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Chad Michael Murray
Murray at the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End premiere at Disneyland Park in Southern California, 2007
Born	Chad Michael Murray August 24, 1981 (1981-08-24) (age 28) Clarence, New York, United States
Other name(s)	Chad Murray
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999-present
Spouse(s)	Sophia Bush (2005–2006)

Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, former fashion model and spokesperson. Murray became an international household name after landing the lead role in The CW television series One Tree Hill where he portrayed Lucas Scott for six seasons. In addition, he is popular among teenagers and young adults for starring in the commercially successful films, Freaky Friday, A Cinderella Story and House of Wax. Murray has the record for the most Teen Choice Award nominations and has posed on the cover of numerous mainstream magazines; his magazine covers include Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Murray was born in Buffalo, New York. He is the son of Rex Murray, an air traffic controller.¹

In 1999, Murray headed for Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci.

Career

Murray appeared in several guest-starring television roles, including an episode of Diagnosis Murder and an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 1999, Murray was cast as Tristin Dugray on Gilmore Girls; the role was one of the main characters in the first season of the series and then became a recurring character thereafter. Murray then appeared in several television films, such as Aftermath and Murphy's Dozen. Later that year, he portrayed the role Charlie Todd on the successful television series Dawson's Creek.

In 2003, Murray appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures feature film, Freaky Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film was a major box office success, garnering a total of $110,222,438 in the United States alone. Critics were mostly positive in their reviews of the film, and the film garnered a "B" grade on Yahoo! movies and an 88% "Certified Fresh" approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Murray also appeared in the television movie The Lone Ranger where he portrayed the role of Luke Hartman.

Later that year, Murray won the main role of Lucas Scott in the successful The WB television series One Tree Hill. The series quickly became the channel's biggest hit with over 4.50 million viewers on the first season's finale. The series was The WB's most successful and top rated television program when it first aired in 2003 and continued receiving top ratings for The CW. The series also earned Murray numerous awards, including eleven Teen Choice Awards, and spawned a book series which was successful among critics who praised the cast's performances and the original storylines. After Murray gained mainstream fame and media exposure, he also became a spokesperson for several high-profile deals. He and his One Tree Hill co-stars were the official endorsers for MasterCard and K-Mart.²³ In addition, they endorsed the Cingular wireless and Chevy Cobalt.⁴

Following Murray's starring role on One Tree Hill in 2003, he appeared on the cover of several mainstream magazines such as Rolling Stone and People. That same year, he was voted as one of "TV's Sexiest Guys" in People magazine.⁵

In 2004, Murray starred in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story with Hilary Duff. Though the reviews were mostly negative, the film went on to become a moderate box office hit, and critics were impressed by Duff's performance.⁶⁷ A Cinderella Story earned $70.1 million worldwide and was a commercial success.⁸ The film led to many 2006 Teen Choice Awards wins for many categories. Later that year, Murray was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" by People magazine and appeared on the cover of the magazine.

In 2005, Murray starred in House of Wax. The film grossed $12 million in its first day and was a commercial success. Though most film critics gave the film negative reviews, House of Wax earned over $68,766,121 worldwide. The movie led to Murray receiving many 2006 Teen Choice Awards wins for many categories including "Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller".

In 2008, Murray won a Teen Choice Award for Best TV Actor in a Drama and was nominated for several other awards. In May 2009, The CW announced Murray would not be returning to the series for its seventh season.⁹¹⁰ Murray appeared in six seasons of the series.

Personal life

Murray married One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush on April 16, 2005 after almost two years of dating. Five months after the wedding, Bush filed court papers to have their marriage annulled. After the annulment was finalized, Murray began dating Kenzie Dalton, a former cheerleader extra on One Tree Hill and the first runner-up in the 2005 Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant. They later became engaged.¹¹

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Aftermath	Sean	Made-For-Television
	Megiddo: The Omega Code 2	David Alexander - Age 16	Straight-to-DVD
2003	The Lone Ranger	Luke Hartman	Made-For-Television
	Freaky Friday	Jake	Worldwide Gross: $160,846,332
2004	A Cinderella Story	Austin Ames	Worldwide Gross: $70,067,909
2005	House of Wax	Nick Jones	Worldwide Gross: $68,766,121
2006	Home of the Brave	Jordan Owens	Worldwide Gross: $499,620

Television
Year	Television Series	Role	Notes
2000	Undressed	Dan	Appeared In 1 Episode
	Diagnosis Murder	Ray Santucci	Appeared In 1 Episode
2000-2001	Gilmore Girls	Tristan Dugray	Season One (11 Episodes)
2001-2002	Dawson's Creek	Charlie Todd	Season Five (12 Episodes)
2003-2009	One Tree Hill	Lucas Scott	Teen Choice Award - 2 Award Wins

Writer
Year	Television Series	Episode	Notes
2009	One Tree Hill	We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)	Writer

Director
Year	Television Series	Episode	Notes
2009	One Tree Hill	A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene	Director

Awards

Year	Group	Award	Nominated/Won	Film/TV Show	Notes
2004	Teen Choice Award	Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male	Won	A Cinderella Story
	Teen Choice Award	Choice Breakout TV Star - Male	Won	One Tree Hill
	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action/Adventure	Nominated	One Tree Hill
2005	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Actor - Action/Adventure/Thriller	Won	House of Wax
	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Chemistry	Nominated	A Cinderella Story	Shared with Hilary Duff
	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Chemistry	Nominated	A Cinderella Story	Shared with Hilary Duff
	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Liplock	Nominated	A Cinderella Story	Shared with Hilary Duff
	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Love Scene	Nominated	A Cinderella Story	Shared with Hilary Duff Austin & Sam's dance scene
	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Rumble	Nominated	House of Wax	Shared with Elisha Cuthbert & Brian Van Holt
	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actor - Drama	Nominated	One Tree Hill
	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Chemistry	Nominated	One Tree Hill	Shared with James Lafferty
2006	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action/Adventure	Nominated	One Tree Hill
	Prism Award	Performance in a Drama Series Storyline	Nominated	One Tree Hill
2008	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actor - Drama	Won	One Tree Hill

References

External links

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