Both Nicholas Brendon (Xander), and Ara Celi (Ampata), had to eat up to ten twinkies each for the scene in when they are eating lunch in 2.04 Inca Mummy Girl.

In 6.14 Older And Far Away, Xander makes what could be a reference to the 1984 cheesy horror film Children of the Corn when he says:

“the only thing missing is …

In 3.19 Choices, Cordelia calls M.I.T. (Massachussets Institute of Technology) “a Clearasil ad with housing.” Clearasil is a cleansing product for acne/spots. Nicholas Brendon made his television debut in a Clearasil …

There are a few connections between angsty teen drama Dawson’s Creek and Buffy. Katie Holmes, who played Joey in Dawson’s Creek, was originally cast as Buffy Summers but she …

Buffy line producer Gareth Davies said about Nicholas Brendon:

Nick Brendon is the guy that I’ve always wanted to see break out. Not only is he a great looking guy - …

Nicholas Brendon has an identical twin brother called Kelly, who is often mistaken for Nick by fans. Kelly has done stunt work on Alias and played Jacob in MTV’s Undressed. …

Nicholas Brendon’s Prom date (in real life) was Marley Shelton who later appeared in the film Valentine with David Boreanaz. Nicholas bought Marley 100 roses, wore a tux and drove …

Nicholas Brendon played Xander Harris. His original goal in life was to play professional baseball, but he had to give up that goal when he broke his arm which would …

Nicholas Brendon has said that he cried when he first read the script for 3.13 The Zeppo as he was so delighted with it, and it’s meaning for his character. He …

The character of Jenny Calendar was originally to be called Nicki but was changed to Jenny to avoid confusion on set as Nicholas Brendon is generally called Nicky by his …

In 1.09 The Puppet Show, Xander holds up Sid the Dummy and says, “Redrum, Redrum”. This was an ad lib by Nicholas Brendon.

Nicholas Brendon was 25 years old when he was first cast as the 16 year old Xander Harris. He was only a year younger than Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar) who …

Nicholas Brendon used to have his belly button pierced, but he removed the piercing because both he and Joss Whedon agreed that Xander probably wouldn’t have one. Nicholas has two …

Sarah Michelle Gellar told Jay Leno an on-set story when she appeared on his chat show. She was going to pull down Nicholas Brendan’s pants one day, as he was …

In 5.09 Listening To Fear, Xander jokes about the meteorite being a “festive pinata”. Piñatas are a tradition often found at children’s birthday parties. They are papier-mache figures filled with sweets. …

Xander ‘convinces’ Willow in 5.03 The Replacement that he is genuinely Xander by performing his Christmas Snoopy dance - first mentioned in Passion. Nicholas Brendon has performed this dance on numerous …

Jane Espenson, the writer of the episode 5.03 The Replacement, discussed the episode in an interview with the BBC. She said:

“I had actually pitched a double Xander episode in one of …

Nicholas Brendon (Xander) and Emma Caulfield (Anya) do not appear in the episode 7.07 Conversations With Dead People. This is a first for Nicholas Brendon, but not for Emma Caulfield. James …

Xander Harris was good friends with Willow and Buffy. He was always the odd one out in his group of friends: he had no superpowers, or special knowledge, and Buffy …

When the Gavrok spider jumps on Buffy’s back in 3.19 Choices, you can see Nick Brendon laughing at Sarah Michelle Gellar in the next shot.