While being a celebrity comes with fame and fortune, stars in the limelight have also had their fair share of interesting incidents in their lives, before they have gained stardom. David Duchovny is an actor who was an unfortunate victim of one such situation during his college days.
The X-Files star was once caught in the middle of a comedy of errors on a flight back from a vacation. Adding to his woes of already being very sick on the journey back, Duchovny had to endure another trial when he was mistakenly taken for a drug dealer.
David Duchovny Once Had A Traumatic Flight Back From A Holiday
Hollywood star David Duchovny endured a few unforgettable situations in his life, long before he became an actor. The Californication star recalled a particularly tough situation, right after his college days when he was returning from a holiday in Southeast Asia. Duchovny, who was very sick with an acute stomach upset on the flight, got his troubles compounded even more when his frequent visits to the restroom raised suspicion. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the actor narrated what went down.
”I had really bad dysentery on the flight. I was up and down to the bathroom all the time on this 14-hour flight. I guess the folks alerted the powers that I was acting strangely. The pulled me out of line and they took me to a room and they made me strip down and they were asking me questions about drug dealing. Every 5 minutes, they kept asking,‘Didn’t you swallow a c-ndom filled with heroin’”?
Duchovny was ultimately let free after explaining multiple times that he was violently sick on the flight and that the authorities had got it completely wrong. The incident, though hilarious in retrospect, was a rather challenging moment for the X-Files star at the time.
David Duchovny’s Next Film Is With Rom-Com Queen Meg Ryan
When it comes to romantic comedies, Meg Ryan takes the top spot as the bonafide queen. David Duchovny will join the You’ve Got Mail actor this time for their latest film, What Happens Later, which is set to release worldwide on November 3rd, 2023. Duchovny will play Ryan’s ex-lover, who reunites with her at the airport when both of them get snowed in. The Sleepless in Seattle star who has written and directed the movie, was all praises for her co-star. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, she said,
“So, it’s just been really fun to see David embrace this guy who I don’t think is anything really like David. To see him dive into every single scene in the fullest way, he’s funny, and he’s smart, and he’s dear, and irresistible.”
Duchovny and Ryan first connected formally on Zoom to talk about the possibilities of getting him on board and warmed up to each other so quickly that Ryan was able to take the decision to cast him in the role without much deliberation.
