Ben Mckenzie

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Full Name: Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan

Nickname: Ben ('growing up some people called me Bennie Mac')

Birth Date: 12 September 1978

Astrological Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Austin, Texas

Current Residence: Los Angeles

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Height: 5'9''

Parents: Pete Schenkkan, an attorney and Frances Schenkkan, a poet/writer.

Siblings: Brothers Nate, 22, an actor, and Zack, 19, a student

High School: Austin High-class of 1997

College: University of Virginia- class of 2001 (Bachelor's Degree in Economic and Foreign affairs)

Big Break: The O.C.

FAVOURITES

Food: Barbecue Pork Riibs

Drink: coffee

Saturday Afternoon Activity: Watching College football or playing basketball

Hobbies: Reading, running, hiking

Sport: Football/ (American football)

Teams: University of Texas and Dallas cowboys

Actors: Ed Norton, Russell Crowe, Sam Rockwell, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino

Actresses: Meryl Streep, Frances McDormand

Music: Lyle Lovett, OutKAST, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughn

Snack: Chocolate-covered espresso beans

Ice Cream: Vanilla

Movies: The Natural, Swingers, Dazed and Cofused

TV: Sports, The West Wing

Holiday: Thanksgiving, 'Because it's football, food and family. We have great family conversations round the dinner table and great food. It's a very relaxing day.'

Book: Empire Falls by Richard Russo

Authors: J.M. Coetzee and William Manchester

Pet peeve: Mean-spiritedness, idiocy, or both together

Likes In A Girl: Inquisitiveness, intelligence, sense of humor, ambition and passion

Hidden Talent: Cooks a mean pot of Texas-style chilli



information source:The O.C. superstars officical biography.
note- obviously some of this information is out of date mostly the ages etc.