CHACE CRAWFORD | SHIRTLESS | BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY

CHACE CRAWFORD

Christopher Chace Crawford (born July 18, 1985) is an American actor best known for his role as Nate Archibald in Gossip Girl on The CW.

Crawford was born in Lubbock, Texas, and raised in Plano, Texas. His father, Chris, is a dermatologist, and his mother, Dana, is a teacher. He also has a younger sister, Candice Crawford, who was Miss Missouri USA 2008. He lived in Bloomington, Minnesota for four years and then graduated high school from Trinity Christian Academy. After high school, he moved to Malibu, California, to attend Pepperdine University, where he studied broadcast journalism. He struggled to identify a career path, vacillating among advertising, business, and communications majors. Midway through his second year, Crawford's mother encouraged him to pursue acting, calling it "a practical move" based on a career aptitude test he had taken in high school that revealed he was best suited for a career in the performing arts. He was signed by the first talent agent who interviewed him.

Crawford and singer Carrie Underwood started dating in October 2007. They decided to break up in April 2008 via text message.

On June 11, 2010, Crawford was charged in Texas with misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Crawford insisted he was innocent and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, but, if convicted, he could face up to 6 months in jail.

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RAFAEL NADAL | BUTT | BIOGRAPHY

RAFAEL NADAL
Junio 3, 1986
Manacor, Mallorca

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional Tennis Player currently ranked No. 1 in the world. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.

Nadal has won nine Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 18 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008 and 2009. He completed the career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 US Open, being the 7th player in history, and the youngest in the open era, to achieve it. He is the second male player to complete the Career Golden Slam (winner of the four grand slams and the Olympic Gold medal) after Andre Agassi.

Nadal was ranked World No. 2, behind Roger Federer, for a record 160 consecutive weeks before earning the top spot, which he held from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009. He regained the World No.1 ranking on 7 June 2010 after winning his fifth French Open title.

In 2008, Nadal was given the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, in recognition of his achievements in tennis. Rafaelnadal is a Main belt asteroid discovered in 2003 at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, Spain and named after Rafael Nadal. On 21 November 2010, in London, Nadal won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the first time. This follows six consecutive years of Roger Federer's winning this recognition.

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CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY | SHIRTLESS | PICTURES | BIOGRAPHY | PART 1

BIOGRAPHY

Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, former fashion model and spokesperson. Murray became an international household name after landing the lead role in The CW television series One Tree Hill where he portrayed Lucas Scott for six seasons. In addition, he is popular among teenagers and young adults for starring in the commercially successful films, Freaky Friday, A Cinderella Story and House of Wax. Murray has the record for the most Teen Choice Award nominations and has posed on the cover of numerous mainstream magazines; his magazine covers include Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly.

Murray was born in Buffalo, New York. He is the son of Rex Murray, an air traffic controller.

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

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