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Season 3, Episode 3
Mulder and Scully visit a rural town where five people have died from being struck by lightning. Their investigation leads them to a teenager who has survived a lightning strike and now has the power to control electricity. However, his unstable mental state and infatuation with his former teacher drive him to use his power to kill. Guest starring Giovanni Ribisi and Jack Black
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Cast & Crew
Gillian Anderson
(Actor)
.. Dana Scully
David Duchovny
(Actor)
.. Fox Mulder
Giovanni Ribisi
(Actor)
.. Darin Peter Oswald
Jack Black
(Actor)
.. Bart `Zero' Liquori
Ernie Lively
(Actor)
.. Sheriff Teller
Karen Witter
(Actor)
.. Sharon Kiveat
Steve Makaj
(Actor)
.. Frank Kiveat
Peter Anderson
(Actor)
.. Stan Buxton
Kate Robbins
(Actor)
.. Mrs Oswald
Mar Andersons
(Actor)
.. Jack Hammond
Kim Manners
(Director)
Howard Gordon
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Gillian Anderson
(Actor)
.. Dana Scully
Born:
August 09, 1968
in
Chicago
Best Known For:
The X Files.
Early-life:
Gillian Leigh Anderson was born in Chicago on August 9, 1968. After briefly relocating to Puerto Rico her family moved to London while her father completed a course at the London Film School; they ended up staying for nine years. On their return to the US, young Gillian decided she wanted to be an actress after auditioning for a community play. Following high school, she studied acting at DePaul University's Goodman Theatre and left with a degree in Fine Arts. She moved to New York to pursue her acting dreams.
Career:
Anderson's first big break came when she won an award for her performance in the off-Broadway play Absent Friends. After settling in Los Angeles, she had a guest appearance in TV series Class of 96, then landed the role of Dana Scully in The X Files. She won an Emmy and Golden Globe for her portrayal of the FBI agent; she's also appeared in two X Files movies. Anderson's other projects include The Mighty, The House of Mirth, The Last King of Scotland, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Bleak House, Great Expectations, The Crimson Petal and the White, and Hannibal. She's also the female lead in the hugely acclaimed BBC Two series The Fall, and contains to appear on stage.
Quote:
'Fame is complicated and definitely overrated. There are perks to it that are unfathomable. But the other aspect is there's little to no privacy at all.'
Trivia:
Anderson is a spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network. Her brother Aaron was diagnosed with the condition as a child; he died at the age of 30 in 2011 after contracting a brain tumour.
David Duchovny
(Actor)
.. Fox Mulder
Born:
August 07, 1960
in
New York
Best Known For:
Playing X Files hero Fox Mulder.
Early-life:
David William Duchovny was born on August 7, 1960, in New York to a Scottish teacher mother, Margaret, and Amram, his publicist and playwright father who was of Ukrainian descent. They divorced when he was 11. He has a brother called Daniel. Duchovny earned an English Literature degree from Princeton University and a Masters in the same subject at Yale University. He became a part-time actor to help fund his PhD, but abandoned his studies in 1987 to pursue a show business career full-time.
Career:
One of Duchovny's earliest roles was in a beer advert. Before making his debut as Mulder in The X Files in 1993 he was best known as Dennis/Denise, a transvestite FBI agent in cult TV drama Twin Peaks. He also hosted The Red Shoe Diaries series. On the big screen he has starred in Kalifornia, movie versions of The X Files, as well as Return To Me, Evolution, Zoolander, Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal, Connie and Carla, My Dark Places and House of D. In 2007 he began a seven-year stint alongside Natascha McElhone in US comedy drama Californication. He is due to star in a new, 1960s-set drama called Aquarius, about the police's investigation into cult leader Charles Manson.
Quote:
'I never, ever, ever cook, and I would never eat anything I might cook.'
Trivia:
Duchovny dated Perry Reeves and Sheryl Lee before marrying Tea Leoni in 1997. They have two children, Madelaine and Kyd, but are now separated.
Giovanni Ribisi
(Actor)
.. Darin Peter Oswald
Born:
December 17, 1974
in
Los Angeles
Best Known For:
A string of TV and film roles.
Early-life:
Antonino Giovanni Ribisi was born in Los Angeles on December 17, 1974, to Gay and Albert. He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi and the brother of voice artist Gina Ribisi. He made his acting TV debut in an episode of Highway to Heaven.
Career:
For a number of years, his acting career has been made up of recurring and guest roles on a number of TV shows, including My Two Dads, Married with Children, The Wonder Years, Friends (as Phoebe's brother, Frank), Chicago Hope, Walker, Texas Ranger and My Name Is Earl. His film credits include Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Public Enemies (2009) and Avatar (2009). Recently, he starred in short-lived American sitcom Dads.
Quote:
'I just consider myself a committed actor. If a movie is a success, that's great; I'm happy for that. But I've learned just to concentrate on my job and do the best that I can.'
Trivia:
Giovanni is an active Scientologist. He wed model Agyness Deyn in 2012. He had a daughter with first wife Mariah O'Brien.
Jack Black
(Actor)
.. Bart `Zero' Liquori
Born:
August 28, 1969
in
Hermosa Beach, California
Best Known For:
The School of Rock.
Early-life:
Born Thomas Jacob Black on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California. He's the only child of divorced satellite engineer parents and he has five half-siblings. At school he was the class clown. He became interested in music thanks to his mother's journalist lodger and his older half-brother, who was a music engineer. He made his acting debut in The Wizard of Oz at school; his professional debut came in a TV advert for a computer game at age 13. Following a difficult period during his teens he studied theatre at UCLA.
Career:
Black left university early to join Tim Robbins' Actors' Gang theatre group, where he met his musical partner Kyle Gass. Black's first film was Robbins' Bob Roberts in 1992. He then moved into TV, making numerous appearances in such shows as The Golden Palace, The X-Files and Touched By An Angel. Other early films include Waterworld, Dead Man Walking and Mars Attacks! His breakthrough role was in 2000's High Fidelity. He's also starred in Shallow Hal, Orange County, School of Rock, Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong and The Muppets. Lending his vocal talents to the animated Kung-Fu Panda movies cemented his star status.
Quote:
'You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.'
Trivia:
He is a member of comedy rock duo Tenacious D with Kyle Glass.
Ernie Lively
(Actor)
.. Sheriff Teller
Karen Witter
(Actor)
.. Sharon Kiveat
Steve Makaj
(Actor)
.. Frank Kiveat
Peter Anderson
(Actor)
.. Stan Buxton
Kate Robbins
(Actor)
.. Mrs Oswald
Mar Andersons
(Actor)
.. Jack Hammond
Kim Manners
(Director)
Howard Gordon
(Writer)
