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Name: Nicholas Brendon
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Date of Birth:
April 12, 1971
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Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Mini-bio:
Nicholas Brendon was born three minutes after his identical twin brother, actorKelly Donovan on April 12, 1971 in Los Angeles, California. He attended ChatsworthHigh School, where he struggled with st...( read more)uttering but was also a starter on thebaseball team. He had dreams of playing for the L.A. Dodgers, but had to pursueother 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 thehugely successful TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). The series ran from1997 until 2003, garnering a huge cult following as well as a large fan base forBrendon. Brendon and his twin Kelly Donovan appeared together in the episode "TheReplacement", in which Xander has to cope with having a seemingly sinister double.Outside of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), Brendon became a spokesperson for theStuttering Foundation of America, appearing in a print campaign for theorganization. His first major role in a feature film came with the Charles Buschsatire Psycho Beach Party (2000). Brendon has also starred in the ABC Family Channeloriginal movie Celeste in the City (2004) (TV).