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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	Charles Michael Murray August 24, 1981 (1981-08-24) (age 27) Clarence, New York, USA
Other name(s)	Chad Murray
Spouse(s)	Sophia Bush (2005 - 2006)

Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, former male fashion model, and teen idol. He is perhaps best known for his role as Lucas Scott in The CW series One Tree Hill.

Early life

Murray was born in Clarence, New York, just outside of Buffalo, New York, the son of Rex Murray, an air traffic controller.^[1]

In 1999, the aspiring actor headed for Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Sketchers, 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 Tristan DuGrey on Gilmore Girls. Murray then appeared in several TV movies, including Aftermath and Murphy's Dozen. Later that year, Murray appeared on Dawson's Creek.

In 2003, Murray appeared in Walt Disney Pictures' Freaky Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Murray also appeared in the TV movie The Lone Ranger as Luke Hartman. Later that year, Murray won the role Lucas Scott in The WB television series One Tree Hill. The series quickly became the channels hit with 4.50 million viewers on the first season's finale. Murray then appeared on the cover of many magazines such as Rolling Stone and People. That same year, Murray was voted as one of "TV's Sexiest Guys" in People magazine.^[2]

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.^[3][4] A Cinderella Story earned $66,068,046 worldwide and was a commercial success.^[5] The movie led to many 2006 Teen Choice Awards wins for many catogeries. Later that year, Murray was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" by People magazine.

In 2005, Murray starred in House of Wax. The movie grossed $12 million in its first three days. Though most critics were not impressed, House of Wax earned $68,766,121 worldwide. The movie led to many 2006 Teen Choice Awards wins for many catogeries including "Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller".

Personal life

Murray was married to Sophia Bush on April 16, 2005; the actors had met on the set of One Tree Hill. Bush and Murray had dated for almost two years before they married. But five months after the wedding, Bush filed court papers to have their marriage annulled. After the annulment was finalized, Murray became engaged to Kenzie Dalton (born March 7, 1988), a former cheerleader extra on One Tree Hill.^[6] It was announced that they began seeing each other in December 2005. She was first runner-up in the 2005 Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant.^[6]

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

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