Chace Crawford
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| Chace Crawford | |
 Chace Crawford, 2008 |
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| Born | Christopher Chace Crawford July 18, 1985 Lubbock, Texas, United States |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | since 2006 |
Christopher Chace Crawford (born July 18, 1985)[1] is an American actor best known for his role as Nate Archibald in Gossip Girl on The CW.[2]
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[edit] Early life
Crawford was born in Lubbock, Texas, and raised in Plano, Texas. His father, Chris, is a dermatologist, and his mother, Dana, is a teacher.[3] He has also a younger sister, Candice Crawford, who was Miss Missouri USA 2008.[4] He lived in Bloomington, Minnesota, for four years. After high school, he moved to Malibu, California, to attend Pepperdine University, where he studied broadcast journalism. He struggled to identify a career path, vacillating among advertising, business, and communications majors. Midway through his second year, Crawford's mother encouraged him to pursue acting, calling it "a practical move" based on a career aptitude test he had taken in high school which revealed that he was best suited for a career in the performing arts. He was signed by the first talent agent that interviewed him. Crawford currently resides in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City.
[edit] Career
He has done a public service announcement for Do Something's Teens for Jeans campaign.[5]
He has recently signed on to play a lead role as a drug dealer named White Mike in the upcoming film Twelve, directed by Joel Schumacher. The filmis scheduled to be released by winter 2010.[6] Crawford has also been tabbed to play Ren McCormack in a remake of Footloose.[7]
Crawford was in the video for the music "I Will Be" from the British singer Leona Lewis, playing her boyfriend. The video was released in January 2009.[8]
In 2009, Crawford was named "Hottest Bachelor" by People.[9]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Long Lost Son | Matthew Williams / Mark Halloran | Television film |
| The Covenant | Tyler Simms | ||
| 2008 | Loaded | Hayden Price | |
| The Haunting of Molly Hartley | Joseph Young | ||
| 2010 | Twelve | White Mike | post-production |
| Footloose | Ren McCormack | pre-production | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008-2009 | Family Guy | various | Two episodes |
| since 2007 | Gossip Girl | Nate Archibald | 47 episodes, main role Won - Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Star Male Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor in a Drama |
| Year | Music video | Role | Artist |
| 2009 | "I Will Be"[10] | boyfriend | Leona Lewis music video |
[edit] References
- ^ "Chace Crawford - Biography". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2003700/bio. Retrieved on 2008-12-21.
- ^ James, Susan Donaldson (September 20, 2007). "Gossip Girl Triumphs Over O.C., Say New York Preppies". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3628866&page=1. Retrieved on 2008-12-21.
- ^ Bawden, Jim (September 18, 2007). "Chace Crawford next teen sensation". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/257545. Retrieved on 2008-12-21.
- ^ Raubolt, Jordan N (November 16, 2007). "Crowning achievement". Columbia Daily Tribune. http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/nov/20071116News006.asp. Retrieved on 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Teens For Jeans | Do Something". http://www.dosomething.org/teensforjeans/home#t4jmain. Retrieved on 2009-01-12.
- ^ Angela Carson (April 9, 2009). "Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick Gets Chunky, Chace Crawford Slims Down". The National Ledger. http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272625592.shtml. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Chace Crawford to Star in Footloose". US Magazine. May 19, 2009. http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/us-magazine-chace-crawford-footloose.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ Garcia, Jennifer (December 20, 2008). "Chace Crawford Pairs Up with Leona Lewis". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20248374,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-21.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20285376,00.html
- ^ Garcia, Jennifer (December 20, 2008). "Chace Crawford Pairs Up with Leona Lewis". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20248374,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-21.
