David Boreanaz

David Paul Boreanaz was born in Buffalo, New York, where his father Dave Roberts (born David Thomas Boreanaz) was working for ABC affiliate WKBW-TV as a weather presenter and host of children's show Rocketship 7. His mother Patti Boreanaz was a travel agent. He has two older sisters. He is of Italian and Slovene descent on his father's side.{{cite news |last=Smolenyak |first=Megan |title=What Kind of Name Is Boreanaz? |newspaper=Huffington Post |date=May 16, 2011 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/what-kind-of-name-is-bore_b_862391.html|access-date=May 19, 2011}}{{cite news |last=Winslow |first=Harriet |date=December 27, 1998 |title='Buffy's' Dark Angel Wins His Own Wings |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1998/12/27/buffys-dark-angel-wins-his-own-wings/34426a1c-6358-4c6f-9250-f68dfd32051e/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828050612/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1998/12/27/buffys-dark-angel-wins-his-own-wings/34426a1c-6358-4c6f-9250-f68dfd32051e/ |archive-date=2017-08-28 |access-date=2025-04-30 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_05-13-2007/In_Step_With...David_Boreanaz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722124648/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_05-13-2007/In_Step_With...David_Boreanaz|archive-date=July 22, 2009 |title=In Step With...David Boreanaz |magazine=Parade |date=May 16, 1969 |access-date=February 22, 2011}} His mother is of half Slovak and part Irish, German, French, and Swiss descent.

When Boreanaz was seven years old, the family moved to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area after his father took a job at local ABC affiliate, WPVI-TV. Boreanaz was raised Catholic{{cite news|title=Carla Gugino and David Boreanaz take on women's basketball in 'The Mighty Macs'|publisher=examiner.com|date=October 25, 2011}} and attended Rosemont School of the Holy Child at Rosemont, Pennsylvania and then high school at Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania,{{cite news |title='Bones,' 'Mighty Macs' keep David Boreanaz in spotlight |url=https://www.mcall.com/2011/11/16/bones-mighty-macs-keep-david-boreanaz-in-spotlight/ |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Penn. |date=November 16, 2011}} where he was a keen athlete and played on the school football team.{{cite news |title=Ex-Vampire Turns Into Regular Guy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/arts/television/27bore.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 27, 2006 |url-access=subscription}} He graduated from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, in 1991 with a degree in cinema and photography.{{cite web |last=Candura |first=Jeff |url=http://fuse.ithaca.edu/122/ |title=He's No (Longer) Angel – Fuse – Ithaca College |publisher=Fuse.ithaca.edu |date=March 27, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719213117/http://fuse.ithaca.edu/122/ |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

Boreanaz moved to Los Angeles with a degree in filmmaking, but found, like many other struggling actors, gaining work initially difficult. Boreanaz slept on a couch at his sister's place, visiting film sets and doing production assistant work to learn more about the industry in which he hoped to be more involved. He was a background extra in the 1993 film Aspen Extreme as a fan waving at skiers. He also prepared props for Best of the Best II (also released in 1993), which stars Eric Roberts, where he also had a small uncredited role; Boreanaz is seen briefly standing to the left, as the characters Tommy Lee and Alex enter a nightclub (which is a front for an illegal fighting ring).{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/davidboreanaz321/biography/los-angeles |title=David Boreanaz - 3. Los Angeles}}

Boreanaz's first paid acting appearance was a 1993 guest spot on the American sitcom Married... with Children, as Kelly's unfaithful biker boyfriend, who gets pummeled by her father, Al.Rizzo, Carita. "Before They Were Stars", TV Guide, January 3, 2011, page 22. He was cast in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, after being suggested for the role to Marti Noxon by one of Boreanaz's neighbors, after he was seen walking his dog past their house on a regular basis.Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVD Special Features In the cult series, he played the mysterious Angel, a vampire cursed by Romani people with a soul as punishment for his murdering a Romani girl, initially resulting in debilitating remorse and then a life of contrition. The show became enormously successful and Boreanaz starred in a spin-off series, Angel, which gave the character a chance to evolve and concentrated on Angel's battle for redemption for the numerous murders he committed before he regained his soul. He appeared on Buffy from 1997 to 1999, when he began starring in Angel, which ran until 2004, with a recurring role on Buffy after his departure. He also appeared in the film Macabre Pair of Shorts, wherein he plays a vampire's victim (in the segment "MPS").

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Boreanaz's only starring role in a major theatrical film was in 2001's slasher horror film Valentine, alongside Denise Richards and Katherine Heigl. In 2002, he had a supporting role in the film I'm with Lucy. In 2003, he appeared in the music video for singer Dido's hit single "White Flag", and was the voice of Leon (Squall Leonhart) in the video game Kingdom Hearts, but did not reprise his role in the sequel.

In 2005, Boreanaz began starring opposite Emily Deschanel on the primetime television series Bones. He also appeared in These Girls, a Canadian film in which he played a biker; the film received a limited theatrical release in Canada in March 2006, after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival. He has also starred in the independent films Mr. Fix It and Suffering Man's Charity (released on DVD as Ghost Writer), as well as the direct-to-DVD sequel The Crow: Wicked Prayer in which he starred alongside Tara Reid. In 2006, he starred in another DVD release, The Hard Easy, which also starred Steve Buscemi, Vera Farmiga, and Nick Lachey.

In that same year, he also voiced Hal Jordan in the direct-to-video DC Comics animated feature Justice League: The New Frontier. In the season-three finale of his TV series Bones, Boreanaz's character Seeley Booth is seen in his bathtub reading an issue of Green Lantern. As well as being a producer on Bones since its third season, Boreanaz also directed at least one episode every season since season four.{{cite web |url=http://www.whedonsworld.co.uk/interviews/angel/david/ew.html |title=Whedon's World – David Boreanaz Interview September 2008 |website=Whedonsworld.co.uk |access-date=February 22, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} BuddyTV ranked him number 13 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010" list{{cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/community/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2010-96194.aspx |title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010 |website=BuddyTV |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2012}} and number 18 in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/white-collar/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2011-29104.aspx |title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011 |website=BuddyTV |date=December 7, 2011 |access-date=January 13, 2012}}

In the 2011 film The Mighty Macs, Boreanaz played the role of Ed T. Rush, NBA referee and husband of Immaculata basketball coach Cathy Rush.{{cite web |url=http://b96.radio.com/2011/10/21/shelly-interviews-the-mighty-macs-star-david-boreanaz/ |title=Shelly Interviews "The Mighty Macs" Star David Boreanaz |date=October 21, 2011 |website=WBBM-FM |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025054353/http://b96.radio.com/2011/10/21/shelly-interviews-the-mighty-macs-star-david-boreanaz/ |archive-date=October 25, 2011 |url-status=dead}} In 2013, Boreanaz starred in the miniseries Full Circle as Jace Cooper. The same year, Boreanaz starred in the independently made fantasy drama Officer Down as Detective Les Scanlon.{{cite news |url=http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/Films/2011/05/Yay-Angel-we-mean-David-Boreanaz-is-making-a-movie/ |title=Yay! Angel... we mean David Boreanaz is making a movie |magazine=Heat |access-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164302/http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/Films/2011/05/Yay-Angel-we-mean-David-Boreanaz-is-making-a-movie/ |archive-date=May 7, 2011 |url-status=dead}} Boreanaz has also appeared on American Dad! as Seeley Booth in the episode "Less Money, Mo' Problems", on Family Guy as himself in the episode "Road to the North Pole", and in the Baby Blues episode "Teddy-Cam" as the voice of Johnny.

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On March 22, 2017, Boreanaz joined the cast of a CBS drama project based on the United States Navy SEALs.{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/david-boreanaz-star-cbs-navy-seal-drama-pilot-recasting-jim-caviezel-1202048676/| title=David Boreanaz To Topline CBS' Navy SEAL Drama Pilot| date=March 22, 2017| magazine=Deadline}} The project received a series order on May 12, 2017, and became known as SEAL Team,{{cite magazine| url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/https://deadline.com/2017/05/instinct-seal-team-s-w-a-t-wisdom-of-the-crowd-9jkl-me-myself-i-comedies-cbs-series-orders-1202091987/| title='9JKL' & 'Me, Myself & I' Comedies; 'SEAL Team', 'S.W.A.T.', 'Instinct' & 'Wisdom Of the Crowd' Dramas Get CBS Series Orders| date=May 12, 2017| magazine=Deadline}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} which premiered on September 27, 2017.

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Boreanaz was married to Ingrid Quinn from 1997 to 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/38854/david-boreanaz-files-for-divorce |title=David Boreanaz Files for Divorce |date=October 15, 1999 |last=Errico |first=Marcus |work=E! Online |access-date=January 27, 2014}} He wed Playboy model Jaime Bergman on November 24, 2001.{{cite journal |url=https://people.com/archive/taking-wing-vol-56-no-24/ |title=Taking Wing |date=December 10, 2001 |journal=People |volume=56 |issue=24 |page=156 |access-date=January 12, 2013}} They have a son, Jaden Rayne Boreanaz, born May 1, 2002, and a daughter,{{cite journal |last=Garcia |first=Jennifer |title=David Boreanaz's Wife: I'm Still Angry |url=https://people.com/celebrity/david-boreanazs-wife-im-still-angry/ |journal=People |access-date=October 27, 2019 |date=May 6, 2010}} Bella Vita Bardot Boreanaz (born Bardot Vita Boreanaz), born August 31, 2009.{{cite journal |last1=Michaud |first1=Sarah |title=David Boreanaz and His Wife Welcome a Girl |url=https://people.com/parents/david-boreanaz-and-his-wife-welcome-a-girl/ |journal=People |access-date=October 27, 2019 |date=September 1, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://thenamestation.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/names-that-come-to-life/ |title=Names that come to Life |website=The Name Station |date=November 29, 2011 |access-date=April 2, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911114640/https://thenamestation.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/names-that-come-to-life/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/buffy-vampire-slayer-now/story?id=13647477 | title='Buffy the Vampire Slayer:' Where Are They Now? | last=Marikar | first=Shelia |date=September 13, 2011 |work=ABC News |access-date=January 27, 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/david-boreanaz-wife-jaime-bergman-child-article-1.402048 |title=David Boreanaz and wife Jaime Bergman welcome second child |last=Everett |first=Christina |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=September 1, 2009 | access-date =January 27, 2014}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/imdboreanaz/tv/Ch7sOC-K2-u/ |title=imdboreanaz |last=Boreanaz |first=David |date=August 31, 2022 |website=Insagram.com |publisher=Meta |access-date=November 1, 2024 |quote=....Happy 13th Birthday Bella Vita Bardot Boreanaz....}}

In 2004, Boreanaz underwent reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee, a result of a running injury he suffered in high school that was not fully corrected at that time.{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_7_21/ai_n14935498/ |work=Men's Fitness |title=David Boreanaz: TV's most famous vampire is back—only this time he's taking a bite out of crime as an FBI agent in Fox's hot new show Bones. Check out our exclusive MF interview |year=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506065400/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_7_21/ai_n14935498/ |archive-date=May 6, 2009}} His recovery did not prevent Angel production from continuing, but did limit his mobility and physical activities in several episodes, including his directorial debut, "Soul Purpose".{{Citation|title=Angel Season Five DVD Collection review |last=Bratton |first=Kristy |access-date=October 22, 2007 |url=http://www.cityofangel.com/behindTheScenes/bts5/S5dvdReview.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018064027/http://www.cityofangel.com/behindTheScenes/bts5/S5dvdReview.html |archive-date=October 18, 2007}}Fury, David, "You're Welcome" (commentary), Angel: Season Five on DVD, Twentieth Century Fox, 2004.

In 2010, Boreanaz admitted to having an extramarital affair with Rachel Uchitel, the same woman with whom Tiger Woods was alleged to have cheated on his wife. Boreanaz has claimed that Uchitel tried to blackmail him.{{cite magazine |first=Jennifer |last=Garcia |url=https://people.com/celebrity/david-boreanaz-admits-i-cheated-on-my-wife/ |title=David Boreanaz Admits: I Cheated on My Wife |magazine=People |date=May 3, 2010 |accessdate=June 21, 2022}} At the time of Boreanaz's affair, his wife was pregnant.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/david-boreanaz-affair-marriage_n_1003513.html |title=David Boreanaz Says Affair Made His Marriage Stronger |work=The Huffington Post |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=May 16, 2013}}

In 2013, Boreanaz, his wife, and their friends Melissa and Aaron Ravo started the nail polish line Chrome Girl.{{cite web |title=Chrome Girl |url= |access-date=}} The two wives run the day-to-day operations, while their husbands help with the overall business. Boreanaz was involved with the creation of the NHL colors line and supports them publicly, while Aaron, who works in advertising, has helped out with public relations work and marketing.{{cite magazine |url=http://la-confidential-magazine.com/style/articles/chrome-girl-creates-safer-non-toxic-nail-polish |title=How David Boreanaz Helps Wife's Nontoxic Nail Polish Brand Chrome Girl |magazine=Los Angeles confidential |access-date=April 2, 2014 |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328110202/http://la-confidential-magazine.com/style/articles/chrome-girl-creates-safer-non-toxic-nail-polish |url-status=dead }}

Boreanaz is a hockey fan and an avid supporter of the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Eagles.{{cite news |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2011/12/22/david-boreanaz-bleeds-orange-black/ | title=David Boreanaz Loves the Flyers, Bleeds Orange and Black | magazine=Philadelphia | first=Mike | last=Bertha |date=December 22, 2011 |access-date=October 3, 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DELU-8Ny-Jk/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=www.instagram.com}}{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DFT6S01Pznx/?img_index=3 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=www.instagram.com}}

A co-worker on the set of Bones sued Boreanaz in 2010 for sexual harassment, stating he repeatedly attempted to kiss and fondle her.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/07/22/bones.sex.lawsuit/index.html |title=David Boreanaz Sued for Sexual Harassment |work=CNN |date=July 22, 2010 |accessdate= December 13, 2017}} In March 2011, the woman's attorney requested the lawsuit be dismissed, stating the matter was resolved.{{cite news |title=Harassment suit against David Boreanaz dismissed |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harassment-suit-against-david-boreanaz-dismissed/ |date=March 31, 2011 |access-date=August 5, 2021 |website=CBS News |agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090307031817/http://www.smokemag.com/0308/cover.htm Cover story from Smoke Magazine] (Spring 2008)
• [http://www.bullz-eye.com/television/interviews/2006/david_boreanaz.htm Bullz-Eye.com interview] (November 1, 2006)
• [http://www.whedon.info/article.php3?id_article=11704 the Globe & Mail interview] (October 10, 2005)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312043324/http://www.moviehole.net/news/3658.html MovieHole interview] (May 13, 2004)
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