Trivia

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.". (January 23, 2003)

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.

Was discovered while walking his dog.

His daughter, son, wife, mother & father have all had small cameos on Bones!.

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.

Before becoming an actor he worked as a parking attendant, house painter, handing out towels in a sports club, and props department assistant.

He was supposed to marry Jaime Bergman in September 2001, but, because of terrorists attacks on September 11, the wedding was postponed.

He and Christian Kane are the only two actors to appear in both the very first and last episode of Angel (1999).

Is one of Christian Kane's best friends. They have been friends since before David became Angel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

If he wasn't an actor he would be an architect.

Graduated from Ithaca College with a degree from the Roy H. Park School of Communications. (1991)

David has producer credits on Bones and co-executive producer credits on SEAL team.

His favorite hockey team is the Philadelphia Flyers. He frequently calls into WIP Sports Talk, in Philadelphia, to talk about them.

As a kid, he was a ball boy for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

His wife, Jaime Bergman, gave birth to their first child, a son, Jaden Rayne. (May 1, 2002)

His daughter, Bella played a episode in 11x18 The Movie in the Making Bones (2005).

David has a Kanji tattoo on each wrist, one means "Soul" and the other means "Destiny". His wife, Jaime Bergman has the matching tattoos. You can see them in two Angel (1999) episodes - Lullaby (2001) and Orpheus (2003). The tattoo makes it first appearance in The Man in the Bear (2005), at the end while he's trying to eat breakfast with Dr. Brennan.

One of two actors to appear on both first episodes of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and spin-off show Angel (1999) (the other being Charisma Carpenter), as well as one of two actors to appear in both last episodes of the two sister shows, the other being James Marsters (Spike).

Before he pursued a career in acting, he had the opportunity to train with Jack Lambert of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Likes to collect different sorts of London style shoes.

His father, Dave Roberts (David Thomas Boreanaz), was known as Dave Thomas in Buffalo. He was the host of "Rocketship 7", a local children's program (which also featured "Promo the Robot"). He was also co-host of "Dialing for Dollars", another local program.

Hershey PA - David and his father, Dave Roberts were awarded the 2011 Gold Medal by the PA Association of Broadcasters at the Hershey Hotel. This was the first, and possibly only time, that father and son will be honored with this award. (May 2011)

Married actress Jaime Bergman on Thanksgiving Day 2001 in a very private and familiar ceremony.

Loves to cook healthy meals. Discussed his culinary abilities while cooking sardines with Martha Stewart as her talk show guest.

Attended Rosemont School of the Holy Child and graduated at age 14 in 1983.

According to a December, 2006, New York Times article, Boreanaz grew angry about being the victim of playground bullying when he was young, and went on to become a strapping offensive end and defensive back for his Catholic high school football team, the Malvern Prep Friars. Fortunately for his fans, he decided to become an actor rather than a professional athlete.

According to his friends and family, while they both share a passion for justice, a selfless desire to help others, and a strong sense of right and wrong, they say the friendly, humorous David is very little like his most famous character, the dark, brooding Angel.

His paternal grandparents, Henery H. Boreanaz and Mildred Piteo, were of Italian descent (Boreanaz is a Northern Italian surname). His maternal grandfather had Irish, German, French, and Swiss ancestry, and his maternal grandmother was of Slovak descent.

Has five dogs named Shelby, Roxie, Gucci, Louis & Bowie.

His daughter, Bella Boreanaz (Bella Vita Bardot Boreanaz), was born on August 31, 2009. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz.

Was the original choice for the character Matt Addison in Resident Evil (2002), but turned down the part due to scheduling conflicts with his TV series Angel (1999).

His favorite actress is Gwyneth Paltrow and his favorite actors are Al Pacino and Gary Oldman.

Ironically, played a vampire's victim in the movie The Macabre Pair of Shorts (1996).

Son of Philadelphia weatherman / actor Dave Roberts (David Thomas Boreanaz) and mom, Patti.

Named #2 of the Top Ten Sexiest Men of the Buffy / Angel universe in a fan poll by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanzine (2004).

He attended Malvern Preparatory School for Boys in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Announced that he and wife, Jaime Bergman, are expecting their second child. (March 11, 2009)

When he was a child, his family moved to Villanova, PA in 1978, when his father got a job on WPVI, Channel 6.

His mother, Patti, is a travel agent and his father, Dave Roberts, is a weatherman for ABC-owned WPVI-TV.

His son, Jaden Boreanaz (Jaden Rayne Boreanaz), was born on May 1st, 2002 at 12:59 am, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz.

He has two older sisters named Beth Boreanaz and Bo Boreanaz. His sister, Bo, is married to Jonathon Slavin.

Appeared with Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander), and Mark Lutz (Groosalugg) at the Angel and Buffy Convention held at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England, 29 August, 2003.

Ranked #21 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).

On People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list. (1999)

His uncle and godfather is Art Moore. Art is also the godfather of his son, Jaden Rayne.

Awarded the Young Alumni award in 2001 from Ithaca College.

Announced engagement to Jaime Bergman. (August 2001)

He is suing the driver of a car, Oren Kaniel, that crashed into his 1999 Mercedes-Benz on the Ventura Freeway in Los Angeles, north of Western Avenue, on Aug. 3 1999. He is seeking damages for pain and suffering, medical care, loss of earnings, repairs to his car, being deprived of his car while it was fixed, and damage to his personal property. (July 2000)

Announced that the baby he and his wife are expecting in September 2009 is a girl. (July 27, 2009)