Sarah Michelle Gellar
Emmy Award-winning actress Sarah Michelle Gellar
is a veteran of television, theater and the big screen, having worked for
nearly 15 of her young 20 years. In addition to starring in The WB's "Buffy
the Vampire Slayer," Gellar will conquer the big screen this year in
two highly anticipated feature films written by Kevin Williamson ("Dawson's
Creek") - "Scream 2," the sequel to last year's blockbuster
hit, and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" co-starring Jennifer
Love Hewitt ("Party Of Five"). Starring in the title role of "Buffy
the Vampire Slayer," Gellar plays a somewhat reluctant hero who fights
off vampires at night while juggling the traumas of high school during the
day. Fighting evil creatures requires adeptness in the martial arts, a challenge
which Gellar has been devoted to since before landing the role. Having studied
the Korean art of Tae kwon Do for four years and earning a brown belt, Gellar
spends her free time both on and off the set continuing her training with
the series stunt coordinator. No stranger to television, the versatile actress
won an Emmy Award in 1994 for her memorable role as Kendall Hart, the devious
secret daughter of Erica Kane (Susan Lucci), on the daytime drama "All
My Children." She played a younger Jackie Kennedy in the critically
acclaimed mini-series "A Woman Named Jackie," and starred with
Valerie Harper and Jeff Daniels in the television movie "An Invasion
of Privacy." She was also a regular on the Syndicated show "Girl
Talk." Gellar's feature film credits include the Warner Bros. movie
"Funny Farm," "Over the Brooklyn Bridge" and "High
Stakes." She also performed in New York stage productions of "The
Widow Claire" opposite Matthew Broderick at Circle in the Square, and
"Jake's Women" at the Old Globe Theatre. A Manhattan native, Gellar
currently resides in Los Angeles.
David Boreanaz
Angel on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" While
relatively new to the world of acting, David Boreanaz has catapulted to
stardom with his quiet intensity as the mysterious and tortured Angel on
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer." A native of Philadelphia, Boreanaz
was exposed to television at a young age - his father is a veteran weather
forecaster for WPVI in Philadelphia. Since seeing the inspiring performance
of Yul Brynner in "The King and I" at the young age of seven,
Boreanaz had a feeling that acting would be in his future. After graduating
from Ithaca College, he moved to Los Angeles to try his luck in Hollywood.
While studying the craft of acting, Borneanaz lived the life of a starving
actor doing such jobs as parking cars, painting houses and handing out towels
at a sports club. Yet, it was while walking his dog in a Hollywood neighborhood
that a manager spotted his brooding, intense look and instantly signed him
as a client. His first big break was a guest shot on "Married...With
Children" playing Kelly Bundy's (Christina Applegate) biker boyfriend.
He has also appeared in the television movie "Men Don't Lie."
On Stage, Boreanaz has performed at the Ensemble Theatre in "Hatful
of Rain," at the Gardner Stage in "Italian-American Reconciliation"
and "Fool for Love," and on theatre row in "Cowboy Mouth."
His feature film credits "Aspen Extreme," "Best of the Best
2" and "Eyes of the World." Currently, Boreanaz lives in
Los Angeles with his dog, Bertha Blue.
Nicholas Brendon
Xander Harris on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
known as Nicholas Brendon, who portrays the sardonic Xander with sensitivity
and humor, already has an impressive list of credits in television, film
and theater. With his aspirations of playing professional baseball quashed
when an arm injury cut his sports career short, he turned to the acting
game for a new challenge. Soon after, he made his television debut in a
Clearasil commercial. Yet, as roles were few and far between, he persevered
in entertainment and switched to the other side of the camera, working as
a television production assistant on "Dave's World." When he nailed
an audition for a guest-starring role on the series, Brendon gained the
confidence he needed and continued to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.
Fate soon smiled upon him and he was called in to audition for the role
in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." In television, he had a recurring
role on the daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless," and
starred in the pilot "Secret Lives." He played an evil corn follower
in the feature film "Children of the Corn III-Urban Harvest,"
and starred in Los Angeles theater productions of "The Further Adventures
of Tom Sawyer" at Theater West, "My Own Private Hollywood"
at The Black Hole Theater and "Out of Gas on Lovers' Leap" at
the Pasadena Playhouse. Offsreen, the Los Angeles native enjoys basketball,
camping and spending quality time with friends and family, including his
identical twin brother, Kelly, with whom he shares a home.
Alyson Hannigan
Willow Rosenberg on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
In "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Alyson Hannigan plays a shy wallflower
who becomes Buffy's friend and confidante. In real life, Hannigan is a veteran
actress who has been performing since the age of four. During the series'
hiatus, she filmed the Paramount/MTV Films feature "Dead Man on Campus,"
starring Tom Everett Scott. She began her career in Atlanta doing commercials,
working steadily in national spots for companies like McDonald's, Six Flags
Amusement Parks and Oreo cookies. When Hannigan was 11, she moved to Los
Angeles in hopes of breaking into film and television. Her breakthrough
role came when she was cast as Dan Aykroyd's misunderstood daughter in the
feature film "My Stepmother Is an Alien." She went on to guest
star on a number of popular television shows, including "Picket Fences,"
"Roseanne" and "Touched by an Angel." She was a recurring
guest star on the series "Almost Home" and a series regular on
"Free Sprit." In her free time, the Washington, D.C. native and
Dr. Seuss fan likes to surf the web, practice kick-boxing and spend time
with her dogs and cats. She currently resides in Los Angeles.
Charisma Carpenter
Charisma Carpenter had no plans to pursue acting,
but fate intervened in Los Angeles while she was working as a waitress to
save for her education. Carpenter was discovered by a commercial agent,
and her career in front of the camera began. She appeared in more than 20
commercials, including one for Secret antiperspirant which ran for two years.
Her first big break in television came with a guest shot on the popular
series "Baywatch." Not long after, she auditioned for Aaron Spelling,
who cast her in the role of Ashley in the NBC series "Malibu Shores."
Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, and lived there until she was 15, when
her family moved to Mexico and San Diego to take classes at the School of
the Creative and Performing Arts. After graduating from high school, she
traveled through Europe. Upon returning, she moved to San Diego where she
held various jobs to support herself through junior college. Her job experience
at that time included working in a video store, teaching aerobics, and waiting
on tables - the job that ultimately led to her acting career. Offscreen,
the brunette beauty enjoys the outdoors - rollerblading, hiking, sky diving,
rock climbing, running and horseback riding - as well as traveling and cooking.
She also continues to dance, and is a former San Diego Charger Girl cheerleader.
Carpenter currently lives in Los Angeles with her golden retriever.
Anthony Stewart Head
Anthony Stewart Head has enjoyed a successful acting
career in his native England for many years, but it was a popular series
of coffee commercials that brought him his greatest recognition in the United
States. Head starred as the intriguing romantic lead in a dozen Taster's
Choice commercials, each tracing the budding romance between two neighbors
who share a love for the same coffee. Head was a regular cast member on
the sci-fi television series "VR.5." He also guest starred on
the series "Highlander" and the critically acclaimed police drama
"NYPD Blue." Additional credits include the Showtime movie "Royce"
with Jim Belushi; and the feature films "A Prayer for the Dying,"
"Devil's Hill" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover." He has
performed in several BBC Productions, including "Secret Army,"
"Accident," "Bergerac," "The Grudge Fight,"
"Howard's Way" and "Pulaski." Head also starred in the
British television productions "Enemy at the Door" and "Love
in a Cold Climate." Head was born in Camdentown, England, and grew
up in Hampton. He attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts,
and got his first show business break playing Jesus in "Godspell"
in the West End. He went on to star in a number of theater productions,
including "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Julius Caesar,"
"The Heiress," "Chess," Peter Shaffer's "Yonadab"
at the Royal National Theatre, and "Rope." Head divides his time
between home in Los Angeles and England.
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