Alexis Denisof: It's just that there's something greater than the sum of the parts, when things are going well. That's what I like, that's what I hope to tune into when I'm working, is the sort of unknown. It's the magic part that enters a scene when the actors and the writers and the director have all done their work, and then they're able to let the magic unfold.
Alexis Denisof: I mean, I was a kid. I still kind of thought maybe I'd be a professional soccer player or a fireman, or an astronaut, you know? So being an actor was pretty low on the list at that point. By the time I had finished my studies at St. Paul's School, I knew I wanted to be an actor.
Alexis Denisof: My family emigrated during the revolution. My grandfather was from outside of Moscow, and my grandmother, although some of her family were French, was from Odessa. They met as immigrants in New York in the early '20s. My mother's family came over from Ireland generations ago. That's where the silly name is from. But it's not made up! You couldn't think that one up. Mom says my father was torn between naming me Archibald and Reginald, and so I'm delighted he settled on naming me after my grandfather.
During his time living in Britain, Alexis dated comedienne Caroline Aherne. He was given "special thanks" on the credits of her show The Royle Family.
Alexis lived with Ted Danson and his wife, Mary Steenburgen, for a year, after he had returned to America and had been unable to find work.
His chinese astrological sign is Horse.
Alexis was named number three in the list of the Top Ten Sexiest Men in the "Buffyverse" in a fan poll by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer magazine in 2004.
It was briefly rumored that Alexis was being considered to replace Pierce Brosnan in the role of James Bond. Either this rumor was false, or the casting people chose another actor instead.
At the age of 13, Alexis attended the prestigious St. Paul's boarding school in New Hampshire.
Alexis was in the video for George Harrison's "Got My Mind Set On You." He said later that he took the part just so that he could meet the former Beatle.
Alexis is 6'2" tall.
Alexis has been with Alyson Hannigan since 2000. They grew fond of each other on the set of Buffy in 1999 but Alexis wanted to keep it professional. She got her way when he moved on from Buffy to work on Angel. They were engaged a year later, and then got married on 11 October, 2003 in California.
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