1. FBI Special Agent John Jay Doggett is a fictional character in the Fox science fiction-supernatural television series The X-Files.
19 Facts About John Doggett
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John Doggett appeared in the opening credits and every episode from the season eight premiere to the final episode of season 9.
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John Doggett made his first appearance in the 2000 episode "Within".
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John Doggett served in the United States Marine Corps from the 1970s to the 1980s.
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John Doggett started to work for the Criminal Investigations Division.
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The introduction of John Doggett was met with mostly positive reaction by critics, while getting more mixed response from longtime fans of the series.
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John Doggett served in the United States Marine Corps in the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit from 1977 to 1983.
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From 1982 to 1983, John Doggett played a role in the Multi-National Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon.
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John Doggett retired from the US Marine Corps with commendations after being wounded in the line of duty.
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John Doggett teamed up with Special Agent Monica Reyes, who was working out of the New York FBI field office at the time, to search for his son's killer.
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In 1995, John Doggett graduated from the FBI Academy and assumed the position of FBI Special Agent in the Criminal Investigations Division.
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In 2000, Agent John Doggett was assigned by Deputy Director Alvin Kersh to head up the manhunt to find Special Agent Fox Mulder.
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The manhunt was unsuccessful and John Doggett was demoted to work on the X-Files with Special Agent Dana Scully.
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John Doggett is a no-nonsense agent, who frequently utilizes his down-to-earth sensibilities he learned as a Marine and a cop.
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John Doggett therefore functioned as "the skeptic", while Scully somewhat served in Mulder's old position of "the believer".
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Later, he and Reyes narrowly escaped from Knowle Rohrer, who John Doggett had discovered about a year prior was working for the conspiracy.
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Some members of the fanbase criticized the introduction of John Doggett, claiming that the character had been intentionally created to replace previous lead Fox Mulder's work.
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Robert Patrick was awarded a Saturn Award in the category "Best Television Actor" in 2001 for his role as John Doggett, winning over such nominees as Richard Dean Anderson for his work as Jack O'Neill on Stargate SG-1.
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John Doggett was nominated for the award the following year.