Chad Michael Murray Biography

Chad Michael Murray was born on August 24, 1981 in Buffalo, New York. He has a sister, Shannon, three brothers, Rex, Nick, Brandon, and a half brother named Tyler. He graduated from Clarence High School in Clarence, New York, which is a town just outside of Buffalo. Murray has been working since he was ten years old. His first job he got as a newspaper delivery boy. He also worked in a doughnut shop and played high school football as a wide receiver. When a football injury stuck him in the hospital at age fifteen, he also had to have part of his small intestine removed as a result. Here’s an interesting fact though, as a result from the surgery, he as difficulty gaining weight. While he was staying at the hospital after his surgery, a nurse mentioned that he should give modeling a try for a career. 

He began modeling and soon modeled for clients such as Tommy Hilfiger, Sketchers, and Gucci. Murray also won a scholarship in Buffalo from an agency that sent him to Orlando, Florida for a modeling convention. A Los Angeles agent encouraged Murray to pursue his dream of an acting career. All of this happened in 1999, when Chad Michael Murray was only seventeen years old.