David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is an American actor, writer and director. His father dropped the h in his last name to avoid the sort of mispronunciations he encountered while serving in the Army. Duchovny appeared in an advertisement for Löwenbräu beer in 1987. Many residents of Vancouver were upset with Duchovny over scripted jokes on Conan O’Brien’s late night show about the city’s heavy rainfall; he joked, “Vancouver is a very nice place, if you like 400 inches of rainfall a day.” He also stated, “Of course, I’m tired of the rain. It’s a lovely city.” During the run of The X-Files, he also made several guest appearances in the cult TV satire The Larry Sanders Show, playing himself, but adding a strong attraction to Sanders. He appeared in a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.