Season 4 is here! Actor Chad Michael Murray joins the Like A Farmer Podcast for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation that spans Hollywood, broken noses, and his blue-collar Buffalo roots. Chad and Pat kick things off with 2026 resolutions, before Chad reflects on his lifelong Buffalo Bills fandom, including 2026 Super Bowl aspirations. He opens up about tattoos, getting jumped at a Burger King, a nose job, and a near-death experience at 15 that changed everything. Chad breaks down how he landed Freaky Friday, working with Jamie Lee Curtis, Hilary Duff, and Paris Hilton, and what it was like stepping into pop-culture history with One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls, Dawson’s Creek, MTV, and his earliest acting gigs. He also reveals the movie role he really wanted but didn’t get, behind-the-scenes One Tree Hill stories, and his personal Mount Rushmore of actors, including how Ed Norton inspired him to pursue acting.
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Chapters:
(0:00) – Welcome Chad Michael Murray!
(1:30) – 2026 Resolutions with Chad and Pat
(8:00) – Growing up in Buffalo & the Blue-Collar Life
(10:15) – Tattoos, Jumped at a Burger King & a Nose Job
(18:00) – How Chad Landed “Freaky Friday”
(19:15) – Buffalo Bills Fandom and Super Bowl Aspirations
(25:45) – “Cut the Line” Presented by CASE KNIVES
(28:00) – How Ed Norton Made Chad Want to be an Actor
(31:30) – Near-Death Experience at 15
(35:30) – First Acting Gigs and MTV
(38:00) – Gilmore Girls, Dawson’s Creek, and One Tree Hill
(43:00) – Freakier Friday and Jamie Lee Curtis
(47:30) – Working with Hilary Duff, Paris Hilton
(49:15) – “Give ‘Em the Boot” Presented by TECOVAS
(54:00) – What Movie Did Chad Really Want but Did Not Get
(56:45) – Behind the Scenes Stories from One Tree Hill
(1:02:30) – Chad’s Mount Rushmore of Actors
(1:13:15) – A.I. in Movies and Television
(1:18:00) – Chad’s Daughter’s Upcoming Movie
(1:21:30) – Chad and Pat Do a Scene
(1:24:30) – What’s Next for Chad Michael Murray?
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