‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ 20th anniversary: Where are the cast members now?
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It’s been two decades since “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” debuted on the WB, giving little indication of the cultural significance it would gain over its seven-season run. While the WB has long since faded into the sunset, the cast of “Buffy” hasn’t. Here’s a look at where they are now.
Note: The credits listed below are far from all-inclusive, and not all the “crises” are crises — some are just dishy. As for showrunner Joss Whedon? Now he runs the world.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers, the slayer)
Credits: “Scooby Doo,” “Scream 2,” “Cruel Intentions,” “All My Children,” “Ringer,” “The Crazy Ones,” “Robot Chicken,” “Star Wars Rebels”
Crises: After George Michael’s death, she accidentally tweeted “#ripboygeorge” along with a lyric from a Culture Club song. She quickly apologized.
Connections: Gellar married Freddie Prinze Jr. in 2002. They are still together and have two kids.
Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris, that guy from school)
Credits: “Kitchen Confidential,” “Private Practice,” “Big Gay Love,” “Criminal Minds”
Crises: Multiple — he was arrested in February 2014 on suspicion of obstructing and resisting arrest, in February 2015 on suspicion of grand theft and criminal mischief (he said he was in a blackout), in October 2015 on suspicion of choking his girlfriend. In the middle of all that, in August 2015, he walked off the “Dr. Phil” show, mid-interview. He’s also been to rehab a few times, including in April 2004, in October 2010 and after the “Dr. Phil” incident.
Connections: Married to actress Tressa DiFiglia in 2001; they split in 2007. Married Moonda Tee in October 2014; they split on Valentine’s Day 2015.
Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg, the witch)
Credits: “American Pie,” “American Pie 2,” “American Wedding,” “American Reunion,” “How I Met Your Mother”
Crises: Nothing to write home about.
Connections: Married “Buffy” and “Angel” actor Alexis Denisof in October 2003. They have two daughters.
Anthony Head (Rupert Giles, the Watcher)
Credits: “Little Britain,” “Sold,” “The Invisibles,” “Merlin,” “The Iron Lady,” “Free Agents,” “You, Me & Them,” “Rocky Horror Show Live”
Crises: Felt guilty for spending eight years away from his daughters in Britain while he was in the U.S. working on “Buffy.”
Connections: Has two daughters with partner Sarah Fisher.
James Marsters (Spike, the other sexy brooding vampire)
Credits: “Angel,” “Without a Trace,” “Caprica,” “Smallville,” “Supernatural,” “Witches of East End,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “Vidiots”
Crises: Nothing to write home about.
Connections: Has a son with ex-wife Liane Davidson and a niece whom he considers his daughter. He married Patricia Rahman in 2011.
Emma Caulfield (Anya Jenkins, strange demon in a strange world)
Credits: “Gigantic,” “Bandwagon: The Series,” “Life Unexpected,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Fantasy Hospital”
Crises: Nothing to write home about.
Connections: Married Cornelius Grobbelaar in 2006; they divorced in 2010. She has a child with Mark Leslie Ford.
Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn, like, Buffy Jr.)
Credits: “Six Feet Under,” “17 Again,” “Mercy,” “Weeds,” “Robot Chicken,” “Gossip Girl,” “Criminal Minds,” “Killing Kennedy,” “Guidance”
Crises: She was in line for Kristen Stewart’s role in the “Twilight” franchise, she says.
Connections: She’s been linked to men including Pete Wentz and Kid Cudi, but she’s managed to keep an official boyfriend confirmation off the radar.
David Boreanaz (Angel, sexy, brooding vampire)
Credits: “Angel,” “Bones”
Crises: Admitted in May 2010, while wife Jaime Bergman was pregnant, that he’d cheated with Tiger Woods’ mistress Rachel Uchitel. A “Bones” extra sued him in July 2010, alleging sexual harassment.
Connections: Married to Ingrid Quinn from 1997 to 1999. Has two children with Bergman, whom he married in 2001.
Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers, coolest mom ever)
Credits: “Comanche Moon,” “One Life to Live”
Crises: Nothing to write home about.
Connections: Has a daughter with husband John Pankow, whom she married in 1985.
Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase, the mean girl)
Credits: “Angel,” “Veronica Mars,” “Supernatural,” “The Lying Game”
Crises: Posed for Playboy in 2004.
Connections: Married Damion Hardy in October 2002; they split in 2007 and have a son together.
Amber Benson (Tara Maclay, Willow’s girlfriend)
Credits: “The Killing Jar,” “Supernatural,” “Morganville: The Series,” “Selling Isobel”
Crises: Nothing to write home about.
Connections: Dated “Buffy” alum Adam Busch from 2002 to 2009.
Seth Green (Oz, the sidekick)
Credits: “Batman Beyond,” “The Italian Job,” “Greg the Bunny,” “Four Kings,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “Dads,” “Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.,” “Robot Chicken,” “Family Guy,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
Crises: Nothing to write home about.
Connections: Married actress Clare Grant in 2010.
Marc Blucas (Riley Finn, the military boyfriend)
Credits: “First Daughter,” “We Were Soldiers,” “Necessary Roughness,” “Sleeping With Other People”
Crises: Nothing to write home about.
Connections: As of 2009, he’s married to journalist Ryan Haddon, who was previously married to Christian Slater. Blucas is stepfather to the son and daughter Haddon had with Slater.
Eliza Dushku (Faith)
Credits: “Angel,” “Bring It On,” “Tru Calling,” “Dollhouse,” “Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H”
Crises: Dushku has struggled with alcohol and drug abuse. This week, she opened up about it to a youth conference and revealed that she’s been clean and sober for eight years.
Connections: Dated former Los Angeles Lakers player Rick Fox for nearly five years, ending it in June 2014 when she returned to her hometown, Boston, to pursue a sociology degree.
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