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 Ben McKenzie mini-bio: Ben McKenzie (born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Ryan Atwood on the television series The O.C.. McKenzie appeared in minor television roles before being cast as Ryan Atwood, a troubled teen thrust into a new life in Newport Beach, on The O.C., which has become a ratings success. McKenzie has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program. He is a Boston Red Sox fan, as he stated on the August 12, 2006 episode of This Week In Baseball. As of 2005, he became the third star of The O.C. to appear on Punk'd. He set up his co-star Adam Brody in 2004, and he appeared again on Punk'd in 2005, this time getting punk'd by Kutcher's crew members. During the 2004 Democratic National Convention and in support of presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry, McKenzie gave a speech appealing to young voters to go out and vote. McKenzie appeared in Junebug alongside Amy Adams and Embeth Davidtz. The film was nominated for "Best International Film" and "Outstanding Ensemble Acting" in The Amanda and also received high praise at the Sundance Film Festival McKenzie's early appearances included The District, JAG and MadTV, after that he starred in 88 Minutes. Ryan will star in a new show called "Southland" playing a rookie cop. McKenzie stated on the The Ellen DeGenres Show that in early 2008, he adopted an abandoned Pitbull, named Oscar, who had previously been used as a bait dog in dog-fighting. He named the dog after Oscar Madison from The Odd Couple, because the dog reminded him of an old man.
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