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.

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,