Ben McKenzie
| Born | September 12, 1978 |
| Hometown | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
| Spouse | Morena Baccarin |
| Parents | Pieter Meade Schenkkan, Mary Frances Victory |
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Mischa Barton reveals she dated 25-year-old ‘O.C.’ co-star Ben McKenzie when she was 17, says he was ‘her first’
- The behind-the-scenes action on “The O.C.” apparently wasn’t too P.C. after all. According to Mischa Barton, she and co-star Ben McKenzie, who portrayed teenage lovers on the Fox drama series, were lovebirds in real life — with a significant age difference. The actress spilled the beans on their secret offscreen romance in an interview for the latest episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “I ...
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Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesJust a few months after an oral history of The O.C. was published that purported to spill all the behind-the-scenes gossip from the beloved teen drama, Mischa Barton has just dropped one of the biggest bombshells of all.On Wednesday, Barton, who played The O.C.’s chronically troubled beauty Marissa Cooper, admitted for the first time that she dated her co-star and on-screen romantic partner Ben McKenzie.“It wasn’t just on-screen either,” she revealed on the Call Her
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Mischa Barton just admitted that she and Ben McKenzie did date on set of The O.C. after years of denying the romance due to age gap concerns. The actress, 38, candidly revealed what she called “the whole ordeal” while appearing on Alex Cooper’s popular podcast Call Her Daddy. Barton is eight years younger than McKenzie …
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All that on-screen sexual tension was real.
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After years of denying that things went down between Mischa Barton and Ben McKenzie on set of The O.C., the actress is changing her story about the “whole ordeal.” “It was kind of complicated for me,” Barton, 38, began on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast episode on Wednesday, February 21, when discussing her breakout role
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‘The O.C.’ Oral History Book Revelations: Sebastian Stan’s Audition (and Other Casting Surprises), an Edited Kiss and That George Lucas Cameo
In Alan Sepinwall’s Welcome to The O.C.: An Oral History, which he co-authors with show creator Josh Schwartz and executive producer Stephanie Savage, fans of the hit series — the epitome of a cultural reset — are taken right back where we started from. The more than 350-page dive into one of TV’s biggest series captures in …
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Chris Pine was rejected for the role of Ryan Atwood on 'The O.C.' because he had 'really bad' acne, says casting director
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The O.C. became an instant phenomenon the moment it premiered in 2003 — and found itself struggling to stay afloat almost just as quickly. The series, which ran for four seasons on Fox, followed 16-year-old Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) as he’s taken in by well-intentioned lawyer Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) and his prominent Newport Beach,
