Chad Michael Murray

Murray in 2006, Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 24, 1981

Ethnicity:
*father – English, German, Swiss-German, distant Scottish
*mother – Polish

Chad Michael Murray is an American actor, spokesperson, writer, and model. He is known for his roles on the shows One Tree Hill and Riverdale, and in the films Freaky Friday (2003), A Cinderella Story, House of Wax (2005), and Survive the Night, among other works. He has also been billed as Chad Murray.

Chad is the son of Sheila and Rex Murray. He is married to actress and model Sarah Roemer, with whom he has two children.

There is an internet rumor that one of Chad’s grandmothers was Japanese. This is not accurate.

Chad’s paternal grandfather was Albert Luther Murray (the son of William Henry Murray and Rosa Belle Lock). Albert was born in Ohio. William was the son of Isaac Newton Murray and Sarah Lavina Mikesell. Rosa was the daughter of John Henry Lock and Emma A. Smith.

Chad’s paternal grandmother was Leora L. Halter (the daughter of George Edward Halter and Mary Ada Long). Leora was born in New York. George was the son of Edward Halter and Mary Ann Miller. Chad’s great-grandmother Mary Long was the daughter of Daniel G. Long and Catherine Fogelsonger.

Chad’s maternal grandfather was named Raymond Oldenski (the son of Stanley Oldenski).

Chad’s maternal grandmother was Pearl Belsky (the daughter of Anthony Belsky and Anna/Ann Scrules). Pearl was born in Pennsylvania. Anthony was born in Marijampole, Lithuania, the son of Polish parents, Anthony Belsky and Anna/Ann Tomashesfsky. Chad’s great-grandmother Anna was born in Jenny Lind, Arkansas, the daughter of Polish parents, Anthony Scrules and Anna Zevetski.

Sources: http://i.imgur.com

Chad’s paternal grandfather, Albert Luther Murray, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Chad’s paternal grandmother, Leora L. Halter, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituaries of Chad’s paternal grandmother, Leora L. (Halter) Murray – http://www.legacy.com
http://www.clarencebee.com

Genealogies of Chad’s maternal grandparents, Raymond Oldenski and Pearl Belsky – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy and obituary of Chad’s maternal grandmother, Pearl (Belsky) Oldenski – https://www.findagrave.com

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62 Responses

  1. COMMON SENSE says:

    why’d you remove Japanese from his ethnicity, ethnic? because there is no proof that he is part Japanese and just a rumor on the Internet?

  2. Liam O'Connel says:

    I heard this a long time ago, not sure why people are surprised..his mother was half white, meaning she carries recessive genes which she passed to her kid…same how wentworth miller’s half white dad passed recessive genes to him

  3. Elena says:

    oh please, he is not 1/4 japanese. he looks 100% white.

    • wrldgrl says:

      that’s stUpid when someone says: he looks white ,. sooo whattt that’s because he is alot white but if your mixed you can look whatever ,.so and he’s got the round nose and the asian eyes and thick hair ..alot of mixed asiankids have the look about them only more of them have light brown hair because they’re 1/2 but he is also other “things”

  4. Worldgrl says:

    this is the deal if your stunning like that yah have to be mixed because it takes “two”( or more haha) To create something verryyy special speciment(like that/ like him) duhhhhhhh and I coulden’t quite figure out what he was , but I notived
    the thick bristle-like hair ..but..ash/dark-blond
    the button nose at the end ..bit slim at the top,..
    the blue/greengray/ eyes ..but a mysterious hue
    the full lips…but pink and slim-formed

    so I was like he’s scandinavian and russian (or something)..
    and yet russians have trace of mongolian ancestry so I probably wasn’t that far off haha

    • Worldgrl says:

      Mongolian = Mongoloid

    • Serpent says:

      Wow.

      So you really are a racist, disgusting, elitist piece of shit! I thought so. Chad is not gorgeous because of his race, and the fact that you think we are superior to other people because of our race proves what a scumbag you truly are.

      By the way, I do not find Chad stunning.

      • wrldgrl says:

        your web name fits your comment ( and how can you think/thought so if you don’t know so,..atleast I don’t curse like you whaha)
        MaYbe I was defending him because some people always want somebody to be plain white , ..you don’t know whY,..O wait then again you do,.. or at least thought so (O_o)

        • SparkleTime says:

          Because you continuously make racist remarks. You just made another one; plain white.

          Defending him of what? According to sources, he has never even said he was part Japanese. That is why the owner of this site removed it from his ethnicity, as there is no credible source.

          There are mixed people who look nothing but white, yes, but you do not have to “defend” their heritage by in turn being a bigot, which is what you are. You have made several comments about how mixed people are superior.

        • SparkleTime says:

          “this is the deal if your stunning like that yah have to be mixed because it takes “two”( or more haha) To create something verryyy special speciment(like that/ like him) duhhhhhhh”

          Ignorant, racist remark made by you. You were not defending anyone, only projecting your insecurities onto others. I bet you are hideous, and that is why you feel the need to promote that mixed race people are better than others. It is sad that people actually gave you a thumbs up for that comment. Proves that this site is riddled with racist trash quite like yourself.

          The funny thing is is that he is not even a quarter Japanese. *laughs*

  5. korean says:

    I thought that he somewhat looks different from White.
    I guessed him as german or germanic
    but
    his nose isnt so high like other white boys indeed.
    Look at his face in many pics
    white or cocasusian nose go down straight from the gap between eyes . And very high
    asian not.
    Down between eyes and rises a little bit later at least.

    • european says:

      korean March 1, 2011 at 8:41 pm

      I thought that he somewhat looks different from White.
      I guessed him as german or germanic
      but

      how dumb are these kind of idiots like korean March 1, 2011 at 8:41 pm

      aren t germans white too

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