Chace Crawford

Christopher 'Chace Crawford' (qv) was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son of Dana (Plott), a teacher, and Chris Wayne Crawford, a dermatologist. He grew up in Plano, Texas, and has a younger sister, 'Candice Crawford Romo' (qv), who studied broadcast journalism and won the Miss Missouri USA title in 2008. Chace played football and golf in high school, and is a talented artist. He graduated from Trinity Christian Academy in 2003. Although he worked as a model in Dallas, he never pursued acting. He moved to Malibu, California, to attend Pepperdine University after high school where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He struggled to identify a career path, vacillating between advertising, business and communications majors. Midway through his second year, his mother encouraged him to pursue acting. He credits her for initiating this move. She stated that "it was a practical move," based on a career aptitude test he had taken in high school, which revealed he was best suited for a career in the performing arts. He was signed by the first talent agent that interviewed him and then committed full-time to acting studies.In 2006, Chace appeared in Lifetime's television movie _Long Lost Son (2006)_ (qv), where he plays the son of 'Gabrielle Anwar' (qv)'s character. That same year, he starred alongside 'Steven Strait' (qv), 'Taylor Kitsch' (qv), 'Sebastian Stan' (qv) and 'Toby Hemingway' (qv) in the horror/thriller movie, _The Covenant (2006)_ (qv). The year 2007 was a big break for Chace. He became one of the leads in CW's drama, _Gossip Girl (2007)_ (qv). Among his cast members on the show are 'Penn Badgley' (qv), 'Leighton Meester' (qv) & 'Ed Westwick' (qv). In the year 2008, Chace was seen in the movie _Loaded (2008)_ (qv), opposite 'Jesse Metcalfe' (qv). He also got involved in the independent movie, _The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)_ (qv) with 'Haley Bennett' (qv). His other guest appearance includes a stint on the _Family Guy (1999)_ (qv) episode _Family Guy: The Former Life of Brian (2008)_ (qv). Other than being involved in more acting projects, the year 2008 proved to be an even better year for Chace as he won the Choice TV Breakout Star Male at the Teen Choice Award.::Anonymous