album] seriously as a piece of music."
