Robert Schenkkan

Playwright

Birthday March 19, 1953

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace North Carolina

Age 71 years old

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About

He played Lieutenant Commander Dexter Remmick on Star Trek: The Next Generation and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1992 for his play The Kentucky Cycle.

Before Fame

He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas, Austin and earned an M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Cornell University.

Trivia

His Pulitzer Prize for The Kentucky Cycle marked the first time in history the award had been given to a play without it having been first presented in New York City.

Family Life

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

Associated With

He wrote the screenplay for the 2002 film The Quiet American, which starred Michael Caine.