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[rogueslayer452]

Nicholas Brendon passed away.

This is honestly devastating. It's sad knowing how deeply troubled his life had become. I don't always pay that close attention to the personal lives of actors, however every time I heard about him over the years it was something revolving around his constant struggle with addiction which got him into various legal issues, and I kept on hoping that somehow he'd get himself better and back on the right track. I also recently learned about his health problems, too. It's just so sad and tragic.

Outside of his small roles on shows like Criminal Minds, I mostly knew him from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and, while Xander Harris wasn't my favorite character, Nicholas did fantastically in the role, providing much needed comedic relief along with emotional moments with the rest of the Scoobies.

Rest in peace.

Comments

[jake67jake]

I heard yesterday and I was very saddened too. I loved Buffy, and yes, his character was not as developed as the others, but he brought his own spirit to the role. I also loved his CM role, he played off Garcia very well.

[author_by_night]

It's very sad what happened. He struggled a lot. RIP.

[rhoda_rants]

Between this, and the cancellation of the Buffy reboot, AND the announcement of the possible Firefly animated series, all within like two weeks, I'm gonna need the Whedonverse to just CHILL for awhile. It's too much!

I don't really know anything about Nicholas Brendon, but it sounds like he had a rough time of it. All my sympathy goes to his family for this loss.

[profiterole_reads]

I was so shocked. Michelle Trachtenberg, and now Nicholas Brendon. This cast is cursed. :-(