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Nicholas Brendon (born
April 12,
1971, as
Nicholas Brendon Schultz in
Los Angeles, California), is an
actor best known for his character
Xander Harris in the television series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003).
Biography
Early Life
Nicholas Brendon Schultz was born in
Los Angeles, California, When he was younger he'd aspirations to be a professional
baseball player, but was forced to give up the dream after an arm injury. At the age of 20 he decided to try his hand at acting to help him overcome his
stuttering problem, but gave it up after two years because, "I couldn't stand the politics in
Hollywood." He decided instead to go back to school and study
medicine, but this didn't work out. He also tried his hand at a variety of other jobs including being a
plumber's assistant, veterinary janitor, day care counselor, waiter, and a production assistant for the television show
Dave's World. He gave acting another try after these jobs. It only took four days of auditioning before he landed the role of
Xander Harris on
Buffy.
Career
Brendon's role on
Buffy the Vampire Slayer as
Xander Harris, was initially that of the occasional
comic relief and plucky sidekick to the lead female characters, but after the earlier seasons less comedic lines were given to the part. When the series ended in 2003, Brendon joined the cast of a new
Fox sitcom,
Kitchen Confidential, based on the book by chef
Anthony Bourdain. Thirteen episodes were made, but the series was cancelled on December 9 of the same year, after the fourth episode aired with low
ratings.
In 2006, he played for season 2 of the animated series . The series ended on
September 1,
2007. His character's final appearance was in the episode "Shaggy Frog", which aired on
April 28,
2007.
From
July 26 through
August 30,
2006, Brendon co-starred in the play
Lobster Alice with
Noah Wyle in
Los Angeles.
That same year, Brendon reunited with his former
Buffy on-screen sweetheart,
Charisma Carpenter, in the
ABC Family TV movie
Relative Chaos.
In a pop culture expo in Sydney, October 2007, he mentioned that he'd be joining the cast of the
CBS crime drama
Criminal Minds as Penelope Garcia's love interest.
Personal Life
In 2001, Brendon married actress
Tressa DiFiglia. As of 2007, they're divorcing.
On
April 25,
2004, at a
Buffy fan convention in
Cleveland,
Ohio, he announced that he'd voluntarily entered rehab for
alcoholism.
Brendon has played a major part in the Stuttering Foundation of America. He was the first person to serve the role of honorary
chairperson of the Stuttering Foundation of America's Stuttering Awareness Week for three consecutive years, from 2000 to 2003.
Brendon has an identical twin brother,
Kelly Donovan, who is three minutes older than he, and served as his occasional stand-in on
Buffy. Kelly also played the part of Xander's double in the episode "
The Replacement" and when Nicholas fell sick with pneumonia, he played Xander in most of the episode "
Intervention".
Filmography
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