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Zac Efron

Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor and singer.

Biography

Early life

Zac Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California to David Efron and Starla Baskett, of Jewish descent.[1] He has a brother, Dylan, and owns two Australian Shepherds named Dreamer and Puppy, as well as a Siamese cat named Simon. At age eleven, his singing talent was discovered and encouraged, and he was cast in the musical Gypsy for 90 runs. He went on to have roles in stage productions of Peter Pan, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man, and Mame.

Career

In 2002, Efron began to have guest roles on television series, including Firefly, ER, and The Guardian.

Efron is best known for portraying Cameron Bale on the now-cancelled WB series Summerland. Originally introduced as a guest star, Efron became a regular cast member on the show in the second season in 2004. Since appearing in Summerland, he has also had guest roles on the shows CSI: Miami, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. In 2005, Zac was a main character in Hope Partlow's music video for "Sick Inside"

In 2003, Zac starred in the Lifetime original TV movie Miracle Run. He played Steven Morgan, one of two autistic twins. Overcoming incredible odds, with his mother's support, he achieved the unimaginable, winning a cross country competition. For his performance, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor. [1]

In 2006, At age 18, Efron starred in the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical as Troy Bolton alongside actresses Vanessa Anne Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale and actor Lucas Grabeel. This role helped Efron gain recognition among teenage audiences as both an actor and a successful singer. Combined with his simultaneous appearances on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and NCIS, Efron placed as high as #4 on the IMDBPro's STARMeter for the week of January 29, 2006.[2]

Efron became the first artist to debut with two charted songs in the same week on the February 4, 2006 Billboard Hot 100, with the songs, Get'cha Head In the Game (feat. Basketball team) and Breaking Free, a duet with Vanessa Anne Hudgens, from High School Musical. On the following week, Efron had five simultaneous song credits, all from High School Musical, including, once more, Get'cha Head in the Game, and three duets with Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Breaking Free (which made the fastest climb in the history of the Billboard charts, from #86 to #4 between the two weeks), Start of Something New and What I've Been Looking For: Reprise, as well as We're all in this Together, which was credited to the High School Musical cast of HSM said zac efron live of girl casing him and he can sing he has a good life.


ZAC EFRON IS THE HOTTEST KID ON EARTH

ZAC EFRON IS THE HOTTEST KID ON EARTH

ZAC EFRON IS THE HOTTEST KID ON EARTH

Television and film roles

Year Film/Television Role
2006 High School Musical 2 Troy Bolton
2006 If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now Cody
2006 Heist Pizza Delivery Guy
2006 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Trevor
2006 High School Musical Troy Bolton
2005 The Derby Stallion Patrick McCardle
2004 Miracle Run Steven Morgan
2004 Summerland Cameron Bale
2003 The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke Pete Laemke

Guest appearances

Discography

Singles

Albums

  • 2006: High School Musical: The Soundtrack #1 US (2x Platinum) (US Sales: 2,008,000)

Favorites/Trivia

  • Color: Blue
  • Sport: Ping Pong
  • Outdoor Activity: Surfing
  • Style of Music: Alternative
  • Food: Green Eggs and Ham
  • Foreign City like to visit: Tokyo
  • Zac is on the cover of Tiger beat magazine for July 2006.
  • Zac's also on the cover of Teen magazine with Ashley Tisdale in July 2006.
  • He even was on the side [and inside] of Twist magazine for July 2006.
  • Zac said he's best friends with Vanessa Anne Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale.
  • Zac, himself, has said that he has kissed Vanessa Anne Hudgens. It was the near the end of High School Musical and Troy and Gabriella were supposed to kiss, but Chad, played by Corbin Bleu, was suppose to interupt them. Corbin missed his cue and Zac and Vanessa ended up kissing for a long time until the director said cut.
  • Besides being in the stage production of Peter Pan, Zac had tried out for the part of Peter, in the movie, but was beaten out by Jeremy Sumpter.
  • When in the PCPA (Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts) production of Peter Pan, Zac did not have the role of John to himself. He was double-cast, doing about 2/3 of the performances.

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "IMDB". IMDB Awards for Zac Efron. Retrieved March 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "IMDB Pro". IMDB Prop StarMeter. Retrieved March 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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