If it wasn't for a near-death experience at the age of 15, Chad Michael Murray might not have pursued acting.
The actor recently revealed this — and more shocking details — during an interview with the “The Jess Cagle Show."
If it wasn't for a near-death experience at the age of 15, Chad Michael Murray might not have pursued acting.
The actor recently revealed this — and more shocking details — during an interview with the “The Jess Cagle Show."
It turns out that we can thank an ab-related (yes, really) near-death experience for that.
He began by explaining that despite being super fit from playing high school football, he found himself in the hospital with twisted intestines at the age of 15.
Chad explained:
“This sounds so stupid — and trust me, I’m not on an ego trip when I say this — but because I was in physical good condition, my abdomen was tight and when I started bleeding internally, my stomach didn’t expand,” he explained.
Things got so bad that the actor almost died.
In the end, it was a nurse angel who ended up saving his life.
“Her name was Sandy, I’ll never forget her, we took her chocolates for years after until she moved hospitals."
"But she got four units of blood and saved my life that night, against the grain. She just did it. She locked the door, gave me four units of blood, and saved my life.”
But it wasn't until he was 25 that he remembered exactly why he became an actor in the first place.
“These movies and television would be on and I would be like, ‘I want to do that, man. I want to give people something to smile about."
Aww!
"Maybe you’re going through something tough, I want to pull you out of it for two hours.”
He made fairytales come true as Hilary Duff's prince in A Cinderella Story.
He played the bad boy we all wanted to hate, but couldn't.
Neither could Rory, who developed a soft spot for him.
It was a good thing he did since it became one of his most memorable roles.
He was even married to his co-star, Sophia Bush, for a while.
Since Murray believes that food is what caused his intestines to twist, the actor, along with his wife and kids, live super healthy lifestyles.
Aside from starring in the odd Hallmark movie, the actor recently joined the cast of the popular show Riverdale to play Edgar Evernever.
You can also catch the actor in the new Hallmark film, "Write Before Christmas," which airs on November 17.
Without her, there would be no Tristan Dugray or Lucas Scott to hold a place in our forever-tween hearts <3