Celebrate 'Angel' and 'Buffy' star David Boreanaz's 54th birthday with a look at our favorite vampires in pop culture

The pop culture obsession with vampires is nothing new. People have been sinking their teeth into stories about bloodsuckers since Bram Stoker's "Dracula" debuted in 1897. Since then, our favorite undead creatures have been portrayed on screen in a variety of ways. With May 16, 2022, marking the 54th birthday of an actor who played one of our favorite fictional bloodsuckers, Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at our all-time favorite vampires in pop culture -- from the sexy to the sinister -- starting with the birthday boy... David Boreanaz won Buffy's heart (and ours!) when he starred as Angel on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" -- and then on his own eponymous spinoff series.

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