Zac Efron

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Recent Role:
Himself on Live! with Kelly
Gender:
Male
Born:
10-18-1987
Birthplace:
San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Birth Name:
Zachary David Alexander Efron

Zac Efron is an American actor. He was born in San Luis Obispo, California on October 18, 1987 to David Efron and Starla Baskett. One day Zac went on a road trip and his parents turned the radio on and Zac began singing along. His parents then asked him "Zac would you like to think about maybe taking piano lessons?" He then responded, "no way that's stupid." They then asked him if he thought he was musical and he responded: "not really." Zac then flipped on his Gameboy and that was the end of it. Years later when he was eleven he told his parents he didn't want to play another season of

More baseball. So, they gave him the option to take piano lessons instead. His piano teacher later encouraged him to try out for a role in a play called Gypsy, which ran for 90 performances. After he landed the role he got roles in the plays Once Upon a Mattress, Peter Pan, The Music Man, Mame, and Little Shop Of Horrors.

His middle school drama teacher, Robyn Metchik realized his potential and contacted an agent friend who got Zac several guest roles and pilots on television. Efron made his television debut on Firefly playing a young Dr. Simon Tam in a flashback. He then got a recurring guest role on the hit WB show Summerland as Cameron the love interest of Nikki Westerly. The next season he became a series regular however since the show got moved to midseason with little promotion a lot of fans became confused at when it was on and the show was canceled.

He then starred in the Lifetime movie called Miracle Run for which he garnered critical acclaim. He then filmed The Derby Stallion however the movie had trouble finding a distributor so the movie was released on DVD in June 2007. He then starred in the mega-hit TV movie High School Musical which was viewed by 38 million viewers in the United States alone. However, many people became confused at what he sang in High School Musical when Zac revealed that some of the lyrics have had his voice blended with a singer named Andrew Seeley. Zac sang all the songs himself with the exceptions of Get'cha Head in the Game, which Andrew Seeley mostly did himself and Breaking Free, in which Zac sang the first verse and had his voice blended with Andrew's for some lines through out the rest of the song. The official reasons given were Zac was coming out of puberty and had trouble with the high notes and when blended with Andrew's voice Zac sounded better singing with Vanessa. However, many have speculated that Andrew Seeley would only sell the song Get'cha Head in the Game to Disney if he got to sing it and got one other song credit. It should be noted that Andrew Seeley has not written any songs that will be used in High School Musical 2 and will not be doing any singing in the movie. Efron has stated that he wishes to do all his own singing in all future films.

He was also in High School Musical 3: Senior Year in 2008 and 17 Again in 2009. Efron was also cast in the lead role in the film Me and Orson Welles in 2008, which was later released in 2009. In 2009, he was connected to the live action rendition of the Japanese anime Full Metal Panic, titled Panic. He is also set to star in the live-action version of the Johnny Bravo and Einstein Theory. And in 2011, it was announced that he will be starring in the film, Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman.

On January 15, 2008, Efron was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for an emergency appendectomy.

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens began dating in 2005 but since broke up in December 2010.

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    10 Perfect
    My favourite actor! hide show

    I have always loved zac efron sence i was six years old! I have watch alot of things with him acting including high school musical and 17 again. His acting, Amazing! I think zac efron is an amazing actor in all the movies he has stared in. Zac enfron is one of my idols and i love everything about him! I know alot of other fans of zac efron and i also know he is an amazingly popular movie star. I'm sure he has won at least one teen choice award over the years. Zac efron will always be popular even when he's a senior.

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    9 Superb
    improves with age. each movie he does he gets better. hide show

    He not only a hottie,but a very good actor. With each movie he makes he gets better and better. Looking forward to seeing his upcoming movie Me and Orson Welles.I really enjoyed the character he played in Seventeen Again such expression such reality. I have been following his career since his first role in High School Musical-He definitely has talent and I hope he uses it wisely.I wish him the great success in his upcoming movie preimere and all his upcoming projects-Stay true to yourself Zac and I believe you will go far. Zac you are the best-best of luck in all you pursue.

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    9.5 Superb
    Zac Efron gets hotter by the week! hide show

    Whilst Zac Efron was just a little too boyish in High School Musical 1 and High School Musical 2 to really be attractive to any other audience than teenage girls, by the time High School Musical 3 came along he was starting to smoulder. Suddenly grown women sat up and took notice, and the mums suddenly realised what it was that their tweenage daughters had been squealing about for the last few years. In 17 Again Zac proved that he really does have the potential for adult superstardom. In the future he would do well to give up the teenage roles and tap the adult market. The tweens will follow. Go get em boy.

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    8.5 Great
    He's sooo HOT!! hide show

    In the High School Musical movies I personally think zac efron is little boyish, but in Hairspray and especially 17 Again he's so hot!! I think that is because the roles that he plays in those movies are more mature (and because he shows his sixpack in 17 Again:P) I think he is a good actor and I hope to see him and many other movies. I regret that he turn down his role in the movie Footloose. I understand why he did that, he don't want to play the same type of role everytime. So I hope to see him in many other movies(and I prefer half naked:P)

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    9 Superb
    Zac is a god. hide show

    I love him. He is so good-looking. I loved hime in High School Musical. I watched him in Summerland. I love his voice. He will be a celeberty favorite for a long time to come. Vanessa and him are so cute together. His emotions througt-out High School Musical were fabulous. Most of the time he dresses down. For events he even looks better then normally. He looks good either way. Although he could smile more. I love it when he smiles. It makes him look even more sexy. If someone could give me feedback it is most welcome. Please be kind, my fist review.

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