Biography

David Boreanaz

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David was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Patti, a travel agent, and weatherman Dave Roberts (Boreanaz). His father is of Italian descent and his mother is of half Slovak ancestry. At the age of seven he decide to be an actor, which eventually led him to study cinema and photography at Ithaca College in New York. After graduating from college, David moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue a career in the movies. After some uncredited roles he received his first important role as Kelly's boyfriend in the series Married... with Children (1987). After three seasons of playing Angel in the hit series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), he received his own spin-off show titled Angel (1999).
- IMDb mini biography by: zoot_18

Playing the role of Angelus on Angel (1999) for February sweeps in 2003, Boreanaz ad libbed a lot of his lines. Co-star Amy Acker said in an interview, "I think it's great; he has so much fun playing that character. It's a lot of improvisation and taking risks. You never know what he's going to say; it changes from take to take.".
Was offered the starring roles in Batman Begins (2005) and Superman Returns (2006) but turned it down due to his commitment to Angel (1999).
Is very good friends with his Bones (2005) co-star Emily Deschanel.
David Boreanaz first got offered and passed on SEAL team after just coming off a long 12 year run on Bones (2005) but when it came back to him in hope he would change his mind, he decided to do it.
Was discovered while walking his dog.

[on missing Sarah Michelle Gellar] "I loved working with Sarah... Sarah is great. A great person. Without Sarah I wouldn't be standing here right now. So I owe her a lot."
[From Late Show with David Letterman (1993) on his view on L.A.] "I see L.A. as a beautiful blonde with dirty underwear"
"I'd have to say, I can share Cordelia's pain".
"[on the subject of hipness] It's just one of those things. It's like buttering an English muffin. An English muffin is hip. Because it's so good".
[on appearing as Angel in the very last Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) episode:] "I pretty much slid right back in. It was another day of work. I'm not big with reunions, but it was fine."