RIP Nicholas Brendon, aka Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

That absolutely sucks.

He had is demons.

Nicholas Brendon has had multiple run-ins with the law over the years, primarily linked to struggles with substance abuse, depression, and alcoholism. His legal issues began in 2010, when he was tased and arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly swinging at police officers and attempting to flee. He was charged with felony vandalism and later pleaded no contest to four misdemeanors: resisting arrest, two counts of battery against a police officer, and vandalism.

In 2014, Brendon was arrested for resisting arrest during a hotel incident at a comic convention in Idaho. The following year, 2015, saw a spike in arrests—four in total—including two incidents involving vandalizing hotel rooms and one for attacking a woman, which led to criminal mischief charges. That same year, he entered rehab twice for substance abuse and depression.

In 2017, he was arrested in Palm Springs on domestic violence charges and for violating a protective order after allegedly pulling his girlfriend’s arm and hair. In 2020, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery and was sentenced to three years of probation, 20 hours of community service, and a 52-week domestic violence program.

His most recent arrest occurred in August 2021 in Indiana, where he was charged with felony prescription fraud and failing to identify himself. Police found him driving erratically, using a fake ID (Kelton Schultz, his twin brother’s name), and in possession of prescription drugs under multiple aliases. He admitted to taking medication not prescribed to him and was released on his own recognizance.

Awe man, that Baw was cool...
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When I saw the name on X, I thought, "Oh no, I hope he's didn't do anything too crazy now."

It sucks that he passed. But I read that he had a heart attack in 2021 and had cauda equina syndrome. Combined with his previous lifestyle, that can be hard on the body.

RIP.

Man that sucks.

My wife and I for some reason early in our marriage were totally into Buffy…it was so entertaining and clever. Brainless fun TV. He was one of my favorites too.

RIP.

It has to suck to be an actor and have such a steady paycheck and living on top of the world for a while to not get any work for decades and feel like shite all while watching all these unemployed influencers with a cell phone making more than NBA players doing nothing.

RIP. Buffy was the 90's

Yeah, Mathew Perry fits in a similar category. Unassuming, non offensive, generally well liked and affable on screen, but demons a plenty off screen.

Why can't they be more like who everyone sees them ON screen??

Well, they're actors, so...

Aside from run ins with the law, violent incidents at the worst times, even against women, pill addiction, he wasn't the warm and cozy Xander folks knew him from Buffy. Far from it. And that really sucks, because however the chain of events started, he's ultimately to blame for most of his misfortunes. And apparently, his own demise.