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Good to the Last Bite by Dennis Hensley It seems that whenever you see studio back lots depicted in movies, there are always gladiators sitting around on coffee breaks with Martian invaders in the background. In real life, it's never quite that colorful, except perhaps here on the Paramount lot where The WB's drama "Angel" is shot. As we speak, there's a Shaq-sized, green-faced ghoul in the buffet line behind me, and I'm pretty sure the guy behind him is one of the undead. In front of me, and completely unfazed by this Monster Mash spectacle, is David Boreanaz, who plays the show's 245-year-old now-he's-good, now-he's-evil title vampire. After we get our snacks, Boreanaz leads me onto the show's set where we settle into an overstuffed couch and I resolve to find out what else the actor takes for granted. "So how many times has Angel gotten busy on this sofa?" I begin. "None," says Boreanaz with a sigh. "He's not allowed to." "he must have bluer balls than Frasier," I suggest. "Vampires are kind of dead," he theorizes, "so I don't think he would feel the blue balls." With that he sinks his fangs into a cookie. Boreanaz had played only small parts in small movies like Aspen Extreme and Best of the Best 2 when he was spotted by a talent manager who helped him land the role of Angel, the brooding, tough-guy vampire who becomes romantically involved with Sarah Michelle Gellar on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." PAGE 1 | 2 |
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The show became such a mammoth hit for The WB that the network made the risky move of creating the spin-off "Angel." Without teen sensation Gellar it was no sure thing that the series would fly, but it did. Overlapping with the "Buffy"-"Angel" period was Boreanaz's two-year marriage to writer Ingrid Quinn, which recently ended in divorce. It's understandable that throughout this stressful time Boreanaz didn't embark on a feature film career, but it was surprising that he didn't squeeze even a small role into one of his hiatuses. "Finding projects that speak to me and that fit into my 'Angel' schedule is always a problem," says Boreanaz. "Plus, I like to take some time off because this schedule is so demanding. Being cautious with my energy level and going back to my roots and hanging out with my family and friends, that's what's important to me." For the rest of Dennis Hensley's article on David Boreanaz, pick up a copy of the February issue of Movieline, the More Sex Than Usual Issue. It's on newsstands now. If you could watch "Angel" or "Buffy" but not both, which would you choose? Sound off in the Movie Forum. Photographs by Cheryl Neilds PAGE 1 | 2 |