A photo of Chad Michael Murray\u2019s face before his pre-\u201cOne Tree Hill\u201d nose injury has his fans in shock.<\/p>\n
Pics of the actor, 44, have been circulating on social media showing him before and after his nose had to get reset when was 18 years old.<\/p>\n
Back in 2004, Murray revealed he was attacked at a Burger King, which is why he had to get his nose fixed.<\/p>\n
\u201dI got jumped in a Burger King when I was 18 and had my nose put on the other side of my face,\u201d he told Entertainment Weekly<\/a>. \u201cIt was three guys \u2014 what the hell was I supposed to do?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe doctors didn\u2019t even bother running X-rays,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey just reset it. But it wasn\u2019t a nose job \u2014 I hate the fact that people say it was a nose job!\u201d<\/p>\n Pics of Chad Michael Murray before he had to get his nose reset have shocked his fans on social media, with some commenting that he looks drastically different. He\u2019s pictured here promoting \u201cGilmore Girls,\u201d which he starred in from 2000-2001. Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n Murray had to get his nose reset when he was 18 years old after he got jumped at a Burger King by three people. An old yearbook photo of the actor with his original nose is seen above. Reddit<\/p>\n He again referenced his nose injury in an interview with Newsweek<\/a> in August 2025, admitting he\u2019s insecure about some of his physical features.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t like my nose because it\u2019s not my nose,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cI got jumped in a Burger King and my nose surgery was a couple posts, pop it back into place, hold two tennis balls at Cedar Sinai, and there you go.\u201d<\/p>\n A 1999 yearbook pic <\/a>of the actor before the injury has now gone viral on X, with fans marveling at the noticeable change in his appearance.<\/p>\n Murray insisted to \u201cEntertainment Weekly\u201d in 2004 that he didn\u2019t get a nose job \u2014 he was forced to reset his nose after the injury. He\u2019s pictured here in April 2019. Getty Images<\/p>\n He also told Newsweek last August that he actually isn\u2019t a fan of his nose because he feels it isn\u2019t his. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cLooks like a totally different person WOW,\u201d one commenter said<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis can\u2019t be real he was on Gilmore girls 1 year later and looked nothing like this,\u201d one fan wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another fan observed<\/a>, \u201cA diff nose can totally change ur face cus this don\u2019t look nun like him.\u201d<\/p>\n A lot of commenters praised his post-nose injury look, too.<\/p>\n \u201cFunny how things that seem awful can be a blessing in disguise,\u201d one fan mused.<\/a> \u201cHe was objectively good looking before, but almost *too* perfect. The nose after the break is more unique, gives him character and more of an edge, and makes him even more attractive.\u201d<\/p>\n Murray said he had to undergo surgery on his nose at Cedar Sinai Medical Center after the Burger King incident. He\u2019s seen here in the thriller \u201cHouse of Wax\u201d in 2005. \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n The \u201cOne Tree Hill\u201d alum \u2014pictured here in May 2024 \u2014 has been praised for aging gracefully by fans. Getty Images for Netflix<\/p>\n A Reddit thread dedicated to the topic <\/a>jokes, \u201cImagine getting jumped and you come out looking better lol.\u201d<\/p>\n