‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actor dies
Nicholas Brendon, an actor best known for his role as a loveable underdog sidekick on the hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died. He was 54.
Brendon’s family announced the death in a statement posted on his social media accounts Friday. They said he died in his sleep of natural causes, but did not say where or when it happened.
Brandon played Xander Harris, a close friend of lead character Buffy, on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” that ran from 1997 to 2003.
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” based on the movie of the same name, never received many awards, but it has been cited by many critics as being one of the most influential shows in TV history.
Brendon also appeared on the TV show “Criminal Minds” between 2007 and 2014 and alongside Bradley Cooper in the Fox sitcom “Kitchen Confidential,” an adaptation of Anthony Bourdain’s memoir, that aired for just one season in 2005.