Jonathan Levinson is a fictional character created by

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for the television series ''

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''. The character is portrayed by Danny Strong.

Character development

Strong described the early development of his character in an interview with the U.K. '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer magazine''. He described his character as the " Kenny of ''Buffy''. Except that he never dies."Springer, Matt, "Big Man on Campus", from '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer magazine'' #13 (UK, September 2000), page 20-21. Strong had initially auditioned for the role of Xander, but lost out to Nicholas Brendon. He first appeared in the

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in a bit part simply named "Student", and subsequently appeared in a number of episodes. He said that often he appeared in scenes that could have been done by other characters but that "They'll have Jonathan do it, to keep the continuity of the world". Writer/directors David Greenwalt and Marti Noxon both stated in the DVD commentaries for "

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" and " What's My Line", respectively, that Danny Strong was the actor that they would call on whenever they needed a good victim, both citing his good "victim face". Eventually the character grew out of this frequent use.''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' second season DVD set. 20th century Fox (region 1, 2002), disc two and three. Explaining the potential appeal of the character, he said, "I think everyone is sort of like Jonathan. Either they're like Jonathan or they're trying to cover up their Jonathan qualities. Either they're awkward and shy, or they're doing everything they can not to appear awkward and shy. I'm not really very shy, but I certainly can be awkward at times."

Appearances

Jonathan made 34 canonical Buffyverse appearances. ; ''

'' Jonathan appeared as a guest in 28 episodes: * Season 2 (1997-98): " Inca Mummy Girl", "

", " What's My Line, Part 2", " Bad Eggs", " Passion", " Go Fish" * Season 3 (1998-99): " Dead Man's Party", " Homecoming", " The Wish", " Earshot", "The Prom", " Graduation Day, Part 2" * Season 4 (2000): " Superstar" * Season 6 (2001-02): "

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", " Grave" * Season 7 (2002-03): " Conversations with Dead People", " Never Leave Me", " First Date", " Storyteller" Jonathan appeared in 6 issues: * Season 10 (2014, 2016): "Return to Sunnydale, Parts 1 & 2", "In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3", "Own It, Parts 2, 4 & 5"

Notes and references

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