The Brainiac from "Buffy" Sinks Her Teeth into this Month's "American Pie"
by: Alisa Weinstein
Not every girl wants to be prom queen. Alyson Hannigan, who plays Willow Rosenberg, the brainy sidekick to Sarah Michelle Gellar on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," could have auditioned for the role of a cool choirgirl in this month's high school sex romp "American Pie." But Hannigan instead set her sights on Michelle, a band-camp-obsessed nerd with a sexy secret. "I fell in love with the band geek, because everything she says is in question form, like, 'This one time, in band camp...?'" says Hannigan. She hints, "In the end, you find out that she's not exactly what everyone thinks she is."
Hannigan, on the other hand, is the real deal. Raised in Atlanta, the 25-year-old began working in commercials at age 4 and got her big break at 13 playing Dan Ackroyd's daughter in "My Stepmother Is An Alien." In 1996, she landed the role on "Buffy." "I always play the girl who the guy asks what he has to do to get the *other* girl," she says. "I don't know why, but I don't mind. It's fun getting into the mood of being a goofball." Plus, these teen roles seem to suit Hannigan's playful attitude. She and her current beau (whom she won't name), a drummer for an L.A.-based indie rock band, spent their first date in Las Vegas, where they "raced go-carts and played video games." And her favorite place in the Hollywood Hills home that she shares with a roommate is the game room. "I love it," says Hannigan. "The foosball table is just mass fun."
Derived from US Magazine-Aug, 1999
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