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- Ben McKenzie: In Front at the Upfronts
Ben McKenzie goes “In Front” to meet the stars of NBC’s new shows at Universal Studios Hollywood on Tuesday (May 12) in Universal City, Calif.
The 30-year-old actor’s series Southland is just one of four returning series picked up (the other three included Heroes, Parks and Recreation and the addition of six new episodes of Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday).
Ben McKenzie: In Front at the Upfronts | Benjamin McKenzie : Just Jared
- Meet the Stars of TV's Hottest Shows!
Posted by ExtraTV Staff on May 12, 2009 10:32 AM
Ben McKenzie, Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, James Tupper, Dax Shepard, Peter Krause, Maura Tierney, Derek Luke and more will be at an NBC luncheon today talking about their TV shows -- and "Extra" is taking you inside!
Meet the Stars of TV's Hottest Shows! | Extra
There's a video here: ben_support: Southland clip
- An Old-New video
Remember this evening at Parc from two years ago? well, here's a video from there. Found two years too late 
Phamous Fotos Video Player
Click on videos and then go to "playlist". there's a long long list. scroll down near the very end to "Various at Parc 4 8 07".
Shawn Hatosy and Nikki Reed are also in the video -- Shawn is talking to DJ Qualls (this is Nikki Reed's boyfriend. maybe ex boyfriend now). and then you see Ben opening the door for his friends, and Paul Wesley closes the door. then later Ben signs autographs and poses for pictures and then you see him joining his party and holding hands with that girls from the pictures.
- Someone that interviewed Ben:
My raves and rants
havent got time to update cus my weekend had been really busy/happening/awesome!!!
will update tis weekend. meanwhile, Ben McKenzie is probably the most charming guy on earth. Woooohooo. i wana watch The OC again, and feel infatuated all over again. i cant believe i talked to him over the phone!
- Wednesday's Talk Shows
1. Good Day L.A. Ben McKenzie and Regina King ("Southland"); Wolfgang Puck. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
2. Jimmy Kimmel Live Matthew Fox; Benjamin McKenzie; Ciara performs. (N) 12:06 a.m. KABC
Wednesday's Talk Shows - TELEVISION - Los Angeles Times - calendarlive.com
- Here's the video that has been posted on the Good Day LA site of Ben McKenzie and Regina Taylor's interview earlier today!
Here
- Ben McKenzie on Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Steven Spielberg mentions Southland
Honoring Steven Spielberg | BU Today
Honoring Steven Spielberg
Talking about old-school filmmaking, the virtues of TV, and the scent of film
You started in television. Do you think TV is still a good training ground for filmmakers?
TV is a good training ground. I think the best writing today is being done for television, with some exceptions in the motion picture side of things.
Any particular shows you’d point to?
Anything David Kelley (LAW’83) touches. Aaron Sorkin’s years on The West Wing. This was Paddy Chayefsky–level writing. I love watching cable movies. I love watching network series that are well written. I always watch Mad Men. I watch the new show Southland that John Wells does, which I think is genius. The other thing is I watch a lot of reality television. It’s a guilty pleasure. My favorite show on the air right now is Deadliest Catch.
- Ben interviewed over the phone by the local paper in Singapore
ben_support: Due South
Due south
- From Twitter:
About to interview Ben McKenzie for Poptub. Who am I?
Sean Tillmann (STillmann) on Twitter
OMG. I cannot believe I met Ben McKenzie! Somebody pinch me I think im dreaming!!!
Sarah M. (sarahmonline) on Twitter
Picture of Ben fro the premiere of 'Terminator Salvation' - Eric Mabius and MCG was there too.
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- Some nice Southland reviews:
What's Going On With Me: Southland. You NEED to watch this show.
Also in this awesome cast? Ben McKenzie. Unfortunately for him, he has to share most of Cudlitz’s scenes, but he actually does a great job of holding his own. I did not know of this actor before this show. Apparently he was quite famous from that Fox show The O.C., which I did not watch previously, but now I’m considering Netflixing it because this guy is really very good. I mean, think about that. This guy is so good on Southland that I’m actually considering Netflixing four seasons of a Fox teen soap opera starring the unbearable Mischa Barton. Clearly he impressed me.
another review
Channelup: Southland - I'm back on board
this is from the actress who plays the DA on Southland. she's the one who tells Sammy there are no funds to put Janila in the witness protection program.
Blab.tv Does Southland have a chance?
- NBC has put up highlights from the latest episode:
Southland - Westside (5/14/09) - Video - NBC.com
Southland - Westside - Video - NBC.com
- Televisionary: NBC Infront News, Plus Fighting the Good Fight for "Chuck"
Execs also heralded the return of freshman series Southland and Parks and Recreation, which it lauded as upholding the high comedic bar set by 30 Rock. (The series' Aziz Ansari and Ben McKenzie, meanwhile, were on hand to open the event and introduce Mike Pilot and Ben Silverman.)
- Ben at the premiere of Terminator Salvation:
Photos From Terminator Salvation Premiere Featuring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Ben McKenzie, Eric Dane | Christian Bale, Eric Dane, Terminator Salvation | PopSugar UK - Celebrity Gossip & News
ben_pix_central: Ben at the Premiere Of Warner Bros. "Terminator Salvation"
benjamin-mckenzie.org - The premiere of 'Terminator Salvation' - May 14, 2009
In pictures: 'Terminator Salvation Los Angeles Premiere' - Monsters and Critics
- Spoilery interview from TV-guide
TV Guide Magazine | News | Southland's Ben McKenzie is Ready for Action
- Ben video from the Terminator Premiere:
( he is in the middle somewhere)
- ExtraTV interviewed Ben on the red carpet:
HERE
- before and after the Jimmy Kimmel Live show:
Ben McKenzie Photos, Videos & Stories: Southland Star Ben Mckenzie Forgets His Badge And Gun by Curls93
- Ben and his brother Nate will be conducting a workshop for theater arts students in NY
HALTOM CITY — Rachael Ybarra has an actor’s game plan.
The 18-year-old Haltom High School senior has been accepted to the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts and aims to land acting work after the two-year program. And today, Ybarra is among 75 middle and high school theater arts students from Birdville schools attending the ultimate career day for wannabe actors.
The students will visit with brothers Nate Schenkkan, a theater actor in New York City, and Ben McKenzie, star of the television shows The O.C. and Southland, during a workshop at Haltom High. The event, which is closed to the public, will include a question-and-answer session with the actors.
"I’m so excited," Ybarra said. "It’s a good experience for those of us who want to get in the business. We get to see that it can happen."
The workshop is a parting gift from Ellen Bell, the district’s associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction. She also happens to be the actors’ aunt. Bell, who is leaving the district to pursue consulting work, wanted to give students an in-depth look at the profession.
"We are hoping they will learn the reality of making it in a very competitive profession," she said.
Key themes expected to emerge today are the need for perseverance and preparation. The young actors need to know about head shots, agents, interviews and tryouts. Bell said they also need to have a backup plan.
"How are you going to eat while trying to make it?" she said.
Brad White, the district’s director of fine arts, said the program will delve deep into acting.
The two actors’ role?
"They will actually be the teachers," White said.
Renee Norris, theater director at Haltom High, said it’s rare to get celebrities to talk with theater students.
"This is an elite situation for us because we do have a great deal of students who will major in theater and film," Norris said.
Ybarra said the students want to ask a variety of questions, including:
Who are the actors’ favorite directors?
Is it better to major in film or theater in college?
"It’s amazing," Ybarra said, adding that the actors can offer a snapshot of working in theater and Hollywood.
Young actors will tell Birdville students what it takes to succeed in showbiz | Northeast Tarrant | Star-Telegram.com
- Ben sighting
From: View All Photos Photo Gallery - Photo 14 of 14 by Joe - MySpace Photos
Hey! I just worked with Ben a few weeks ago, on the new NBC cop drama, Southland! He's a sweetheart, and a goofball! I sat and ate dinner with him and the other actors and the director that night- we had such a blast on the set, filming in a gorgeous mansion in the Hollywood Hills! Hardly felt like we were working, haha! The episode airs next Thursday, 4/23!
- More pics from the 'Terminator Salvation' Premiere:
Popsquire Blog Archive Terminator Salvation: The Hollywood Premiere
'Terminator Salvation' Premieres In Hollywood - Socialite Life
Benjamin Mckenzie Photo - 'Terminator Salvation' Premieres in Hollywood - Celebuzz
- From USAToday
Whitney Houston, 90210's Jessica Lowndes, birthdays and more! | USA WEEKEND Magazine
The very cute Ben McKenzie, going by Ben these days because "Benjamin sounds like you're either 12 or 60," is a welcome sight on series TV again. He's in the new NBC cop drama, "Southland," a far different look at Southern California than his previous show, "The O.C." "I was hoping to branch out," he says. McKenzie, 30, tells us he purposely stayed low-profile between gigs, turning down the "many teen horror movies" that came his way. "I want to have a longer career," he says. In fact, McKenzie didn't start acting until he was at the University of Virginia studying foreign affairs and economics. "I wanted to meet a girl, and I fell in love with [acting]."
- Ben sighting
Central America - Travel Blog
Ryan from the OC
Well, I have started a little late, but I figure this is a better way to let you know what's going on with my trip, rather than sending emails and forgetting someone, as I always seem to.
I left oz on the 3rd of May, which seems a while ago now. My impression of Qantas did not improve during the 15 hour flight. I don't know why they bother sometimes, although I guess the food was marginally better than China South West. I flew to LA and stayed for a few days in a hotel where there was a chair in the shape of a hand in my room (I think it is meant to be funky). I saw famous people's houses...but Orlando Bloom did not come out to play unfortunately. I was very very touristy, jumping on stars on the Walk of Fame, seeing Hollywood stuff (including a famous guy, Ryan from the OC, whose real name still eludes me), Universal studios (which was awesome! I have some secret childish love of theme parks. How embarrassing to walk in and think it's exciting to see some guy dressed up as a life size version of Shrek. Anyway, moving on.).
- Ben sighting at an airport.
Twitter / Rhonda: RYAN ATWOOD IS HERE AT THE ...
^the poster lives in North Carolina.
__________________ Icon:Hayat If you pursue the pop-culture thing and indulge yourself in it, go to all the events and get yourself on the cover of Us Weekly every week, that fame is fleeting,It's not a road you can navigate for a long time. People get tired of you and you burn out.
Ben Mckenzie
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