| Sophia Bush |
Sophia Bush attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" Beverly Hills, CA on Oct. 10, 2009 |
| Born |
Sophia Anna Bush
July 8, 1982 (1982-07-08) (age 27)
Pasadena, California, U.S.1 |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Years active |
2002–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Chad Michael Murray (2005–2006) |
Sophia Anna Bush (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress and spokesperson. She stars in the CW television series One Tree Hill where she portrays Brooke Davis.2 Bush is additionally known for her film portrayals in the 2007 remake The Hitcher, John Tucker Must Die and The Narrows.
Early life
Bush, an only child, was born and raised in Pasadena, California1 to Charles William Bush, an advertising and celebrity photographer, and Maureen, a photography studio manager.3 Bush has Italian ancestry,4 and attended Westridge School for Girls (Pasadena), as well as the University of Southern California. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority,5 where she served as Social Chair.
In 2000, she was the Tournament of Roses Parade Queen. Bush attended USC for three years before landing the role of Brooke Davis on One Tree Hill (2003).
Career
Bush made her first big screen appearance in the comedy feature film Van Wilder. Following, she made appearances in several television shows, such as Nip/Tuck, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Punk'd. She was cast as Kate Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, but was replaced by Claire Danes because the director thought she was too young for the role.67
In 2003, she got the role of Brooke Davis in the CW television series One Tree Hill. Her character, Brooke Davis, evolved from a trouble-making vixen to a fiercely loyal friend and a fan favorite. After Bush gained mainstream fame, she became a spokesperson for high-profile brands. She posed on the cover of several mainstream magazines such as Entertainment Weekly, Lucky, Maxim, Glamour and InStyle and has had several endorsement deals, one of her latest endorsements is for Op's fall campaign OPen Campus.8910 Bush and her One Tree Hill co-stars were endorsers for MasterCard, K-Mart, Chevy Cobalt and Cingular wireless.111213
Bush at an autograph signing.
In July 2006, Bush starred in the 20th Century Fox feature film John Tucker Must Die alongside Jesse Metcalfe and Brittany Snow. The film was a commercial success grossing over 60 million worldwide. She also starred in Buena Vista Pictures' thriller film, Stay Alive alongside Frankie Muniz and Adam Goldberg. The film opened at #3 in the U.S. box office,14 and is considered a box office success due to its production budget of 9 million dollars. In 2007, Bush starred in the remake of the 1986 classic horror film, The Hitcher as Grace Andrews. The film was critically successful among most reviewers. The Times gave it four stars and praised the film. Bush also starred in Francois Velle's The Narrows with Kevin Zegers, Eddie Cahill and Vincent D'Onofrio. She played the beautiful, intelligent and self-assured Kathy Popovich. Filming began in New York on April 24, 2008 and is due for a late 2009 release date. The film is based on Tim McLoughlin's novel Heart of the Old Country. Bush also stars in the feature film Table for Three, which centers on a suddenly single young man, Scott Teller (Brandon Routh), who invites a "perfect couple," Mary and Ryan (Bush and Jesse Bradford), to share his large apartment. When Teller meets the girl of his dreams, Leslie (Jennifer Morrison), he believes that Ryan and Mary are intentionally sabotaging his chances with her because they desperately need him in their life to hold their dysfunctional relationship together.1516
Personal life
On April 16, 2005, Bush married actor Chad Michael Murray, her One Tree Hill co-star. They dated for almost two years before they were married in Santa Monica. They announced their separation on September 26, 2005 after five months of marriage when Bush filed court papers to have their marriage annulled citing fraud. In December 2006, Bush and Murray's divorce was made final.17
On October 27, 2008, amid rumors of Bush dating fellow One Tree Hill co-star James Lafferty, Murray confirmed the romance. "[Sophia and I] are both professional and mature enough to get through it," he said. "And now it's just easy. We're just friends. And she's got James, and James and I are friends."1819 As of October 2009, Bush is reported to be dating fellow One Tree Hill co-star Austin Nichols.20
Bush has been supportive of Barack Obama as President. In February 2008, she made several appearances in Texas in support of the Obama campaign in the Texas Presidential primary election. She was joined in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Waco by fellow actor Adam Rodriguez. Touring mostly college campuses, they urged young voters to get involved politically.212223
In April 2009, along with stars including Sarah Chalke, Jason Lewis, Alicia Silverstone, Jane Lynch and Lance Bass, Bush appeared in a video on Funny or Die called "A Gaythering Storm", which parodied a NOM video objecting to same-sex marriage.24
Sexiest women countdowns
In late April 2007, Bush ranked #90 in the UK's popular men's magazine FHM, in their countdown of 100 Sexiest Women of 2007. Subsequently, she ranked #89 in the US edition of the same magazine. In May 2007, Bush ranked high at #24 in the Maxim Hot 100 List of 2007. She has also appeared on the cover of the November 2006 edition of Maxim with One Tree Hill co-stars Hilarie Burton and Danneel Harris. In previous years, Bush has ranked #3 on Femme Fatales: The 50 Sexiest Women of 2004 and named #15 on Much Music's 20 Hottest Women of 2004.
Bush has been featured in People's "Beautiful at Every Age" and "Most Beautiful" for several years.25
| Year |
Countdown Name |
Rank # |
| 2004 |
Femme Fatales: The 50 Sexiest Women of 2004 |
32627 |
| Much Music's 20 Hottest Women of 2004 |
1528 |
| 2007 |
Maxim's Hot 100 List of 2007 |
2429 |
| FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2007 |
90 UK30 |
| FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2007 |
89 US31 |
| 2008 |
AskMen's Top 99 Women of 2008 |
8632 |
| The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World 2008 |
2033 |
| FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2008 |
24 UK34 |
| The 50 Hottest Women on Television |
3335 |
| The 2008 AfterEllen.com Hot 100 |
6336 |
| Fall TV's Sexiest Primetime Stars |
637 |
| The Top 15 Hottest Former Sorority Girls |
438 |
| SWM in SEA's 25 Hottest Women of 2008: Major Win Edition |
539 |
| The 21 Hottest Italian Women Alive |
440 |
| TV's 50 Sexiest Women of 2008 |
441 |
| 2009 |
BuddyTV's 50 Most Eligible Bacchelorettes of 2009 |
342 |
Filmography
Television
Awards
References
- ^ a b Sophia Bush cast bio on The CW
- ^ "Sophia Bush Biography". Celebuzz.com. http://www.celebuzz.com/celebrities/sophia-bush-bio/. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "Biography". SOPHIA-B.org. http://www.sophia-b.org/sophia/biography.php. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ "Quotes By Scarlett Johansson, Mike Myers & More". StarPulse.com. http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/07/quotes_by_scarlett_johansson_mike_myers_/. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
- ^ "About Us". USC Kappa Kappa Gamma. http://www.kappausc.org/viewpage.aspx?ID=66. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ "Sophia Bush Biography". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808410523/bio. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ "Danes Lands Terminator Role". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2002-05-07#celeb1. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
- ^ "Pictures of Sophia Bush in October Issue of Vanity Fair". Onetreehillblog.com. http://www.onetreehillblog.com/2008/09/18/pictures-of-sophia-bush-in-october-issue-of-vanity-fair/. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "Party Like a Canuck: John Ortved - Vanity Fair". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "AnnaLynne, Sophia, Brody, Joel and More Celebrate Summer with Op". People. http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/07/10/annalynne-mccord-sophia-bush-brody-jenner-and-more-celebrate-summer-with-op/. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "KMART GETS HIP RETAILER SWINGS DEAL WITH THE WB.". The Free Library. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/KMART+GETS+HIP+RETAILER+SWINGS+DEAL+WITH+THE+WB-a0116976805.
- ^ "MasterCard Advertisement scans". Sophia-central.com. http://sophia-central.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=254&pos=1.
- ^ "One Tree Hill update - May 2005". One Tree Hill Web. http://www.onetreehillweb.net/media/05may.html.
- ^ Stay alive Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Routh, Bush and Bradford Set for Three". ComingSoon.net. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=45434. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ "Table for Three (2008)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1238304/plotsummary. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush's Divorce Is Final.". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20005552,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Sources Confirm: Sophia Bush Dating James Lafferty". E!. 2008-10-28. http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b65973_Sources_Confirm__Sophia_Bush_Dating_James_Lafferty.html. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "Chad Michael Murray Settles 'One Tree Hill' Rumors And Talks Season 6". cw11.com. 2008-10-27. http://weblogs.cw11.com/news/local/morningnews/blogs/2008/10/chad_michael_murray_live.html#more. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ Gibson, Cristina (October 12, 2009). "Sophia Bush & "Boyfriend" Austin Nichols Step Out". E!. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/hwood_party_girl/b148472_sophia_bush_boyfriend_austin_nichols.html. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Sanders, Shaley (2008-02-29). "Celebrities encourage Obama supporters to vote". DailySkiff.com. http://media.www.tcudailyskiff.com/media/storage/paper792/news/2008/02/29/News/Celebrities.Encourage.Obama.Supporters.To.Vote-3245330.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ "Hollywood Stars Cast Votes for Obama in Rally at UT Dallas". UT Dallas. 2008-02-29. http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/02/29-004.html. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ "Rally held in Waco for Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama". KCEN TV. 2008-02-29. http://www.kcentv.com/news/c-article.php?cid=1&nid=15008. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ "A Gaythering Storm". Funny or Die. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6eddb255b2/a-gaythering-storm. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ "Beautiful at every Age". http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20197594,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ Sophia Bush Trivia / TV.com
- ^ "Sophia Bush Biography". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124208/bio. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ Much Music's 20 Hottest Women of 2004
- ^ Maxim's Hot 100 List of 2007
- ^ The full list of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2007
- ^ FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2007
- ^ AskMen's Top 99 Women of 2008
- ^ The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World
- ^ AskMen's Top 99 Women of 2008
- ^ The 50 Hottest Women on Television
- ^ The 2008 AfterEllen.com Hot 100
- ^ Fall TV's Sexiest Primetime Stars
- ^ Top 15 Hottest Former Sorority Girls
- ^ [1]
- ^ The 21 Hottest Italian Women Alive
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
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