Brendon, Nicholas 1971–

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BRENDON, Nicholas 1971–

PERSONAL

Original name, Nicholas Brendon Schultz; born April 12, 1971, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Bob (a business consultant) and Kathy (a talent agent) Schultz; twin brother of Kelly Donovan (an actor); married Tressa Di-Figlia (an actress), September 1, 2001. Education: Attended Pasadena City College.

Addresses: Agent—The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Blueprint Artist Management, 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Publicist—Pinnacle Public Relations, 8265 Sunset Blvd., Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Career: Actor and producer. Appeared in television commercial for Clearasil; Stuttering Foundation of America, spokesperson, 2001–. Also worked as a waiter, plumber's assistant, veterinary janitor, food delivery person, script delivery person, day care counselor, and an electrician's assistant.

Awards, Honors: Saturn Award nominations, best genre TV actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, 1998, 1999, Saturn Award nomination, best genre TV supporting actor, 2000, Golden Satellite Award (with others), best ensemble television cast, 2001, all for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Basketball player one, Children of the Corn III (also known as Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest), Dimension Films, 1995.

Starcat, Psycho Beach Party, Strand Releasing, 2000.

Lucas, Unholy, 2006.

Jake Relm, Alien Fire, 2006.

Film Work:

Associate producer and production manager, Demon Island (also known as Pinata: Survival Island), First Look Home Entertainment, 2002.

Associate producer, Unholy, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Alexander "Xander" Harris, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series), The WB, 1996–2001, UPN, 2001–2003.

Seth Richman, Kitchen Confidential, Fox, 2005.

Also appeared in The Young and the Restless, CBS.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dana, Celeste in the City, ABC Family, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Young Roger, Secret Lives of Husbands & Wives, CBS, 1992.

Himself, MTV Presents: Videos That Don't Suck, MTV, 1998.

Buffy's Back (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

The 2002 Much Music Video Music Awards, Much Music, 2002.

TV's Most Memorable Weddings, NBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jeff, The Pool at Maddy Breakers, Fox, 2003.

Voice of Xander, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guy in Ray-Ray's gang, "Hood in the Boyz," Married … With Children, Fox, 1993.

"Do the Write Thing," Dave's World, CBS, 1995.

Himself, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Television Work; Series:

Production assistant, Dave's World, CBS, 1995–96.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in The Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Los Angeles, CA; My Own Private Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA; Out of Gas on Lovers' Leap, Los Angeles, CA.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Buffy: Season 3 Overview (documentary short), Fox Box, 2003.

Himself, Buffy: Season 4 Overview (documentary short), Fox Box, 2003.

Himself, Buffy: Season 5 Overview (documentary short), Fox Box, 2003.

Video Games:

Voice of Xander Harris, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fox Interactive, 2000.

Voice of Xander Harris, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds, Fox Interactive, 2003.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Official Magazine, October/November, 2004.

People, October 15, 2001, p. 177.

Seventeen Magazine, February, 2000; May, 2000.

Spectrum Magazine, March, 1999.

Star: The Celebrity Magazine, April 10, 2001.

Teen Magazine, October, 2000, p. 51.

YM Magazine, May, 1998.

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