Chad Michael Murray, known for One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls, and Freakier Friday, had a near-death experience at 15. He said it set him on the path to acting. Hospitalized for months with twisted intestines and internal bleeding,

One Tree Hill' alum Chad Michael Murray says he decided to pursue acting after suffering a near-death experience at 15 after his intestines became twisted: 'I was on my deathbed.'

Chad Michael Murray recently opened up about a serious health scare that inadvertently paved his way into the acting world.