"RACHEL GATINA"

Full Name: Rachel Gatina
Nicknames: Rach
Age: 22 [at the time of Episode 511.]
Birthday: Unknown, but born in 1988.
Birthplace: Unknown
Current Residence: New York City
Astrological Sign: Unknown
Parents: Unknown, but she has a Mother and Father whom we never see.
Siblings: Only child, as far we know.
Education: Was expelled (see 'Crimes') but, graduated from Tree Hill High School where she was a cheerleader for the Tree Hill Ravens basketball team. Rachel cheered for them all of Senior year until the Ravens won the State Championship.
Occupation: After being fired from Brooke, she does nothing at the moment. Except party.
Former Jobs: She was a model for the Clothes Over Bro's fashion line until she was fired from Brooke. Rachel abused drugs and alcohol which caused her not to show up to modeling gigs.
Medical History: Got her stomach stapled, breast implants and a nose job. Was in a horrible limo accident during senior year with Nathan's uncle, Cooper Lee after Nathan and Haley's wedding.
Above the Influence? Became an alcoholic who is addicted to drugs.
Bad Girl: She released the Time Capsule the THHS students made during Junior year and then aired it on all the school televisions. Depressed and tormented student Jimmy Edward's confession was played that embarrassed him deeply, his fellow class-mates picked on him for it which eventually drove him to hold up the school with a gun. She was recently featured on the cover of MAXIM magazine as part of their "Hometown Hotties" section.
Crimes: Drove a Nathan and Haley's wedding limo off a bridge because Cooper (who was driving) wasn't listening to her. In the process she almost killed herself, Cooper and Nathan who had jumped in to help them. She also faked failing a class so that Haley would tutor her, then stole important keys from Haley in order to steal a test from the school so Brooke can pass a class she's failing and graduate with her friends. A few months before she graduated high school, she stole a test so that Brooke could pass her class and graduate with her friends. When Principal Turner found out what had happened, Rachel took the blame and got expelled. After fessing up the day before graduation, Brooke was still able to graduate and Rachel received a diploma as well.
Relationship: Random hook-ups.
Past Relationships: Went on a date with Lucas Scott when she started school at Tree Hill High. Has kissed 'Mouth' McFadden a few times and had an on-going affair with Nathan's Uncle Cooper.
Friend of: "Mouth" McFadden, Bevin Mirskey, Brooke Davis and Lucas Scott.
Enemies: Brooke Davis was her arch-rival for half of year senior, but they ended up becoming good friends for years and even lived with each other until high school finished. She was also on Haley's 'hate-list' for constantly hitting on Nathan and being the reason Haley was fired from the tutor center because of the test theft.

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"SKILLZ TAYLOR"

Full Name: Antwon Taylor
Nickname: "Skillz"
Age: 22 [at the time of Episode 515.]
Birthday: Unknown, but born in 1988.
Birthplace: Tree Hill, North Carolina
Current Residence: Tree Hill, North Carolina
Astrological Sign: Unknown
Tattoos: A cross on his right arm that is filled with basketballs.
Parents: His parents are still married, unlike most of the friends. His father is named Charles 'Chuck' Taylor.
Siblings: Only child, as far as know.
Education: Graduated from Tree Hill High. He was a former shooting guard for the Tree Hill Ravens basketball team. The Ravens won the State Championship and Skillz played his final High School basketball game. He went on to attend college on a basketball scholarship.
Occupation: He's an assistant coach with Nathan and Lucas for the Tree Hill Ravens.
Former Jobs: Unknown
Medical History: Clean bill of health as far as we know.
Above the Influence? He drinks at parties, and plays Beer Pong.
Relationship: Currently single.
Past Relationships: He dated Bevin Mirskey for a year in high school.
Friend of: Lucas Scott, Haley James Scott, "Mouth" McFadden, "Fergie" Thomspon, "Junk" Moretti, Jimmy Edwards, Nathan Scott, Peyton Sawyer and Brooke Davis.

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"COACH WHITEY DURHAM"

Full Name: Brian Durham
Nickname: "Whitey," given to him by a player on the Monarchs basketball team when he was a teenager.
Age: Unknown, but estimated at being in his early 70's.
Birthday: Unknown, estimated to be in 1938.
Birthplace: Unknown
Current Residence: Unknown - although it's possible he still lives in Tree Hill, North Carolina
Astrological Sign: Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Martial Status: Widower. His dear wife Camilla died several years ago.
Children: Whitey and Camilla never had any children.
Education: Attended Tree Hill High School.
Occupation: Coach for the Tree Hill Ravens basketball team until the class of '07 graduated. He went on to coach for a junior North Carolina college for a year. Lucas was his assistant coach and Nathan played for the team.
Awards: He was given the Tree Hill Lifetime Achievement award for coaching for the Ravens.
Medical History: Spent time in the hospital to under-go eye surgery.
Above the Influence? Occasionally drinks.
Friend of: Everyone loves Whitey! Well, maybe not Dan.

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"KEITH SCOTT"

Full Name: Keith Alan Scott
Nickname: "Boozy" (given by Dan)
Age: He's deceased but at the time of his death he was estimated at being in his early 40's.
Birthday: Unknown, but estimated to be between 1967-1969.
Date of Death: The episode air-date of his death was March 1, 2006.
Birthplace: Tree Hill, North Carolina
Current Residence: Tree Hill, North Carolina
Astrological Sign: Unknown
Parents: Father, Royal Scott and Mother, May Scott.
Siblings: Dan Scott, and former sister-in-law was Deb Scott.
Children: A daughter on the way, Karen found out she was pregnant after Keith was killed. He was also a major father figure to his nephew, Karen's son Lucas Scott.
Education: Attended Tree Hill High School. Former player for the Tree Hill Ravens basketball team.
Former Jobs: He worked as a mechanic and had his own shop called "Keith Scott's Body Shop." When Dan took it over during the first season, Keith moved to get a teaching job in Charlotte. He returned and managed Dan Scott Motors while Dan recovered from a heart attack. He left Tree Hill once again after he found out Dan had set him up with Jules.
Medical History: He was fatally shot by Dan the day of the high school shooting.
Above the Influence? He use to drink heavily and then cut down after he almost killed Lucas and himself in a car accident back in 2003 while under the influence.
Past Relationships: Was engaged to Jules aka Emily Chambers in 2004, it ended on their wedding day when he found out Dan had bribed Jules to marry him. He was getting back at Keith for sleeping with Deb while she and Dan were separated and on the verge of divorce.
Friend of: He was a friend to all.
Enemies: Everyone loved Keith! Well, maybe not Dan.

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"KAREN ROE"

Full Name: Karen Roe
Age: Unknown, but estimated at being in her late 30's. Possibly 40.
Birthday: Unknown, but estimated to be in 1970.
Birthplace: Tree Hill, North Carolina
Current Residence: Nowhere for very long! She's been traveling with her daughter and boyfriend for a few years.
Astrological Sign: Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Children: Two children. Son, Lucas Scott with Dan and a 5 year-old daughter with Keith named Lily Roe Scott.
Education: Attended Tree Hill High School and was a cheerleader for the Tree Hill Ravens basketball team. She got pregnant by Dan after her senior year, so she didn't attend college. While Lucas was in high school, she went to Italy to study at a cooking school.
Martial Status: She's back together with Andy Hargrove (see 'Past Relationships').
Occupation: None that we know of, she's traveling and her boyfriend is a millionaire.
Former Jobs: She was the owner of Karen's Cafe for 20 years before she closed it to travel the world with Lily. She's also the Co-Owner of TRIC nightclub with Deb, who also shared a partnership in Karen's Cafe for awhile.
Medical History: Clean bill of health as far as we know. Although she had a very difficult time during the birth of her daughter, she and the baby almost died.
Above the Influence? Yes, as far as we know.
Past Relationships: Was in a serious relationship with Dan Scott during her senior year of High School. When she got pregnant, he left her to attend college. She went back to college in her thirties and began dating her professor, Andy Hargrove who was rich and from One Tree Hill in Australia. Karen was also engaged to Keith Scott, he was shot and killed by his brother Dan Scott at Tree Hill High in 2006. Although everything believes Jimmy Edwards killed him because Dan wasn't seen entering the school.
Friend of: Deb Scott
Enemies: Dan Scott

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