Recent Shows: One Tree Hill
House of Wax
Biography:
Born in Buffalo, New York, Chad found a ready audience early on. When
he was four or five years old, the young ham performed skits and sang
made-up songs for his large family which includes three brothers, a
half-brother and a sister. At age fifteen, a hi ...(read more)
Born in Buffalo, New York, Chad found a ready audience early on. When
he was four or five years old, the young ham performed skits and sang
made-up songs for his large family which includes three brothers, a
half-brother and a sister. At age fifteen, a high school football
injury landed him in a hospital where a nurse encouraged him to pursue
a modeling career.
Two years later, Chad won a scholarship from a modeling agency in
Buffalo to attend a modeling convention in Orlando. There he met his
destiny when an agent from Los Angeles spotted him and persuaded the
seventeen-year-old to pursue his dream of acting after graduation from
high school.
In 1999, the aspiring actor headed for Hollywood where he supported
himself modeling for such clients as Sketchers, 'Tommy Hilfiger' and Gucci while
looking for a break. Soon after he arrived, Chad appeared in several
guest-starring television roles including an episode of "Diagnosis Murder" (1993) . Then
he got the call he'd been hoping for. The WB's "Gilmore Girls" (2000) was casting for
the role of Tristan DuGrey. They were looking for someone who was
likable and charismatic but with an edgy side, and someone who had that
certain "IT" quality. Chad was all that plus he had the perfect
physical characteristics that the show's writers had in mind. The
teenager won the role and has since made the character his own.
He admires the talents of actors 'Edward Norton (I)' , 'Leonardo DiCaprio' , 'Al Pacino' 'Robert De Niro' and
'Sean Penn (I)' and uses their influences in his work. Always a firm believer
in clean living, Chad is a natural athlete. He played his favorite
sport, football, in high school and keeps fit by working out at the
gym, in-line skating, playing soccer, volleyball and basketball as well
as football pick-up games. He is an anti-drug role model for kids and
is active in charities for children and teens during his spare time.
Before he married 'Sophia Bush' on April 16th, 2005, Chad had set up house
with a pug named Gus and a unique boisterous cat named Jack, who keep
him from missing his large family too much.
Anonymous
Chad Michael Murray was born on the 24th of August 1981 in Buffalo, New
York. The 6-foot tall star who resides in Wilmington, North Carolina is
more known to audiences of One Tree Hill where he plays the good son,
Lucas Scott.
Growing up, his mother left his family at a young age and since then he
had to help take care of his younger siblings together with his dad and
brother. While working his way through adolescence, he learned a lot
about work ethic which eventually builds his character. Because he only
grew up with a father, his biggest idol is his father. Chad once said
in an interview that he could call his father anytime of the day
whenever he needs help as his father is his rock.
The One Tree Hill star started his life as a paper boy where he would
deliver newspapers around the neighborhood before working as a janitor
at Donut World. Chad was only working there for a few days when he lost
his job because he was shooting Skittles in the deep-fryer. Sure
enough, one of the Skittles got caught in the machine and Chad got
fired. Chad has also worked as a receptionist at a limousine company.
When he was 15, he had a resection of his small intestines. His
intestines were twisted so they had to be cut out but there were some
complications causing him to not be able to eat for three months. Chad
had also broken his nose because he was jumped at a Burger King outlet
which then got him into hospital. It was there where he met the person
who inspired him, his nurse. His nurse was a model and she told Chad to
start modeling but Chad only wanted to act. Chad then took a chance and
went to a convention in Buffalo and they wanted him to go to another
convention in Biloxi, Mississipi. Chad then met a man named Eddie
Winkler who offered Chad a place to stay in Los Angeles to kick-start
his career.
Not too long later, Chad got a Tommy Hillfiger campaign which paid his
bills and that was when he thought he could really focus on acting. He
started out on Dawson's Creek with his two One Tree Hill co-stars,
Hilarie Burton and Lee Norris. After that, he got a role as rich brat
Tristian DuGrey on Gilmore Girls before turning into Lucas Scott as one
half of the brothers in popular teen drama One Tree Hill where he met
best friends James Lafferty and Tyler Hilton. Chad also starred in a
B-grade horror flick called House Of Wax.
The blonde-hair and blue-eyed star finally decided to get married when
he was 23 years old to his One Tree Hill co-star, Sophia Bush. Chad,
who actually cried on his wedding day, wed on the 16th of April with
his then-to-be-wife and barely even a year of marriage, the couple
signed for an annulment. Chad is currently engaged to a One Tree Hill
co-star, Kenzie Dalton.
Chad played football growing up and that sport was then turned into a
charity game where he would help under-privileged kids with the money
he gains from the audience. A fan of philosophy himself, Chad's
favorite book is Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. He enjoys
listening to music from Incubus, Frank Sinatra, James Brown and
watching shows like The Simpsons and Fear Factor. As for movies, Chad
has given credit to Gladiator, Fight Club, Varsity Blues & Any Given
Sunday as his favorites.
This model turned actor has serenaded Jamie Lee Curtis with Britney
Spears' 'Baby One More Time' on Freaky Friday, became Hilary Duff's
Prince Charming and even watched Paris Hilton die in a violent
on-screen death. With all these acting roles given to him, we're sure
that this talented anti-drug star will be one of Hollywood's biggest
star.
Anastasia Andrew Veno
Trademarks:
* Does the 'Rock On' sign in pictures.
* Does the 'Rock On' sign in pictures.
Quotes:
* When asked about what he thinks is the most important issue he says,
"Kids being drug free. I always want kids to be allowed to have a
chance or a shot in life."
* "I think people should do what makes them happy. Peer pressure
shouldn't make an i ...(read more)
* When asked about what he thinks is the most important issue he says,
"Kids being drug free. I always want kids to be allowed to have a
chance or a shot in life."
* "I think people should do what makes them happy. Peer pressure
shouldn't make an impact on what you want to do with your life".
* "Trust me, high school ends. You graduate and get away from all the
people you never want to see again - it's all good".
* "He never had time to relax. When we were young, he'd get us off to
school before he'd go to work as a controller for a nine-hour day, come
home, make dinner, make sure we got our homework done, then go right to
sleep and do it all over again the next morning." - Chad says of his
father's hectic work and family juggling act.
* "I didn't fit in to the trends at school, but I did just fine."
* "I love a conservative girl. Let me be honest. I love a great pair of
jeans and I love turtlenecks... Most guys want to see a girl wearing
nothing! Tank tops are cute, too. Then you show a little skin, but
you're still conservative."
* "I'm scared of dolls. When I was a little kid, we used to go to my
grandma's house and she'd have all these porcelain dolls and they are
just freaky. They have those little painted faces on them...and ugh!
They used to scare the crap out of me."
* "I prefer to keep my hair short - very short. I also like having a good
amount of facial hair. But unfortunately, Lucas cannot have a beard. At
the end of the season, hacking off the hair is my ritual. It all goes!"
- On why he always looks so different when he's not filming OTH.
* "My ideal girl is someone who's smart and pretty in an innocent way,
and someone who listens and cares."
* "Writing inspires me. I couldn't live without my journal."
* "The rumors - that's the thing I hate. People assume way too much, and
I can't stand it. I know the truth; I don't feel like I have to defend
myself. I'm a pretty good guy. Yeah, I like to go out with my boys and
have a good time - I'm 23 years old! But the next thing you know, there
are 20 stories about me. It's inappropriate on so many levels. I don't
know if it will ever stop. All I need to know is, I have faith in
myself and I know what's really going on."
* "I hated high school. I didn't have any friends because I didn't fit
in, but I enjoyed the educational part of it. My teachers allowed me to
be creative, so I thought past high school to what I wanted to do."
* "I love older music, Frank Sinatra, James Brown - there's so much
passion in their songs."
* "If nothing had happened for me with acting, I would have gone to
college and played football."
* "My goal is to grow as much as I can as a human being."
* "Tyler Hilton is one of my best friends now, As a human being, he's an
incredible person and as an artist, he's an incredible artist. I love
his music, every time I get in the car, he's in the CD player."
* "I am an ordinary guy who likes normal things, and have feelings like a
normal human being."
* "I am bothered by some rumors but they come with the job."
* "When you realize you're alive, you can live life!"
* "I just want to be healthy and happy. I don't want to hurt anybody or
make them mad. If that's a philosophy then that's my philosophy.
* "Yeah, you lose equipment, You lose the stage. You lose everything
else. But the fact of the matter is everyone got out OK. That's all we
cared about. Everything else can be replaced."
* "In the end, it's not about fame or fortune. It's what you leave behind
- your work and your family - that really counts"
* "Imagine you are walking along and you trip over something and you turn
around and find that it is a huge diamond. You would pick it up and do
everything in your power to take care of that diamond because it might
take care of you for the rest of your life." - on fiancée Kenzie
Dalton.
* "I love acting, but part of me wants to have a family, raise kids -
have a normal life."
* "I don't like to be alone. It's scary being alone. I'm always worried
that I'm going to be abandoned or that people won't care for me"
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Posted on 04/01/08 05:37 AM.
chad is very very handsome :))
Posted on 01/07/08 07:20 PM.
hmmmmmmmmm hot.........