Nicholas Brendon 213735 224559415 2008-07-09T12:15:52Z 72.88.112.101 /* Personal Life */ {{reliable sources|date=July 2007}} {{Infobox actor | name = Nicholas Brendon | image = Nicholas Brendon crop.jpg | caption = | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1971|04|12}} | location = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]] | spouse = Tressa di Figlia (2001&ndash;2007) | birthname = Nicholas Brendon Schultz | homepage = http://www.nickbrendon.com/ }} '''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 (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (1997&ndash;2003). ==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.<ref>[http://tv.yahoo.com/nicholas-brendon/contributor/31546/bio;_ylt=AibZPyUq4JWp4sFP4hAIhHi.o9EF Nicholas Brendon - Yahoo! TV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> At the age of 20 he decided to try his hand at acting to help him overcome his [[stuttering]] problem,<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/buffy2x01x04x04 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - Interview with Nicholas Brendon<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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]]''.<ref>[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/profile/nicholas-brendon.aspx Nicholas Brendon<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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 (TV series)|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 Broadcasting Company|Fox]] [[sitcom]], ''[[Kitchen Confidential#The television series|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 [[Nielsen Ratings|ratings]]. In 2006, he played [[List of secondary characters in American Dragon: Jake Long#Villains|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]]''. In 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.<ref> http://www.nickbrendon.com/archives/000133.html</ref> ===Personal Life=== In 2001, Brendon married actress [[Tressa DiFiglia]]. As of 2007, they are divorcing.<ref>[http://ca.tv.yahoo.com/nicholas-brendon/contributor/31546/bio Nicholas Brendon - Yahoo! TV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On [[April 25]], [[2004]], at a ''Buffy'' [[fan convention]] in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], he announced that he had voluntarily entered rehab for [[alcoholism]].<ref>[http://www.whedon.info/article.php3?id_article=4382&img Former Buffy star Brendon enters rehab<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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 (Buffy episode)|The Replacement]]"<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107183/bio Nicholas Brendon - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and when Nicholas fell sick with pneumonia, he played Xander in most of the fight scenes in the episode "[[Intervention (Buffy episode)|Intervention]]".<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233010/ Kelly Donovan at IMDB]</ref> ==Filmography== {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Other notes |- | [[1995 in film|1995]] | ''[[Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest]]'' | Basketball Player One | |- | [[2000 in film|2000]] | ''[[Psycho Beach Party]]'' | Starcat | |- | [[2002 in film|2002]] | ''[[Demon Island]]'' | Kyle | |- | [[2007 in film|2007]] | ''[[Unholy (film)|Unholy]]'' | Lucas | |- | rowspan="2"|[[2008 in film|2008]] | ''[[Blood on the Highway]]'' | Chase Sinclair | |- | ''[[The Portal]]'' | Paul | |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | [[1993 in television|1993]] | ''[[Married… with Children]]'' | Guy In Ray-Ray's Gang | [[List of Married... with Children episodes#Season 8: 1993-1994|Episode: Hood 'n the Boyz]] |- | [[1995 in television|1995]] | ''[[Dave's World]]'' | | '''Episode''': Do the Write Thing |- | [[1997 in television|1997]]&ndash;[[2003 in television|2003]] | ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' | [[Xander Harris]] | |- | [[2003 in television|2003]] | ''[[The Pool at Maddy Breaker's]]'' | | [[Television movie|TV-Movie]] |- | [[2004 in television|2004]] | ''[[Celeste in the City]]'' | Dana Blodgett/Harrison | [[ABC Family]] [[Television movie|TV-Movie]] |- | [[2005 in television|2005]]&ndash;[[2006 in television|2006]] | ''[[Kitchen Confidential (television series)|Kitchen Confidential]]'' | Seth Richman | |- | [[2006 in television|2006]] | ''[[Relative Chaos]]'' | Gil Gilbert | [[ABC Family]] [[Television movie|TV-Movie]] |- | [[2006 in television|2006]]&ndash;[[2007 in television|2007]] | ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'' | Huntsboy #89 | Voice Role |- | rowspan="2"|[[2007 in television|2007]] | ''[[Fire Serpent]]'' | Jake Relm | [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|SCi Fi Channel]] [[Television movie|TV-Movie]] |- | ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' | Kevin Lynch | [[List of Criminal Minds episodes#Season 3: 2007–2008|Episode: Penelope]] |- |} ==Awards & 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'' ==References== {{reflist|2}} == External links == {{commons|Nicholas Brendon}} *[http://www.nickbrendon.com/ Nicholas Brendon's site] *[http://www.stuttersfa.org Stuttering Foundation site] *{{imdb name|id=0107183|name=Nicholas Brendon}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Buffyversenav}} {{Persondata |NAME=Brendon, Nicholas |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Schultz, Nicholas Brendon |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor |DATE OF BIRTH=[[April 12]], [[1971]] |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brendon, Nicholas}} [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Identical twins]] [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Los Angeles, California]] [[de:Nicholas Brendon]] [[es:Nicholas Brendon]] [[fr:Nicholas Brendon]] [[it:Nicholas Brendon]] [[nl:Nicholas Brendon]] [[no:Nicholas Brendon]] [[pl:Nicholas Brendon]] [[fi:Nicholas Brendon]] [[sv:Nicholas Brendon]] [[tr:Nicholas Brendon]]