Fox Broadcasting Company Press Release for The X-Files

THE X FILES
(Fridays, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)

THE X FILES is a one hour drama about an unconventional FBI agent, Fox Mulder
(David Duchovny), who takes it upon himself to investigate a group of
unsolved cases, known as the "X-Files," that he believes involve paranormal
phenomena.  To keep tabs on his work -- and in the hope of debunking his
theories -- the FBI teams him up with Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), a
young, skeptical agent who has a degree in medicine and a strong bias toward
the scientific.
As the pair works to solve these unexplained cases, Mulder's strong belief in
the forces of the unknown continues to challenge Scully's rational mind.
Their relationship grows more complex with each case, slowly emerging as a
handy mix of professional competitiveness, witty repartee and a mutual
attraction that is heightened by the intensity of their task and the close
proximity in which they work.
Chris Carter is the executive producer of this Twentieth Television
production.

THE X-FILES -- FACT SHEET

ON AIR:                              Fridays 9:00-10:00
p.m. (ET/PT)
ORIGINATION:                         Vancouver, Canada
CONCEPT:       Drama about two FBI special agents who are teamed up to 
               investigate a series of unexplained cases called "X-Files."
ORIGINAL PREMIERE:                   September 10, 1993
STARRING:                            David Duchovny (Agent Fox Mulder)
                                     Gillian Anderson (Agent Dana Scully)
PRODUCED BY:                         Twentieth Television in association
                                     with Fox Broadcasting Co.
CREATED BY:                          Chris Carter
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:                  Chris Carter
WRITER:                              Chris Carter
PILOT EPISODE DIRECTED BY:           Bob Mandel
SUPERVISING PRODUCER:                Dan Sackheim
PRESS CONTACT:                       Kimberly Wilder


DAVID DUCHOVNY
(Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files)

David Duchovny is probably best known for his memorable role as the
transvestite detective in the television series "Twin Peaks" and for his
performance opposite Mimi Rogers in the acclaimed feature film "The Rapture."
A native New Yorker, Duchovny graduated from Princeton University and then
earned a graduate degree in English literature at Yale University, preparing
for a career as a teacher.  While at Yale, he began commuting to New York to
study acting and was soon appearing in off-Broadway plays.  In 1987, in the
midst of his doctorial studies, he left Yale to persue acting full time.
Duchovny's film credits include leading roles in "Chaplin," opposite Robert
Downey, Jr., "Beethoven" with Charles Grodin, "Don't Tell Mom the
Babysitter's Dead" and "The Red Shoe Diaries" for Showtime.  Duchovny is also
appearing in the upcomming feature "Kalifornia" with Brad Pitt and Juliette
Lewis.
Duchovny, who is single, was born August 7.  He resides in Malibu, Calif.

GILLIAN ANDERSON
(Agent Dana Scully on The X-Files)

Gillian Anderson first gained recognition as an actress for her off-Broadway
performance in Alan Ayckborne's "Absent Friends" at the Manhattan Theater
Club, for which she won a Theatre World Award.  She also performed in
Christopher Hampton's "The Philanthropist" at the Long Wharf Theater.
Her love of theater began in high school where she participated in community
theater.  In college, Anderson studied with the National Theater of Great
Britian at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and then at the Goodman
Theater School at Chicago's DePaul University, where she obtained her BFA
degree.
Anderson's film and television credits include "The Turning," produced by The
Tribeca Film Center, and an episode of the Fox series "Class of '96."
Anderson, who was born August 9, is single and resides in Los Angeles.

CHRIS CARTER
(Executive Producer/Writer of The X-Files)

Chris Carter began his career as a screenwriter in 1985 at The Walt Disney
Studios.  Previously, Carter had been working as a freelance journalist,
writing and traveling extensively abroad.
At Disney, Carter wrote and produced several television movies in addition to
the television pilot "Cameo By Night" for NBC and "The Nanny," a sitcom for
The Disney Channel.  He took a short leave of absence from Disney to
co-produce the second season of the comedy series "Rags to Riches," starring
Joe Bologna, and returned in 1989 to create and executive produce "Brand New
Life," a recurring comedy series which ran as part of a rotating schedule on
Disney's Sunday night lineup.
In 1992, Carter began creating and developing television projects, including
The X-Files, for Twentieth Television.
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A photo was also enclosed of Scully (on left) and Mulder in front of a tree,
talking.  Scully is holding a pad of paper as if she is refering to it.  The
caption reads: Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson, left) and Fox Mulder (David
Duchovny, right) are FBI agents on special assignment to solve unexplained
FBI cases in the new one-hour drama THE X-FILES, debuting on FOX.
Photo id 1102/#6

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