Announced separation from his wife Hilary Swank. [9th January 2006]

While on location with Hilary in Vancouver in early 2002 for her role in The Core (2003), Chad wrote and shot his own 21-minute psycho-thriller short called The Space Between (2002), in which Hilary contributed a small role.

2 half-brothers Justin and Micah.

Ex-son-in-law of Judy Swank.

Brother of actor Rob Lowe

Won an Emmy for his portrayal of AIDS sufferer Jesse McKenna on the TV series "Life Goes On" (1989).

His girlfriend Kim Painter is Carrie Fisher's personal assistant.

Brother-in-law of makeup artist Sheryl Berkoff.