Although the money is later returned, Nate is curious and raids his father's study for answers, where he finds a bag of cocaine. He wears them rumpled, and carelessly except for special occasions. APPEARANCE: Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue FAMILY: Parents: Howard and Anne Archibald Portrayer: Chace Crawford BIOGRAPHY: Nathaniel Fitzwilliam "Nate" Archibald was born to Howard Archibald, a successful business magnate, and Anne Archibald. Serena convinces him not to expose it, but when it's released anyway, he blames Diana; who takes responsibility. However, Juliet, Jenny, and Vanessa are teamed up to ruin Serena. New York, I Love You XOXO Meanwhile Vanessa calls Chuck after being approached by an FBI agent regarding Howard Archibald. They head to a house outside the city in The Debarted and hide out for awhile, until Tripp leaves for an afternoon; claiming he's meeting with William. The season begins with Nate pretending to date Serena so she can recover from her breakup with Dan; and so he can have a secret affair with Catherine Beaton, the stepmother of Blair's new boyfriend Marcus Beaton. His closest friends are Chuck Bass, Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf. When the season premieres, Nate is still running The Spectator; although it's getting into deeper and deeper financial trouble. He is a bad liar, according to himself and many of his friends. On Thanksgiving, Nate learns his mother filed from divorce from his father. But after being talked into it by Dan and Vanessa, he decides to and they resume their good relationship at the reunion. He is also good friends with Serena van der Woodsen and Dan Humphrey. He meets Sage Spence, whom he eventually starts dating (Gone Maybe Gone). Nate Archibald: Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha Kings/Kansas City Kings (1970-1976), New York Nets (1976-1977), Boston Celtics (1978-1983), Milwaukee Bucks (1983-1984) ... Finals Appearances. However, he is still what one would consider a good guy. When he's released, Nate invites him to stay at The Empire Hotel over a halfway house (The Townie). First appearance: Novel: Gossip Girl (Gossip Girl series) The It Girl (The It Girl series) Television: "Pilot" (episode 1.01) Last appearance: Novel: Nothing Can Keep Us Together (Gossip Girl series) Classic (The It Girl series) Television: "New York, I Love You XOXO" (episode 6.10) Created by: Character: Cecily von Ziegesar Developed for television: Josh Schwartz Find the perfect Nate Archibald stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. In Riding in Town Cars With Boys, William invites Nate to accompany him to Camp David for the weekend. At the hospital, Tripp tries to get in and see Serena but Nate punches him and tells him to leave. However, after working for awhile, Nate discovers that Diana plans to alienate Gossip Girl and become the number one media in the city (The Jewel of Denial). After he rescues her from being taken advantage of by an older photographer, they share a passionate kiss (Pret-a-Poor-J). As the show progresse… Chuck wants Blair for himself, so he plots to keep Blair and Nate apart by telling Nate that Blair is seeing Carter Baizen, whom Nate hates. This also makes him oblivious or naive to the other agendas or schemes that his lovers might have. Nate is best friends with Chuck Bass and is good friends with Dan Humphrey, Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf. He wears expensive designer clothes, but doesn't show much care for it. His father is arrested, and it is revealed that in addition to the drug-related charges, he is accused of embezzlement and fraud. In the season finale The Wrong Goodbye, Nate, Chuck, and Raina save Blair. [1] In the novels, he is considered the primary male character, always being fought over by the two most prominent females, Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen. Nate Archibald first appeared in Cecily von Ziegesar’s book Gossip Girl and the subsequent book in the series by von Ziegesar, including the ghost-written books, with his last appearance being the final book in the series I Will Always Love You. Nate helps Jenny with her guerilla fashion show at Lily and Bart’s gala and ends up publicly kissing her, ending up on Gossip Girl. When the series resumes, it's revealed Nate spent the summer sleeping through Chuck's little black book to get over Serena. Nate's family resides in a stately townhouse off Park Avenue on the exclusive Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, and his mother's French socialite family owns a summer chateau in Nice. After being asked to distract Raina, Nate does so and they spend the day together (While You Weren't Sleeping). While having coffee, he learns that she is poor and returns all her clothes after wearing them once, and lives in a walk up building with cheap furniture. At prom, they're crowned King and Queen but they break up; feeling like their relationship should stay in high school. He wears them rumpled, and carelessly except for special occasions. They start officially dating in The Hurt Locket and are dubbed the "Golden Couple". Family: In the finale, Nate on his way to Dan and Serena's wedding, tells a reporter his intentions of running for mayor of New York; to which he would be the youngest mayor in the city's history. As they're about to kiss, Tripp interrupts them, having found out his wife Maureen had set up the Hudson drowning scheme, and seeks out Serena for comfort. A running theme throughout the show is how much Nate takes care in making sure his hair looks nice. When he tries to tell his mother the truth, she does not believe him. Nate is best friends with Chuck and Dan. After Bass enemy Russell Thorpe returns to town and throws a party, Nate learns that Howard has missed more than one job interview. Meanwhile, Blair makes a deal with William to be a bridesmaid and to be accepted to the Junior Whitney Committee if she convinces Nate to go to Yale. Meanwhile, Charlie decides to compete again Blair's minions to become a bridesmaid in her royal wedding, and her final task is to kiss Nate. When Tripp returns, they head back to the city but end up in a major car accident. Paul uses most of his time to set up teammates and accumulates 9.5 assists per game, though he can create his own shot as well. Wanting to show his family that he is his own person, he begins to date her (Reversals of Fortune). Blair realizes that Chuck engineered the fight and ends their affair. Eventually, it is discovered that Bree wants to take down Carter Baizen, who is dating Serena, for leaving her cousin at the altar. He received a master's degree from Fordham University in 1990 and a professional diploma in supervision and administration in 1994. Chuck doesn’t believe that their newfound relationship is merely friendship and relays his suspicions to Vanessa. However, after he attempts to save her from expulsion and gets suspended in the process, the two begin dating again (School Lies) until he learns of the secret fling between Blair and Chuck from Gossip Girl (A Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate), breaking up with Blair and lashing out at Chuck, leaving him without a girlfriend or a best friend. After a confrontation with Tripp, they learn that Tripp paid Ivy's ex Max Harding to drain some of the brake fluid but got played so he did it himself and when he did so, seriously messed up the car. His style is very casual and laid back. She agrees but before he can meet her, Blair leads him up to the suite to have sex. They lose, and PJ Buckley wins the photo. Worried about the video's affect on the outcome of the election, Nate hires a person to pretend to be the woman buying the footage for New York to keep it out of the media. After reconciling with Dan (Gone with the Will), his cousin Tripp van der Bilt asks him to join their family for a reunion in The Grandfather. They arrange to meet Nate at Vanessa’s café, and the FBI agent informs them that Nate’s father was planning on holding him and his mother hostage in order to get the van der Bilt family to pay a ransom for their return. Nate's negative trait might be that he is a bit hypersexualized, even getting involved with women who are much younger or older than he is. Gossip Girl Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Tripp flees the scene and Nate discovers the accident on his way to the house. While on the phone, Nate tells her that William is out of town and can't be meeting Tripp. At Carter's invitation, Nate attends a poker game and loses quite a bit of money, and he realizes that Carter set him up. Nate's father is transferred to Riker's Island Prison, where he is assaulted by Juliet's brother Ben Donovan as a way to send a message to Juliet about dating Nate. Back then, Nate had short … Birthday: In the final episode of the season Much 'I Do' About Nothing, Nate's father buys a passport and skips town after the Van der Woodsen-Bass wedding to avoid fraud charges. -Dare Devil (1x5), "Growing up, I never knew who I was supposed to be. His mother, Mrs. Archibald, is a French socialite, and his father, Captain Archibald, is a former Navy captain and a wealthy banker. While working with Serena's cousin Charlie Rhodes (Ivy Dickens), he develops a crush on her. 1, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nate_Archibald_(Gossip_Girl)&oldid=995812290, Characters in American novels of the 21st century, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 December 2020, at 00:50. After the brunch, Nate tells Blair that she can either forgive him or they can break up; and she ultimately chooses to stay together (The Wild Brunch). While confronting her, he discovers that William is financing The Spectator and is the reason he got the job. In the season finale Last Tango, Then Paris, Nate discovers via Gossip Girl that Serena and Dan shared a kiss the night prior. Last December, Nate "Tiny" Archibald took it all in: the lights, the tree, the holiday tunes, the look of wonder on the faces of his great-grandchildren. In the time jump, The Spectator is shown to have become a huge success and Nate is planning a mayoral run. No longer California dreaming, when we last see Nate he's also heading to witness the marriage of Dan and Serena. This upsets Dan, who kicks him out of their loft, and Nate packs his stuff to leave for the Hamptons after stopping to mail a letter he has written to Jenny (There Might be Blood). He asks her to attend the debutante ball with him as friends, and she agrees. Nate Archibald is described as being muscular with golden blonde hair and sparkly green eyes. Nate is also honest, and is known for being a horrible liar. In the TV show, Nate has stunning dark blue eyes. When Nate finds out Diana runs a secret brothel (Raiders of the Lost Art), he plans to use the information to finally kick her out of The Spectator for good. They later end up reconciling, and leave their friendship on good terms. Vanessa ends up finding out about his betrayal, and the story is revealed on the news anyway. So I'd spend all my time apologizing for the privilege and the wealth and the opportunities i felt other people deserved more than I did. He averaged 10.8 points and 3.3 assists as a rookie last season. She worries that he will be pushed into the van der Bilt machine and come out like Tripp, a serious politician focused on status. They have sex during the summer at a wedding. In order to end his competition with Dan for Serena in The Witches of Bushwick, they decide to each invite her on a date and whoever's date she agrees to go on, gets to be with her. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.The CW officially renewed the series for a sixth season on May 11, 2012. You can't fight against who you are." He meets her outside her building and confesses that he still has feelings for her. Birthplace: He meets her again and finds out her name is Diana Payne; and she offers him a job working at her newspaper The Spectator (Beauty and the Feast). He is portrayed by Chace Crawford in the television series of the same name. Feeling guilty, she breaks up with Nate to keep him and his family safe (Easy J). To get them to play Carter's debt, he offers to play a photo of Tripp at his bachelor party with a bong. Archibald led the NBA in free-throw attempts and makes in 1972-73. In the TV show, Nate has stunning dark blue eyes. Nate wants to take her to watch him play a game of lacrosse, and then to dinner with all their old friends who will tell them how perfect they are together. He later goes on to attend Columbia University. Upon discovering Russell actually was responsible for Raina's mother's death and learning Raina is still planning revenge on Chuck, he tells her Russell did it (Shattered Bass). While there, Nate practices Chuck Bass' new method for happiness: saying yes to anything he's asked. They begin a sexual relationship that eventually turns into a public romantic relationship (I Am Number Nine). He is kind and caring, especially to his closest friends. It has always been in Nate's nature to try and please everyone especially in his family, but he later realizes the wrong in trying to make everyone happy while he himself is not. The following year, the 34-year-old Archibald’s numbers began to drop. After he confronts his father, the two reconcile. He tries to get them back together and it works (. In the novels, he is considered the primary male character, always being fought over by the two most prominent females, Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen. Tripp blames William for always pitting him and Nate against each other, and Nate doesn't disagree. In the finale, he is the only main character who is still single. He completed his bachelor's degree from University of Texas-El Paso by going back for three consecutive summers just prior to finishing his NBA career. He is best friends with Chuck Bass, with whom he attends the elite St. Jude's School for Boys. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He tells Raina, who tells her to choose their relationship or Chuck. Manhattan, New York City Too late to change her mind, Jenny’s plan is a success, but it ends up alienating Nate, who proclaims that he’s glad she never got his letter and pushes himself closer to Vanessa (It's a Wonderful Lie). Born: September 2, 1948 in New York, New York us College: Texas-El Paso High School: DeWitt Clinton in Bronx, New York Draft: Cincinnati Royals, 2nd … Maureen goes to the house and blackmails Serena into accepting with a letter from her father William van der Woodsen that she found at the VDW's. Full name: After it's all said and done, Russell is arrested and Raina and Nate break up, as she plans to return to Chicago. When trying to return her things to her in Juliet Doesn't Live Here Anymore, he discovers she lied to him about her apartment. They end up developing feelings for each other and begin dating (Empire of the Son). Nate decides to tell Serena where Carter is, and offers to help her help Carter by settling his debt through a poker match with Bree's brothers. Portrayed By: Nathaniel Archibald (Nate, The Skate) Position: Point Guard Shoots: Left 6-1, 150lb (185cm, 68kg) . [2], OMFGG – Original Music Featured on Gossip Girl No. After going to Monaco with Chuck over winter vacation (Roman Holiday), Nate returns and tries to reunite with Blair. Bart refuses to, but after his death, Nate's name is the only one left on the loan and the charges get dropped (The Revengers). He and Blair have an on-again-off-again relationship throughout most of the novels. Chuck Bass is portrayed byEd Westwickin the television show. After several polls predict Tripp to lose the election, a man who appears to have fallen into the Hudson River is saved by Tripp, who is hailed as a hero. Nate forms a strong bond with Jenny, who begins to develop feelings for him. He tells everyone at the dinner during his best man's speech, and William admits he did it, but that he confronted Howard first to ask him to stop. He is a fan of sailing like his father, and wished to do that instead of attending Yale with his girlfriend Blair, although he expressed interest in attending Brown University. Nate returns to the campaign office to confront his grandfather for setting up the scheme, but he denies any involvement. Nate takes matters into his own hands and takes the blame for orchestrating the fake drowning, and Tripp ends up winning the election. Due to no investors, Diana returns to the paper and power struggles with Nate, partially due to her unresolved feelings for him (It-Girl Interrupted). producer Stephanie Savage says that the decision for him to remain single was to show his growth on his own with drama or girlfriends. Nathaniel "Nate" Archibald was born to Howard "The Captain" Archibald, a successful business magnate and former Navy captain, and Anne Archibald, a member of the Vanderbilt family, on April 5th, 1991. He is incredibly athletic and cares for his family deeply. He's offended, but gets over it eventually. Archibald stands at a decent height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) while weighing 150 lb (68 kg). And although he may have ended up fitting into the powerful New-Yorker mold more than he ever intended to, it seems to suit him. Nate Archibald is a lacrosse player at the elite St. Jude's School for Boys. At the mixer, Nate gives his spot to Dan and finally tells his father he doesn't want to go to Dartmouth (Poison Ivy). Fueled by jealousy, Nate gets into a fight with Carter at the ball and is kicked out. Chuck is jealous and threatens to tell Nate about his and Blair's affair if Blair renews a relationship with Nate. His style is very casual and laid back. Nate tells her not to, but she tries to anyway, with Juliet's help. Occupation: Congressman Family: William van der Bilt I (Paternal Grandfather) Anne Archibald Paternal Aunt) Howard Archibald (Paternal Uncle, via Anne) Nate Archibald Cousin Romances: Maureen van der Bilt (Ex-wife) Serena van der Woodsen (Affair) Portrayed By: Aaron Tveit First Appearance: The Grandfather Last Appearance: He's released on bail and along with Howard, confront Bart about dropping the charges. He is a fan of sailing like his father, and wished to do that instead of attending Yale with Blair, although he expressed interest in attending Brown University. At Bart's annual brunch, he meets with Serena secretly and asks her to meet him in Chuck's suite so they can talk. General Overview Archibald’s 8.0 assists per game were fourth best in the league. -The Unblairable Lightness of Being, "I'm having tons of sex, I never have to eat dinner alone, and best part of all: I don't have to talk about anything!" 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