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Benjamin McKenzie
''The O.C.''HE PLAYS Ryan Atwood, a kid from the wrong side of the freeway who takes refuge with a wealthy lawyer's family when his own deserts him
WHERE YOU'VE SEEN HIM ''The O.C.'' marks the Texas native and University of Virginia grad's TV debut.
WHY HE'S HOT Think Russell Crowe, the teenage years. This newbie has all the brooding sensuality with none of the Oscar winner's paunch.
