50 facts about actor Chad Michael Murray: his abandonment issues were the main reasons he took the part of Lucas Scott

Learn 50 facts you didn't know about actor Chad Michael Murray.

1. Murray was born in Buffalo, New York.

2. He is the son of Rex Murray, an air traffic controller.

3. Was abandoned by his mother at a young age.

4. His abandonment issues were the main reasons he took the part of Lucas Scott.

5. He has three brothers.

6. He also has one half-brother and one half-sister.

7. Murray has stated he's of Irish and Polish descent, dispelling popular rumors of Japanese ancestry in the process when asked via Twitter.

8. Murray attended Clarence High School in Clarence, New York.

9. He became a fan of literature.

10. Was heavily involved in playing football.

11. In his late teens, he broke his nose. This led to reports during his career that he had received a nose job. Murray clarified in a 2004 interview, "I got jumped in a Burger King when I was 18 and had my nose put on the other side of my face. It was three guys - what the hell was I supposed to do? The doctors didn't even bother running X-rays. They just reset it. But it wasn't a nose job - I hate the fact that people say it was a nose job!"

12. Chad Michael Murray is also a writer.

13. Murray is a former fashion model.

14. He is known for portraying Lucas Scott in The WB/CW teen drama series One Tree Hill, and also had starring roles in the films Freaky Friday, A Cinderella Story, and House of Wax.

15. Popular among teenagers and young adults in the early 2000s, he has been featured on the covers of numerous magazines, including Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly.

16. In 1999, Murray headed for Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci.

17. He was cast in the role of rich brat, Tristan DuGrey on Gilmore Girls; which was one of the main characters in the first season of the series and then became a recurring character thereafter.

18. He appeared in several guest starring television roles, including an episode of Undressed and an episode of Diagnosis: Murder.

19. Murray portrayed the role Charlie Todd on the successful television series Dawson's Creek in 2001.

20. In 2003, he appeared in television film, Aftermath: A Long Way Home.

21. Murray appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures feature film, Freaky Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film was a major box office success, garnering a total of $110,222,438 in the United States alone.

22. Murray also appeared in the television film The Lone Ranger where he portrayed the role of Luke Hartman.

23. Later in the year of 2003, Murray won the main role of Lucas Scott in the successful WB television series One Tree Hill. The series quickly became the channel's biggest hit with over 4.50 million viewers on the first season's finale. The series was The WB's most successful and top rated television program when it first aired in 2003 and continued receiving top ratings for The CW.

24. The series also earned Murray numerous awards, including two Teen Choice Awards, and spawned a book series which was successful among critics who praised the cast's performances and the original story lines.

25. After Murray gained mainstream fame and media exposure, he also became a spokesperson for several high-profile deals.

26. He and his One Tree Hill co-stars were the official endorsers for MasterCard and K-Mart.

27. He and his One Tree Hill co-stars endorsed the Cingular Wireless and Chevy Cobalt.

28. Following Murray's starring role on One Tree Hill, he appeared on the cover of several mainstream magazines such as Rolling Stone and People.

29. He was voted as one of "TV's Sexiest Guys" in People magazine.

30. In 2004, Murray starred in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story with Hilary Duff. Though the reviews were mostly negative, the film went on to become a moderate box office success, earning $70.1 million worldwide. The film led to 2005 Teen Choice Awards wins in several categories.

31. Murray appeared on the cover of Teen People magazine.

32. In 2005, Murray starred in House of Wax. The film grossed $12 million in its first day.

33. The film House of Wax led to Murray receiving the 2005 Teen Choice Awards win category for "Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller".

34. He featured briefly in the Iraq War drama Home of the Brave alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Jessica Biel in 2006.

35. In 2010, Murray played Alicia Keys's love interest in her music video for "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)".

36. Then he played Ethan McAllister in Lifetime's TV movie Lies in Plain Sight.

37. Murray also co-starred in Christmas Cupid with Ashley Benson and Christina Milian. The film is an ABC Family Original Movie and is "about a comatose girl who visits her Christmas past, present, and future".

38. Murray released a novel in September 2011, titled Everlast.

39. In 2011 The CW announced he would return for a guest appearance as Lucas Scott in the final season of One Tree Hill.

40. In 2013, Murray appeared in Fruitvale Station, a film chronicling the last day of Oscar Grant, who was killed by a police officer at a BART station. The film won two major awards at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

41. In August 2014, he was cast in the main role of Agent Jack Thompson for Marvel's television series Agent Carter, and will return for the second season.

42. Murray became engaged to his One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush in May 2004.

43. Murray and Bush married on April 16, 2005 in Santa Monica, California.

44. They announced their separation in September 2005, after five months of marriage.

45. Following his separation from Bush, Murray began dating Kenzie Dalton.

46. Dalton and Murray met in 2005 when Dalton, a first runner-up in the 2005 Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant, was an extra on One Tree Hill.

47. Murray and Dalton became engaged in April 2006, but in August 2013, they called off their seven-year engagement.

48. Murray dated his Left Behind co-star Nicky Whelan from October 2013 to May 2014.

49. Later in 2014, Murray began dating his Chosen co-star Sarah Roemer.

50. In January 2015, it was announced that he and Roemer had recently married, and were expecting their first child. They announced the birth of their son on May 31, 2015.