Nicholas Brendon, the sardonic Xander Harris who helps the title character ward off werewolves and other creatures of the night on the hit series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001- ), turned to acting when an arm injury quashed his professional baseball aspirations. The handsome, dark-haired actor landed his first professional work in a Clearasil TV commercial before appearing in a recurring role on the daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (CBS) and guest-starring on Fox's popular primetime comedy series "Married ... With Children". With roles few and far between, Brendon worked as a production assistant on the CBS sitcom "Dave's World" and also guest-starred in an episode, but his role on "Buffy" finally brought him the recognition he had craved. In addition to a small role in the feature "Children of the Corn III" (1995), he has starred in Los Angeles-area theater productions of "The Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "My Own Private Hollywood" and "Out of Gas on Lovers' Leap".
- Also Credited As:
Nicholas Brendon Schultz
- Born:
April 12, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Job Titles:
Actor, Production assistant
Family
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Brother: Christian P Schultz. born on June 2, 1982
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Brother: Kelly Brendon. Nicholas twin
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Brother: Kyle Garrett Schultz. born on February 24, 1984
Significant Others
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Companion: Marley Shelton. dated when she was in high school; no longer together
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Companion: Wendy Thompson. no longer together
Milestones
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1993 Played Student 1 in episode of Fox s Married ... With Children
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1995 Worked as production asssistant on Dave s World (CBS); played 1st Friend on one episode
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1997 Played regular role of Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-2003)
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2000 Film debut in Psycho Beach Party
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2005 Joined the cast of the short-lived Fox sitcom, Kitchen Confidential
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2006 Cast as Huntsboy #89 in season 2 of the animated series American Dragon: Jake Long
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2006 Featured in the ABC Family TV movie Relative Chaos, which reunited him with former Buffy on-screen sweetheart, Charisma Carpenter
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Arm injury quashed professional baseball aspirations
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Made professional debut in Clearasil TV commercial