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| Name:
Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan |
| Birthday:
September 12, 1978 |
| Birthplace:
Austin, Texas 1978 |
| HighSchool:
Austin High, graduated 1997 |
| College:
University of Virginia, bachelor's
degree 2001 |
| Salary:
$15,000 - $25,000 an episode for The OC |
| Family: Parents
and 2 brothers |
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| Place of Residence:
Has an apartment in Santa Monica |
| What he Drives:
Infiniti G35 |
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Other Info:
Uncle is Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright Robert Schenkkan |
| Benjamin McKenzie
, son of Austin attorney Pete Schenkkan and poet-writer Frances Schenkkan
was born and raised in Texas. He has two brothers, which are 22 (A
Yale Graduate) and 19 (Attending Pomona College). Following, his graduation
from the University of Virginia where he was a Foreign Affairs and
Economics major, he moved to New York to pursue his passion for acting.
While in New York he appeared off-Broadway in "Life is a Dream"
at the Soho Rep. Additionally, he performed in numerous productions
at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, including "Street Scene"
and "The Blue Bird," and at the University of Virginia,
in "Measure for Measure" and "Zoo Story" before
moving to Los Angeles where he landed a lead role in THE O.C. |
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| "88 Minutes"
- (2006) |
| "JuneBug"
- (2005 Movie) |
| "The OC",
(2003-05) - Ryan Atwood |
| "The District,"
- CBS - playing a teenager who had been molested by a priest. |
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