Lovable Props From The O.C.: Seth Cohens Harbor School Clubs

Seth Cohen wasn't known for his love of sports but what he lacked on the athletic side he made up on the artistic side. Here are all three Harbor school clubs Seth Cohen was not only the president of but also the only member, sigh poor Cohen!

Comic Book Club, the only member - this of course changed a bit when Cohen recruited some new members in season two, one of which was the Zach attack Stevens.

Film Preservation Society, not much to say about his preservation skills but we do get to see some of his Cinematography skills in Season 4 Episode 14 "The Shake Up", Seth tries to prove to Summer that he can be passionate about something. So he got all artsy and decided to film 6 hours of footage of floats in the pool..which turned out well uninspired to say the least and Summer was NOT impressed!

Next Spielberg? Dream on Cohen!

And last but not least the Sailing Team, an avid sailor Seth Cohen wanted to take the Summer Breeze to Tahiti and back! Just call him Captain Jack Cohen!

The O.C. Easter Egg: Look Who It is

In Season 1 Episode 22 "The L.A." Summer and Marissa walk along the beach when they stumble across a film crew and some shouting girls surrounding a male actor. The guy surrounded by the girls is of course the one and only Grady Bridges the big star of the fictitious hit show the Valley. During that scene look closely in the background you will notice a notable real life The O.C. crew member pretending to be a crew member on the Valley. The guy with the white hair and glasses is Jamie Barber which was the director of photography on a handful of The O.C. episodes.

Jamie Barber walking through the sand as the camera pans to the right towards Grady.

Grady signing autographs and taking photos with his many fans. Great detail was put in place on those actor chairs, the Valley logo on the back of each chair. 

Jamie Barber not being very inconspicuous in the background, tried to hide behind those glasses but here at Everything The O.C., we see through that disguise! Aw look at that Grady Bridges fan caress.



And last but not least we have Jamie Barber working the camera in the Cohen backyard.

Furthermore the guy really likes Hawaiian shirts!

The O.C. Flashback Series: Ryan Atwood's Real High School Photos, Plus More!

How old was Benjamin Mckenzie when he played Ryan Atwood in the O.C.? When it comes to the land of TV, often actors are cast to play characters much younger or older than their real age for some odd reason. It's became very popular for 20+ year old to play teenagers in Hollywood and it must come down to their acting ability and maturity. This was very much the case when it comes to The O.C..With that being said lets reveal Ryan Atwood aka Kid Chino aka Benjamin Mckenzie aka Ben Schenkkan's real high school yearbook photo as well as how old he was while playing in The O.C..

Benjamin Mckenzie (number 6) was big in athletics, playing soccer and football in middle school

and in high school. He played with pro football star Drew Brees in middle school, who is currently the quarter back of the New Orleans Saints.

Above: Benjamin Mckeznie at various high school years

Last photo on the right features his senior photo at age 18

(real birthday September 12th 1978) 

Real Graduating class of 1997 Austin High School in Austin, TX

Harbor School (The O.C. Class of 2006)

The O.C. aired from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007

Ryan Atwood's birthday was revealed in season 3 episode 17 "The Journey" 

March 19, 1988

Benjamin Mckenzie was 24 when he started playing Ryan Atwood in The O.C. and was 28 by the time the show ended. In the O.C. world that would have made him born in 1988. I wonder if he felt a little out of place still playing someone in college etc. So that's an 9 year difference from his real life graduation date, now that's Hollywood for ya!

Stay tuned for the rest of the gang!