Fans and family members aren\u2019t the only ones remembering \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d star Nicholas Brendon<\/a> \u2014 his coworkers on the hit series have also offered their own tributes. As David Boreanaz wrote on Instagram<\/a>, \u201cSome people leave a mark without trying.\u201d<\/p>\n Boreanaz shared a photo of himself and Brendon from the \u201cBuffy\u201d era and shared, \u201cThere are people you work with and then there are people you share time with. Nick was the latter. Some moments stay small on paper. A laugh between takes. A look that says we got this. The quiet understanding of showing up and doing the work together.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cBut those are the things that last. He carried something real. Not perfect, not polished, just real. And in this business that matters more than most things.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t always get to choose how long someone stays in the story, only that they were here,\u201d Boreanaz added. \u201cAnd he was \u2026 Rest easy Brother. Some people leave a mark without trying.\u201d<\/p>\n Sarah Michelle Gellar, who starred as the titular character in the series, also offered a tribute to Brendon<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018They\u2019ll never know how tough it is to be the one who isn\u2019t chosen. To live so near to the spotlight, and never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realizes, because nobody\u2019s watching me,\u2019 I saw you Nicky. I know you are at peace, in that big rocking chair in the sky,\u201d Gellar wrote, quoting a monologue Brendon delivered in the show<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMy Sweet Nicky, thank you for years of laughter, love and Dodgers,\u201d wrote Alyson Hanigan on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cI will think of you every time I see a rocking chair.\u00a0\u00a0I love you. RIP<\/p>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n .\u201d<\/p>\n Emma Caufield, whose character was engaged to Brendon\u2019s on the series, shared a reel featuring the pair in her Instagram Story and captioned it, \u201cMy heart is heavy. I can\u2019t put into words just yet how hard this has hit me. Let this clip of us giving it all be a place holder. Rest Nicky. Rest. I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n Brendon\u2019s family said the actor died in his sleep of natural causes.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon,\u201d his family said in a statement\u00a0first shared by The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. \u201cHe passed in his sleep of natural causes. Most people know Nicky for his work as an actor and for the characters he brought to life over the years. In recent years Nicky has found his passion in painting and art. Nicky loved to share his enthusiastic talent with his family, friends and fans. He was passionate, sensitive, and endlessly driven to create.\u201d<\/p>\n Brendon was diagnosed with cauda equina syndromea, a condition that occurs when the bundle of nerves below the end of the spinal cord is damaged, and underwent two surgeries in 2021. In 2023 he revealed he had suffered a heart attack and been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.<\/p>\n The post Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz and More \u2018Buffy\u2019 Stars Remember Nicholas Brendon: \u2018He Carried Something Real\u2019<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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