Chad Michael Murray
| Chad Michael Murray | |
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 Murray at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in Disneyland, 2007 |
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| Born | August 24, 1981 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Chad Murray |
| Occupation | Actor Model (former) |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Spouse | Sophia Bush (m. 2005-2006) |
| Partner | Kenzie Dalton (2006-present; engaged) |
Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, former fashion model and spokesperson. Murray is well known for portraying Lucas Scott in The CW young adult drama series One Tree Hill, in addition to the commercially successful films A Cinderella Story, Freaky Friday and House of Wax. Popular among teenagers and young adults,[1][2][3][4] he has posed on the cover of numerous mainstream magazines, including Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly.
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[edit] Early life
Murray was born in Buffalo, New York. He is the son of Rex Murray, an air traffic controller, and was abandoned by his mother at a young age. His abandonment issues were the main reasons he took the part of Lucas Scott.[5][6]
Murray attended Clarence High School, in Clarence, New York.[7] He became a fan of literature, and was heavily involved in playing football.[5] In his late teens, he broke his nose. This led to reports during his careers that he had received a nose job. Murray clarified in a 2004 interview, "I got jumped in a Burger King when I was 18 and had my nose put on the other side of my face. It was three guys -- what the hell was I supposed to do? The doctors didn't even bother running X-rays. They just reset it. But it wasn't a nose job -- I hate the fact that people say it was a nose job!"[8]
[edit] Career
In 1999, Murray headed for Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci.
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; 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 film 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 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 two 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.[9] In addition, they endorsed the Cingular Wireless and Chevy Cobalt.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12][13] A Cinderella Story earned $70.1 million worldwide.[14] 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.[citation needed]
In 2005, Murray starred in House of Wax. The film grossed $12 million in its first day. Though most film critics gave the film negative reviews, House of Wax earned over $68,766,121 worldwide. The film led to Murray receiving many 2006 Teen Choice Awards wins for many categories including "Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller".[citation needed]
In May 2009, The CW announced Murray would not be returning to One Tree Hill for its seventh season.[15] A video of Murray was recorded in which he was telling fans that they did not want him back because they wanted to save money. However, Mark Schwann said in an interview that he had been offered "great things" to return to the show.[16]
In 2010, Murray played Alicia Keys's love interest in her music video for "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)".[17][18] Murray will also be co-starring in a film named Christmas Cupid with Ashley Benson and Christina Milian.[19] The film is an ABC Family Original Movie and will be "more or about a comatose girl who visits her Christmas past, present, and future".[20]
In March 2011, it was reported that Murray will be dropping the "Michael" from his name.[21] The name change has yet to be confirmed.
Murray is set to release his debut novel in September 2011, titled 'Everlast' [22] In August 2011, it was announced by The CW that he will make a guest appearance as Lucas Scott in the upcoming and last season of One Tree Hill.[23]
[edit] 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. Bush was denied the annulment, being granted a divorce instead. Before the divorce 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.[24]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Megiddo | David Alexander - Age 16 | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2003 | Freaky Friday | Jake | |
| 2004 | A Cinderella Story | Austin Ames | Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star Male Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Hilary Duff) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Hilary Duff) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Love Scene (shared with Hilary Duff) |
| 2005 | House of Wax | Nick Jones | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rumble (shared with Elisha Cuthbert and Brian Van Holt) |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | Jordan Owens | |
| 2011 | The Carrier | Thatcher | Short-movie |
| The Haunting in Georgia | Andy Wyrick | ||
| 2012 | Renee | Jamie Tworkowski | Filming |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Undressed | Dan | Episode 2.17 |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Ray Santucci | Episode 8.06: "The Cradle Will Rock" | |
| 2000–2001 | Gilmore Girls | Tristan DuGrey | Recurring cast (Season 1; 11 episodes) |
| 2001 | Murphy's Dozen | Unknown | Made-for-television film |
| Aftermath | Sean | Credited as Chad Murray; Made-for-television film |
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| 2001–2002 | Dawson's Creek | Charlie Todd | Recurring cast (Season 5; 12 episodes) |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tom Haviland | Episode 3.02: "The Accused Is Entitled" |
| 2003 | The Lone Ranger | Luke Hartman | Made-for-television film |
| 2003–2009, 2012 | One Tree Hill | Lucas Scott | Main role (Seasons 1-6; 2003–2009; 130 episodes) Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Star Male (2004) Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Drama (2008) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Drama/Action/Adventure (2004, 2006) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Drama (2005) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Chemistry (2005; shared with James Lafferty) Nominated — Prism Award for Performance in a Drama Series Storyline (2006) |
| 2010 | Lies in Plain Sight | Ethan McAllister | Made-for-television film |
| Christmas Cupid | Patrick | Made-for-television film | |
| Music videos | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" | Love interest | Alicia Keys video |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Title | Notes |
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| 2004 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male | Won | A Cinderella Story | |
| Choice Breakout TV Star - Male | Won | One Tree Hill | |||
| Choice TV Actor: Drama/Action/Adventure | Nominated | ||||
| 2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller | Won | House of Wax | |
| Choice Movie Rumble | Nominated | Shared with Elisha Cuthbert and Brian Van Holt | |||
| Choice Movie Chemistry | Nominated | A Cinderella Story | Shared with Hilary Duff | ||
| Choice Movie Liplock | Nominated | Shared with Hilary Duff | |||
| Choice Movie Love Scene | Nominated | Shared with Hilary Duff Choice Scene: Sam and Austin's dance at homecoming |
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| Choice TV Actor: Drama | Nominated | One Tree Hill | |||
| Choice TV Chemistry | Nominated | Shared with James Lafferty | |||
| 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama/Action/Adventure | Nominated | One Tree Hill | |
| Prism Award | Performance in a Drama Series Storyline | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama | Won | One Tree Hill |
[edit] References
- ^ "Article on popularity of Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray)". Teen. June 2003.
- ^ Fears, Linda (March 2004). "Chad Michael Murray". YM.
- ^ Pearlstine, Norman (September 2004). "Double Issue: Chad Michael Murray/Young Hollywood". Teen People.
- ^ "Eva Longoria & Jesse Metcalfe/Desperate Housewives, Jerry Orbach/Law & Order, Hilary Duff on Joan of Arcadia, Chad Michael Murray/One Tree Hill". TV Guide. 2005-01-23.
- ^ a b Christine Roberts (2004). One Tree Hunks: The Unauthorized Biographies of Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty. Random House, Inc.. pp. 116. ISBN 0345479521, 9780345479525. http://books.google.com/books?id=6xqHdN6re3EC&pg=PA73&dq=Chad+Michael+Murray+as+Lucas+Scott&hl=en&ei=iwwtTJ7ZHYOBlAeOgeGSCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Chad%20Michael%20Murray%20as%20Lucas%20Scott&f=false. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Building a Winning Team: The Making of One Tree Hill (Documentary). One Tree Hill: The Complete First Season: Warner Brothers Home Entertainment.
- ^ "Chad Michael Murray Biography (1981-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/82/Chad-Michael-Murray.html. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Eye candy on The WB's One Tree Hill -- Chad Michael Murray -- The Must List 2004". Entertainment Weekly. June 25, 2004. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,654448,00.html. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ Hopkins, Brent (May 21, 2004). "KMart Gets Hip Retailer Swings Deal With The WB". The Free Library. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/KMART+GETS+HIP+RETAILER+SWINGS+DEAL+WITH+THE+WB-a0116976805. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "One Tree Hill update - May 2005". One Tree Hill Web. May 19, 2005. http://www.onetreehillweb.net/media/05may.html. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "TV's Sexiest Guys". People Magazine. November 24, 2004. http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,785726_7,00.html. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "A Cinderella Story Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cinderella_story/. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Cinderella Story, A". Urban Cinefile. http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=9407&s=Reviews. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ "A Cinderella Story (2004)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cinderellastory.htm. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ Mitovich (May 12, 2009). "Breaking: Two Stars Exit One Tree Hill". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Murray-Burton-exit-1006006.aspx. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ^ Martin, Denise (May 12, 2009). "One Tree Hill stars Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton exit". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/05/one-tree-hill-stars-chad-michael-murray-and-hilarie-burton-exit.html. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ "Alicia Keys 'Unthinkable' video premiers featuring Chad Michael Murray". IMDb. May 12, 2010. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni2417150/. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ Loomis, George (May 13, 2010). "Chad Michael Murray Stars In Alicia Keys' "Unthinkable" Video-- We Dissect His Looks!". MTV.com. http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/05/13/alicia-keys-unthinkable-video-chad-michael-murray/. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ http://twitter.com/AshBenzo/status/19605773124
- ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/07/chad-michael-murray-books-abc-familys-ex-mas-carol.html
- ^ "Hold The F*cking Phone: Chad Michael Murray Drops "Michael" From Name". VH1. 2011. http://www.bestweekever.tv/2011-03-03/hold-the-fcking-phone-chad-michael-murray-drops-michael-from-name/. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ http://www.thechadmichaelmurray.com/everlast-2
- ^ "CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY RETURNS TO "ONE TREE HILL"". The CW. August 29, 2011. http://www.cwtv.com/page/chad-michael-murray-returns.html. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ "Fast Forward His marriage not yet ended, Chad Michael Murray steps out with his new, teen fiancee Kenzie Dalton". People. April 24, 2006. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20059270,00.html. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
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