Chad Michael Murray

A remarkable film star, a writer, a spokesperson and a former fashion model Chad Michael Murray drew his first breath in Buffalo. He became one of the six children in a family to his mother, who was a housewife and father, who worked as an air traffic controller.

Due to the fact that the family was quite poor, Chad started working at the age of just 10, delivering newspapers. Four years later he became a janitor at a local shop. Despite all hardships, he was really good at studies and was passionate about literature and playing football.

Having finished Clarence High School, he went to Hollywood, where he got an opportunity to work as a model for such well-known brands as Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci and others. With the time, he started attending various auditions and that’s how he got into the moviemaking business.

He debuted on a big screen with minor roles in such TV series as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Diagnosis: Murder. In 2003 Murray got his first main role in a film called Freaky Friday after which his career simply boomed. He was piled up with offers and in such a way starred in number of great TV projects. To name just a few: A Cinderella Story, First Kiss, Survive the Night and dozens of others.

However, this is not all we would like to share about such a talented actor. Here are top 5 little-known facts to surprise you with:

• His guilty pleasure is chocolate.
• He hates graffiti.
• He is an avid camper and loves wilderness.
• If he wasn’t a film performer, he would be a pediatrician.
• His favorite book is Catcher in the Rye by J.S. Salinger.