birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
dallas , texas , united states 29 january 1976 2002 -- present charles divins
 charles divins actor
charles divins

charles divins -lrb- born january 29 , 1976 -rrb- is an american model-turned-actor who played the role of chad harris-crane on the television soap opera `` passions '' from 2002 to 2007 , when he decided not to join some of the other cast members when `` passions '' moves from nbc to directv .
divins is a native of dallas , texas where he was born and raised .
he is the second actor to portray the role of chad on the soap .
divins was born in dallas , texas .
prior to becoming an actor , he wanted to become a hospital administrator , but instead became an actor and model .
divins modeled for tommy hilfiger in magazines like `` gq '' , `` glamour '' , `` cosmopolitan '' , and `` gear '' .
he was also a winner in the male spokesmodel category on the television series `` star search '' .
he 's appeared in commercials for nissan and crystal light .
charles can now be seen on the cw 's morning show the daily buzz during his spare time , divins enjoys playing the bass guitar .
charles divins made a cameo on `` the soup '' in december 2007 to explain to host joel mchale that , while his `` passions '' character chad was dead and gay , he was not .
divins appeared in the music video for `` 8th world wonder '' by kimberley locke , he also appeared on olivia and 50 cent 's `` best friend '' music video as olivia 's love interest .
in october 2014 , he became the morning anchor at nbc affiliate wdsu in new orleans , louisiana .
