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Birth Name:Nicholas Brendon Schultz
Famous As: Actor
Date of Birth: April 12, 1971
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5' 11
Nationality: American

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Nicholas Brendon

Born Nicholas Brendon Schultz
April 12, 1971 (1971-04-12) (age 37)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse(s) Tressa di Figlia (2001–2007)
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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).

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Biography

Early life

Nicholas Brendon Schultz was born in Los Angeles, California, When he was younger he had aspirations to be a professional baseball player, but was forced to give up the dream after an arm injury.1 At the age of 20 he decided to try his hand at acting to help him overcome his stuttering problem,2 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 did not 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.3 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 Huntsboy #89 for season 2 of the animated series American Dragon: Jake Long. 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.

At a pop culture expo in Sydney, October 2007, he mentioned that he would be joining the cast of the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds as Penelope Garcia's love interest.4

Personal life

In 2001, Brendon married actress Tressa DiFiglia. As of 2007, they are divorced.

On April 25, 2004, at a Buffy fan convention in Cleveland, Ohio, he announced that he had voluntarily entered rehab for alcoholism.5

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"6 when the two Xanders were on the screen at the same time, and when Nicholas fell sick with pneumonia, he played Xander in most of the fight scenes in the episode "Intervention".7

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Other notes
1995 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest Basketball Player One
2000 Psycho Beach Party Starcat
2002 Demon Island Kyle
2007 Unholy Lucas
2008 Blood on the Highway Chase Sinclair
The Portal Paul
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Married… with Children Guy In Ray-Ray's Gang Episode: Hood 'n the Boyz
1995 Dave's World Episode: Do the Write Thing
1997–2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Xander Harris
2003 The Pool at Maddy Breaker's TV-Movie
2004 Celeste in the City Dana Blodgett/Harrison ABC Family TV-Movie
2005–2006 Kitchen Confidential Seth Richman
2006 Relative Chaos Gil Gilbert ABC Family TV-Movie
2006–2007 American Dragon: Jake Long Huntsboy #89 Voice Role
2007 Fire Serpent Jake Relm SCi Fi Channel TV-Movie
Criminal Minds Kevin Lynch Episode: Penelope

Awards and nominations

Saturn Awards

  • 1998: Nominated, "Best Genre TV Actor" - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • 1999: Nominated, "Best Genre TV Actor" - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • 2000: Nominated, "Best Genre TV Supporting Actor" - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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NAME Brendon, Nicholas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schultz, Nicholas Brendon
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH