| Name: Chad Michael Murray Birthday: August 24, 1981 Birthplace: Buffalo, NY Astrological Sign: a passionate virgo eye color: blue hair color: blonde height: 6' |
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| fav color: blue fav CD: Incubus, Dave Matthews Band, Linkin Park, Michael Jackson, and Ja Rule fav movie: Gladiator, Fight Club, Varsity Blues, and Any Given Sunday fav book: Cathcher In The Rye fav ice cream flavor: mint chocolate chip fav food: spaghetti with sausage or chicken with french fries |
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| How You Know Him: You've seen him locking lips with Michelle Williams on Dawson's Creek as Charlie. He also pops up on Gilmore Girls as Rory's cocky-but-oh-so-cute classmate, Tristan DuGrey. Crowded House: Chad comes from a pretty big family, he has 3 brothers who are 15, 18, and 22, a 14-year-old sister, and a half brother who's 6. Their father works as an air traffic controller. His younger brother and sister are both interested in acting too. School days: Instead of an upscale prep school like the fictional Chilton, Chad attended public school. "It was kina like a rich school, but I was poor. So it was a lot harder than a regular school would be," says Chad. "You know everyone else has the coolest clothes and the greatest cars. They would get a beautiful new Lexus for their birthday, and I was driving a '79 Cougar." Sports Star: In high school, Chad's focus was football. He played quarterback and receiver on the team, but was sidelined halfway through high school. "Sophomore year I got hit in the stomach playing football, and I was out of school for four months. I was in the hospital for two and then out of school for two." Luckily Chad recovered and went to state with his team senior year. "It was my life," Chad says of football. He wasn't even thinking of an acting career until his nurse told him he should try out for the school play. Status: Single, or so he says. Many Chad fans have spotted pictures with him and Erin Foster. She is probably his girlfriend. He doesn't like to share his personal life with the world. Model Citizen: Before acting, Chad modeled for Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger and Sketchers. But don't expect to catch him on a catwalk or mugging for a camera again any time soon: "You just kind of sit there, and they tell you how to look. There's no creativity." Pet Peeve: "I don't like it when people leave the cereal box open -- it gets stale!" Just Say NO: "I just hate it when people fall into (drugs) through peer pressure. I'm doing what I'm doing, and I didn't do any drugs or party everyday." Ideal Girl: " Someone who likes to talk. Cute, but not a party girl. I don't like crazy girls. She has to be intelligent, charming, sweet, have a good sense of humor -- be like my best friend." Dream Date: "I like to take a girl out for a nice dinner, and find out everything about her - her family, her background, what she wants to do in life. And then latter, we'd cuddle up on the couch with a movie." Role Model: Chad really wants to reach out to young people. "I want to get to a point in my career where I can be a role model. A good one," explains Chad. "I want to say, 'I got here without drugs, and I got here without drinking or smoking. If I can do it, you can do it. I have no doubt.'" This is something the young actor really cares about. "I really want kids to have a chance in life," he says. Looking up to Dad: "I idolize my father," says Chad. "I mean, he has worked so hard in his life." When Chad's mother left the family when he was 10, "He stepped up, and he said, 'You know what? I'll take care of what I need to do. I've got responsibilities in life.'" Chad goes on, "He took care of all five of us and raised us well. He would be so tired, and he would help us study to make sure we got the grades we wanted. He was never hard on us." Chad is very close to his father, and he says, "the hardest part of moving out here was that he wasn't going to be there every single day." |
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