Recurring parts on
Gilmore Girls and
Dawson's Creek earned this former model a bevy of young fans. But it wasn't until Murray took on the role of a brooding intellectual on the prime-time teen soap
One Tree Hill that he became a star. On the big screen, the blond heartthrob played Prince Charming to teen queens Lindsay Lohan (
Freaky Friday) and Hilary Duff (
A Cinderella Story) but off screen he courted and married his
One Tree Hill love interest Sophia Bush in April 2005. Although the union didn't even last the year, the estranged spouses continued their on-screen romance as they filed real-life divorce papers. To make matters on set even more dramatic, Murray got engaged to 18-year-old
One Tree Hill extra Kenzie Dalton in April 2006, many months before his divorce became finalized.
Chad Michael Murray Fast Facts:
- Had small intestine removed after a serious football injury in high school; it was a nurse who suggested he go into modeling.
- First job was delivering newspapers; has also been a janitor.
- Worked as a model in campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci and Sketchers.
- Had nose broken during an attack at a fast-food restaurant.
- Named by TV Guide one of TV's Sexiest Men in 2005.
- Chad Michael Murray Relationships:
- Brandon Murray - Brother
- Kenzie Dalton - Fiancée
- Rex Murray - Father
- Rex Murray - Brother
- Shannon Murray - Sister
- Sophia Bush - Ex-wife
