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He and his One Tree Hill co-stars were the official endorsers for MasterCard and K-Mart. After Murray gained mainstream fame and media exposure, he also became a spokesperson for several high-profile deals.

#Michael scott i am dead inside series#

The series also earned Murray numerous awards, including two Teen Choice Awards, and spawned a book series. 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. The series quickly became the channel's biggest hit with over 4.50 million viewers on the first season's finale. Later in the year of 2003, Murray won the main role of Lucas Scott in the successful WB television series One Tree Hill. Murray also appeared in the television film The Lone Ranger where he portrayed the role of Luke Hartman. Critics were mostly positive in their reviews of the film, and the film garnered a 'B' grade on Yahoo! Movies and an 88% 'Certified Fresh' approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was a major box office success, earning a total of $110,222,438 in the United States alone. Murray then appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures feature film, Freaky Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. In 2003, he appeared in television film, Aftermath: A Long Way Home. Murray portrayed the role Charlie Todd on the successful television series Dawson's Creek in 2001.Ģ003–2012: Breakthrough with One Tree Hill and films

He appeared in several guest starring television roles, including an episode of Undressed and an episode of Diagnosis: Murder. Then he was cast in the role of rich kid Tristin DuGray on Gilmore Girls, which was one of the main characters in the first season of the series and then became a recurring character thereafter.

He started modeling for such brands as Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci. He subsequently got a manager and moved to Hollywood in 1999. Murray won a scholarship to attend a modeling convention in Orlando, Florida, where he met an agent who encouraged him to go to Los Angeles for a week and see what happens. But it wasn't a nose job – I hate the fact that people say it was a nose job!' Career 1999–2002: Early work It was three guys – what the hell was I supposed to do? The doctors didn't even bother running X-rays. 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. This led to reports during his career that he had received a nose job. He became a fan of literature and played football. Murray attended Clarence High School in Clarence, New York. He is of Scottish, English, German, Swiss-German, and Polish descent. He has three brothers, one sister, one half-brother, one step-sister, and one step-brother. His mother left the family when Murray was 10 years old. Murray was born in Buffalo, New York, to Rex Murray, an air traffic controller, and was abandoned by his mother at a young age. 2.2 2003–2012: Breakthrough with One Tree Hill and films.