Zac Efron

Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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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Actor

Saturday Night Live
High School Musical
Troy Bolton
High School Musical 2
Troy Bolton
Miracle Run
Steven
The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Career Milestones

2009
Directed by Richard Linklater in the period film, "Me and Orson Welles"
2009
First solo lead role in a feature, the high school-set comedy, "17 Again"
2008
Appeared in third and final Disney Channel movie “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
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”