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Benjamin McKenzie

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Benjamin McKenzie: Biography

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Birth Name: Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan
Birth Place: Austin, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/12/1978, Virgo
Profession: Actor

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With only a handful of stage and TV credits on his résumé, this Texas-born hunk became an overnight sensation as a bad boy on the prime-time soap The O.C. and quickly (if prematurely) found himself being compared to Russell Crowe and James Dean. Although gossipmongers linked him to a number of starlets, including O.C. siren Mischa Barton and Everwood's Emily VanCamp, the actor seemed more focused on his career than his personal life and soon branched out into features, with supporting roles in Junebug and 88 Minutes.Benjamin McKenzie Fast Facts:

Moved to New York City three weeks before September 11.
Was a speaker at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
Second cousin of Sarah Drew, who played Hannah Rogers on Everwood.

Benjamin McKenzie Relationships:
Robert Schenkkan - Uncle
Frances Schenkkan - Mother
Nate Schenkkan - Brother
Pete Schenkkan - Father
Zack Schenkkan - Brother
College:
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (BA in Foreign Affairs and Economics, 2001)