Zac Efron

Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, California
Birthday: October 18, 1987

It took just one TV movie to change young actor Zac Efron from a supporting player to a bonafide teen star. Of course, that TV movie was The Disney Channel’s tween pop cultural phenomenon, “High School Musical” (2005), which elevated Efron to major league heartthrob status for his eminently crushable turn as a high school jock who discovers his hidden love for singing. Prior to “High School Musical,” the Arroyo Grande, CA native had appeared in a string of supporting and minor roles on television, most notably in the WB teen drama “…more

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High School Musical
Troy Bolton
High School Musical 2
Troy Bolton
Miracle Run
Steven
The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 2008 Teen Choice Awards

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2007
Cast as Link Larkin in a film version of “Hairspray,” starring Amanda Bynes, Queen Latifah and John Travolta
2007
Reprised his role for the Disney Channel movie “High School Musical 2”
2006
Cast as Troy Bolton in the Disney Channel original movie “High School Musical”
2004
Joined the cast of the WB series “Summerland” as Cameron Bale
2003
Played one of two autistic twins in the Lifetime original movie “Miracle Run”