Chad Michael Murray is one of the best known actors and screenwriters in the United States, and also a former model. Chad Michael Murray was born in 1981 in New York. As a kid Chad was abandoned by his mother – that’s how he explains his role in the TV show “One Three Hill”. As a student he was interested in both literature and sports, especially football. In football he didn’t achieve anything to write home about, but he unfortunately had his nose broken. That’s why later journalists were sure that Chad Michael Murray underwent a nose job, but that wasn’t true. Surgeons were able to simply reset it. Anyways, it didn’t inhibit him in Murray’s future career as a model.
Chad Michael Murray Net Worth $12 Million
Since 1999, after moving to Los Angeles, Chad has been modelling and soon afterwards became known as the face of companies such as Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci and Skechers. He has appeared on different magazines covers, including on Rolling Stone, Weekly, Vanity Fair and People. People magazine even named Murray one of the “Sexiest Men Alive”. His career in the fashion industry was one of the first serious investments in his net worth.
About that time he also started to get his first roles in movies and TV shows. Murray’s first appearance on TV was in 2000, when he played Dan in the TV show “Undressed”, Episode #2, 17. But unquestionably, the most notable of Chad Michael Murray’s appearances on TV was in the American TV drama series called “One Three Hill”. In this young adult drama, he played talented writer and basketball player Lucas Eugenes Scott. This character has become extremely popular among teenagers, especially young girls.
Thanks to his role in One Three Hill, Chad Michael Murray was five times nominated for Teen Choice Awards – for most Breakout TV Male Star , best drama actor, best choice TV chemistry, best drama/action/adventure. He won this award twice – in 2004 (Choice Breakout TV Star – Male) and in 2008 (Choice TV Actor: Drama). He received two more Teen Choice Awards for starring in movies “House of Wax” and “A Cinderella Story”. Thanks to his great acting, Murray has become one of the most loved actors and one of the richer ones too. For 2012 the actor has an estimated net worth of $12 milion.
Today Chad Michael Murray continues his career as an actor. In 2013 alone he played six roles in different TV movies and shows such as Fruitvale Station, The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia and A Madea Christmas.
Talking about personal life, Chad married an American actress, spokesperson and director in year 2005. However, this marriage was the one of short duration and couple announced a divorce in 2006. But Murray wasn’t single for long, and in the same year he began dating the actress Kenzie Dalton. The couple became engaged in April 2006, but after seven years their relationship ended. Since then Chad Michael Murray is dating the famous Australian model and actress Nicky Whelan, but the couple haven’t announced their engagement yet.
