Nicholas Brendon

Nicholas Brendon

Date of birth

12 April 1971

Location

Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth name

Nicholas Brendon Schultz

Nickname

Nicky

Height

5’ 11" (1.80 m)

Mini biography

Nicholas Brendon was born three minutes after his identical twin brother, actor Kelly Donovan on April 12, 1971 in Los Angeles, California. He attended Chatsworth High School, where he struggled with stuttering but was also a starter on the baseball team. He had dreams of playing for the L.A. Dodgers, but had to pursue other options when he hurt his arm about a year after graduating high school.

He got his big break as an actor when he landed the role of Xander Harris on the hugely successful TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). The series ran from 1997 until 2003, garnering a huge cult following as well as a large fan base for Brendon. Brendon and his twin Kelly Donovan appeared together in the episode "The Replacement", in which Xander has to cope with having a seemingly sinister double.

Outside of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), Brendon became a spokesperson for the Stuttering Foundation of America, appearing in a print campaign for the organization. His first major role in a feature film came with the Charles Busch satire Psycho Beach Party (2000). Brendon has also starred in the ABC Family Channel original movie Celeste in the City (2004) (TV).

Spouse

Tressa DiFiglia (1 September 2001 - present)

Trivia

Got into acting as a way to overcome his stuttering problem.

Twin brother of Kelly Donovan.

Attended Pasadena City College.

Served as the honorary chairperson of the Stuttering Foundation of America’s Stuttering Awareness Week in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

During the off-season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) Nicholas often grows a goatee, while his identical brother, Kelly, stays clean-shaven. This often leads to fans mistaking Kelly for Nicholas.

He was Marley Shelton’s high school prom date. He bought her 100 roses, wore a tux and drove a black convertible Mustang. Marley said that he "totally did it right".

He is 3 minutes younger than Kelly.

Appeared with David Boreanaz (Angel), Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), and Mark Lutz (Groosalugg) at the Angel And Buffy Convention held at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England, 29 August, 2003.

Named #4 of the Top Ten Sexiest Men of the Buffy / Angel universe in a fan poll by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanzine (2004).

Has two younger brothers named Christian and Kyle.