Benjamin McKenzie Officially Turns Girlfriend-Turned-Fiance Into Wife! Married Morena Baccarin In A Private Wedding Ceremony
They have tied the knot!
"The O.C" actor Benjamin McKenzie and his actress fiance Morena Baccarin are now married. The two, who got engaged during late 2016 are now tied in the holy knot and now share a husband-wife relationship with each other. The wedding added more to the happiness of Morena, who was celebrating her 38th birthday on the same day.
The marriage ceremony was held at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens located in Brooklyn, New York in front of their family and some close mates.
Caption: Ben McKenzie and Moreno Baccarin attending the 26th Gotham Independent Film Awards. (2016)
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Ben and Morena were first romantically linked and began their girlfriend-boyfriend relationship back in September 2015, after they crossed paths for the first time on the sets of Fox drama series "Gotham," where they portrayed roles of James Gorden and Leslie Thompkins respectively.
They also welcomed a daughter, Frances Laiz Setta Schenkkan back in March 2016.
Before the pair welcomed their daughter, Moreno said,
Ben’s the sweetest… It’s very nice to work with your significant other, especially when you’re pregnant because you know you’ll get some extra TLC and get taken care of.”
Also prior to becoming a father, Ben shared his happiness by saying,
“[Being a father] is something I’ve wanted for a long time,”
“I’m excited about all of it, poop, diapers and everything!”
This marriage is not the first for Moreno as the "Deadpool" star was formerly married to Austin Chick, and the pair has a 3-year-old son named Julius Chick.
Caption: Moreno Baccarin and her ex-husband Austin Chick pictured together in 2013.
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A Short Wiki-Like Bio of Benjamin McKenzie:
Born on September 12, 1978, in Austin, Texas, United States, Benjamin McKenzie is an American actor who stands over 5ft 8 inches in height. He is famous for his role in the television series The O.C. where he played Ryan Atwood and for portraying the role of Ben Sherman in Southland.
The success of these projects, as well as some of this other projects, have helped his finances a lot which is why he enjoys a net worth of $13 million.
Speaking of his family life, he was born to Frances Victory Schenkkan who is a poet, and his father Pieter Meade Schenkkan, an attorney. Also, Ben's uncle is playwright Robert Schenkkan. Ben is of Dutch-Jewish (from his paternal grandfather), Scottish and English descent.
The actor is a great talent, and we hope we get to see more of this man in the days ahead.