Robert Schenkkan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robert Schenkkan
Occupation	Playwright
Date Of Birth	Mar 19, 1953(1953-03-19)
Age	71
Birthplace	Chapel Hill
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Pisces

Robert Schenkkan Biography

Robert Schenkkan is one of the most popular and richest Playwright who was born on March 19, 1953 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. He was Lieutenant Commander Dexter Remmick in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 1992, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Kentucky Cycle.

He was the screenwriter for The Quiet American (2002 film starring He wrote the screenplay for the 2002 film The Quiet American, which starred Michael Caine.).

Schenkkan was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the son of Jean Gregory (née McKenzie) and Robert Frederic Schenkkan, a professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin, and public television executive. He grew up in Austin, Texas. As a Plan II Honors student he received a B.A. in Drama, magna cum laude, from the University of Texas, Austin in 1975 (Phi Beta Kappa, Friars’ Society, UT Texas Exes Distinguished Young Alumnus Award and E. William Doty College of Fine Arts Distinguished Alumnus Award), and an M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Cornell University in 1977. For many years, he lived in New York City and then Los Angeles, California, working both as a writer and an actor in film, television, and theatre. Since 1990 he has focused exclusively on his writing and divides his time between New York City and Seattle. Schenkkan is of Dutch Jewish (father) and Scottish and English (mother) descent.

Schenkkan has been married twice. His first marriage was to Mary Anne Dorward in 1984, and produced two children, Sarah Schenkkan and Joshua Schenkkan. The couple divorced in 1999. His second marriage was to the writer Maria Dahvana Headley in 2004. They divorced in 2012. Schenkkan is an uncle of actor Ben McKenzie.

His nephew, actor His nephew is the actor Benjamin McKenzie, who appeared on the TV show The O.C. who appeared on The O.C.

Robert Schenkkan Net Worth

Robert Schenkkan is one of the richest Playwright from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Schenkkan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received a magna cum laude degree from the University of Texas at Austin and earned an M.F.A. Cornell University.

His Pulitzer Prize for The Kentucky Cycle was the first time that the award was presented to a play in the history of the theatre without having been previously presented in New York City.

Robert Frederic Schenkkan Jr. (born March 19, 1953) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1992 for his play The Kentucky Cycle and his play All the Way earned the 2014 Tony Award for Best Play. He has three Emmy nominations and one WGA Award.

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Who is Robert Schenkkan Dating?

According to our records, Robert Schenkkan married to Maria Dahvana Headley , Mary Anne Dorward. As of December 1, 2023, Robert Schenkkan’s is not dating anyone.

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Schenkkan is the recipient of grants from New York State, the California Arts Council, and the Vogelstein and the Arthur foundations. He is a New Dramatists alumnus and a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the National Theatre Conference. He was the 2012 Thornton Wilder Fellow at the MacDowell Colony and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Theater.

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Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Playwright. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robert Schenkkan celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.