Chace Crawford
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Chace Crawford | |
|---|---|
 Crawford at the 10th Annual Angel Ball in 2007 |
|
| Born | Christopher Chace Crawford July 18, 1985 Lubbock, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006-present |
Christopher Chace Crawford (born July 18, 1985)[citation needed]) is an American actor best known for his role as Nate Archibald in Gossip Girl on The CW.[1]
Contents |
[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.[2] He also has a younger sister, Candice Crawford, who was Miss Missouri USA 2008.[3] 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.
[edit] Career
Crawford signed on to play a lead role as a drug dealer named White Mike in the upcoming film Twelve, directed by Joel Schumacher. The film, based on Nick McDonell's novel Twelve, is scheduled to be released by winter 2010.[4] Crawford has also been tabbed to play Ren McCormack in a remake of Footloose which is scheduled be released on June 18, 2010.[5] 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.[6]
In 2009, Crawford was named "Summer's Hottest Bachelor" by People.[7] He has also done a public service announcement for Do Something's Teens for Jeans campaign.[8]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Voice role, two episodes |
| Since 2007 | Gossip Girl | Nate Archibald | Won - Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Star Male Won - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor in a Drama |
| 2009 | Robot Chicken [9] | John Connor | Voice role |
| Music videos | |||
| Year | Song Title | Role | Artist |
| 2009 | "I Will Be"[6] | Boyfriend | Leona Lewis |
.
[edit] References
- ^ 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 2008-12-21.
- ^ Bawden, Jim (September 18, 2007). "Chace Crawford next teen sensation". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/257545. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ Raubolt, Jordan N (November 16, 2007). "Crowning achievement". Columbia Daily Tribune. http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/nov/20071116News006.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ 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 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 2009-06-04.
- ^ a b Garcia, Jennifer (December 20, 2008). "Chace Crawford Pairs Up with Leona Lewis". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20248374,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20285376,00.html
- ^ "Teens For Jeans | Do Something". http://www.dosomething.org/teensforjeans/home#t4jmain. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Robot Chicken Episode 417 Clips". September 19, 2009. http://chaceconline.com/2009/09/19/robot-chicken-episode-417-clips/#comments. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
