BIOGRAPHY ZAC EFRON AND VANESSA HUDGENS AND THE REST
Birth Name
Zachary David Alexander Efron
Nickname
Zacquisha
Hollywood
Zefron
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Born in San Luis Obispo, California, and raised nearby in Arroyo Grande, Zac Efron took his first step toward acting at the age
of 11 when his parents took note of his singing ability. Singing lessons soon led to an appearance in the production of "Gypsy"
that ran 90 performances and he was hooked. After appearing on-stage in "Peter Pan," "Auntie Mame", "Little Shop of Horrors"
and "The Music Man", guest parts quickly followed on television series, including "Firefly" (2002), "Hitna sluzba" (1994),
and "The Guardian" (2001). After guest-starring in several episodes of "Summerland" (2004), he joined the regular cast as girlcrazy Cameron Bale. Efron also starred in several pilots such as The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (2003) (TV) and Triple
Play (2004) (TV). He also recently starred as an autistic child in the television movie Miracle Run (2004) (TV), alongside MaryLouise Parker and Aidan Quinn.
Efron graduated Arroyo Grande High School in June 2006. Efron's favorite sports include golf, skiing, rock climbing, and
snowboarding. He recently added surfing after spending days on the beach for "Summerland." He plays the piano at home, and
is currently teaching himself to play the guitar. He's also currently fixing up two cars in his spare time, a Delorean and '65
Mustang convertible, both treasured hand-me-downs from his even-more-treasured grandfather. Efron lives at home with his
parents and his younger brother Dylan. They have a highly affectionate Australian Shepherd, Puppy, and a very independent
Siamese cat named Simon.
IMDb Mini Biography By: JBPR
Trivia
Parents: David and Starla Siblings: Dylan Pets: Two Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and Siamese cat, Simon
On the Billboard Hot 100 chart of 2006-02-11, Zac had five simultaneous song credits. The songs were "Get'cha Head in the
Game" (solo), 3 duets with Vanessa Hudgens ("Breaking Free," "Start of Something New," and "What I've Been Looking For")
and "We're All in this Together" credited to the High School Musical (2006) (TV) cast. All tracks were from the soundtrack of
"High School Musical".
The Zac Efron-Vanessa Hudgens duet "Breaking Free" (from High School Musical (2006) (TV)) made the fastest climb in the
history of the Billboard Hot 100, leaping from 86 to 4 in one week (2006-02-11).
With the popularity of High School Musical (2006) (TV), he had to change his phone number after getting numerous calls from
fans.
Zac's most prized possession is his autographed baseball collection.
Is a huge San Francisco Giants fan.
Met his current girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, during castings for High School Musical (2006) (TV). They were paired together
near the end of casting to see how well they worked together.
Favorite Cartoon Show: Rocko's Modern Life.
He donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.
Attended the World Cup in Germany with Corbin Bleu.
The first concert he ever went to was a Wallflowers concert.
Has one sibling, younger brother, Dylan.
Simon Cowell offered him a record deal but he turned it down saying, "...acting is my main priority".
Named #93 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. (2007).
Had his appendix removed and is recuperating [January 15, 2008].
His favorite movie is The Goonies (1985).
Ranked #24 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow".
Was ranked #26 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).
Was ranked #2 on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown (2008).
Was ranked #15 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25'(2008).
His acting idol is Johnny Depp.
Is a fan of Flight of the Conchords.
Is a fan of comic books and manga, including Death Note, Bleach, Naruto, Dragonball Z, and Shonen Jump.
Recognized by Time Magazine in the 2009 Time 100 as one of the world's 100 most influential people.
Originally auditioned for the role of Peter Pan in the 2003 live action movie of Peter Pan, but Jeremy Sumpter got it instead.
Zac does not and will not use any social network (Twitter, Facebook, etc) saying he doesn't have time and that he also values
keeping some of his life private.
His singing voice in the first High School Musical (2006) (TV) was actually that of singer/songwriter/actor Drew Seeley.
Is good friends with his idol Leonardo DiCaprio.
Has worn a white shirt with red sleeves in all three High School Musical movies.
His favorite movie are Dumb and Dumber, Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Die Hard and Bourne series.
His favorite musicians are The Postal Service, The Shins, The Gorillaz, and John Mayer.
Briefly vacationed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with Vanessa Hudgens. [February 2009]
Coached by actor Aaron Michael Metchik and mother Robyn Metchik.
Graduated Arroyo Grande High School with actors Bryce Blue and JR Garcia.
His favorite actors are are Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Black.
Split with Vanessa Hudgens [December 13, 2010].
Personal Quotes
The songwriters decided to give Link a cool, upbeat, Elvis-style number, and it's the perfect time for it in the movie. 'Ladies
Choice' establishes the connection between Tracy and Link. And it's the kind of number you need in a sixties musical: the rock
'n' roll band at the record hop, with bright colors and backup dancers.
If I had to hear the High School Musical (2006) (TV) songs anymore, I would have jumped off of something really tall. [On why
he chose not to do the High School Musical Tour.]
The number one question I've been asked [for his movie 17 Again] is, 'If you could go back, would you change anything? If you
could be 17 all over again, what would you do different? Would you go down this road?' I'm like, absolutely. This is like the best
job in the world. I'm having the time of my life... It's always fun. It's always interesting. It's always a challenge. I'm very happy
with that and I'm very happy with my life right now.
You know what, I do not want to fall victim to partying too hard, it's too easy and too often done. It's out of style anyway, I think
too many people have done it before me, I'm not going to. It's uncool, yeah. I think the rebellious thing to do would to actually be
successful.
On why he chose 17 Again: Everything else that was around was either a musical or a high school romance, you know, and this
was actually the biggest risk and the biggest challenge. I can relate to playing a kid - I've had a first kiss, I've had awkward
dates, I've had fights with my parents... But one thing I've never done is gotten into a fight with my teenage daughter.
In the back of my mind, I can never forget this could be gone tomorrow - and at this point I think the odds are against me... the
chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there's only a handful of people that have long careers. You have to
put in the work, you can never be satisfied, never take it for granted.
There are so many things you can do with a hand.
I'm not really into partying. Don't get me wrong - I've gone to a club. But I'd much rather be with my close friends at home or a
concert, or on a trip. I'll go dancing with my grandma. She likes to cut a rug!
I'm definitely not getting married. In this business, you're either getting married or they want you to be pregnant. I'm not getting
married until I'm forty. If ever.
I like my women like I like my peanut butter: chunky.
No Twitter, no Facebook, no MySpace - nothing. So if you have me, it's a poser, don't talk to them. [On what social networks he
doesn't use]
on Claire Danes: I was intimidated, even just the name Claire Danes carries such weight with it. I needed to be a worthy love
interest in the film and I didn't know that I had any of the qualities necessary to woo a girl like her... Claire and I were trapped on
an island together with nowhere to go for four weeks, like a reality show. My character was supposed to fall in love, but she was
also supposed to be out of his league. After meeting Claire, that was definitely the way it was supposed to be.
And man, you should see the faces on the kids. It's priceless, and I don't look down on, or think badly about, the High School
Musical films. I have no regrets at all. I'm extremely proud of those movies, and will be forever.
(On being famous) It's weird, but I don't feel like think I deserve any of the attention. There's really nothing but one audition for a
Disney Channel movie that separates me from 2,000 other brown-haired, blue-eyed guys in L.A., you know?
Salary
Ponovo 17 (2009)
$1,000,000
High School Musical 3 - Maturanti (2008) $3,000,000
Lak za kosu (2007)
$100,000
Where Are They Now
(2007) Filmed High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV).
(January 2008) Currently filming Ponovo 17 (2009).
(May 2008) Filming High School Musical 3 - Maturanti (2008) in Salt Lake City, Utah.
(August 2009) Filming Charlie St. Cloud (2010) in Vancouver, B.C.
(October 2009) Completed filming Charlie St. Cloud (2010).
(December 2010) New Orleans, LA. Wrapped up the shooting on Nicholas Sparks' Novel based movie called "The Lucky One".
ZACHARY DAVID ALEXANDER "ZAC" EFRON (BORN OCTOBER 18, 1987) IS AN AMERICAN ACTOR, SINGER, AND DANCER. HE BEGAN
ACTING PROFESSIONALLY IN THE EARLY 2000S, AND BECAME KNOWN TO YOUNG AUDIENCES AFTER HIS ROLES IN THE
DISNEY CHANNEL
ORIGINAL MOVIE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, THE WB SERIES SUMMERLAND, AND THE 2007 FILM VERSION OF THE BROADWAY
MUSICALHAIRSPRAY.
[1][2]
IN 2007, BEFORE THE RELEASE OF HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2, ROLLING STONE DECLARED HIM THE "POSTER
BOY FOR TWEENYBOPPERS" AND FEATURED HIM IN THEIR LATE AUGUST
FILMS
2007 ISSUE.[3]EFRON HAS SINCE STARRED IN THE
17 AGAIN, ME AND ORSON WELLES, AND CHARLIE ST. CLOUD, AND IS DUE TO STAR IN NEW YEAR'S EVE AND THE LUCKY ONE.
Early life
Background
Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California,
[4]
and later moved to Arroyo Grande, California. His
father, David Efron, is an electrical engineer at a power station, and his mother, Starla Baskett, is a
former secretary who worked at the same power plant.
[5][6]
Efron has a younger brother, Dylan, and
had, as he described it, a "normal childhood" in a middle class family.
never been religious.
Jewish).
[3]
[1]
He is an agnostic, having
His surname, "Efron", means "lark" in Hebrew (his paternal grandfather was
[7][8][9]
Efron has said that he would "flip out" if he got a "B" and not an "A" in school, and has also described
[10]
himself as having been a class clown.
[5]
years old.
His father encouraged him to begin acting when he was 11
Efron subsequently appeared in theater productions at his high school,
theater The Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville,
[1]
[11]
worked in the
and began taking singing lessons.
[5]
He
performed in plays such as Gypsy; Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up; Little Shop of
Horrors; and The Music Man. He was recommended to an agent in Los Angeles by his drama teacher,
Robyn Metchik (the mother of actors Aaron Michael Metchik and Asher Metchik).
[14]
signed to the Creative Artists Agency.
Education
[12][13]
Efron was later
Efron graduated from Arroyo Grande High School in 2006
[15]
and was then accepted into
the University of Southern California, but has deferred his enrollment to work on film projects. He also
attended Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, a community college located inSanta Maria,
California, which provided him with the opportunity to perform as a "young player" during the years of
2000 and 2001.
[16]
CAREER
EARLY WORK
In 2002, Efron began to appear in guest roles on several television series, including Firefly, ER, and The Guardian. He
portrayed Cameron Bale on the now-cancelled WB series Summerland. Originally introduced as a recurring character, Efron
became a regular cast member on the show in the second season in 2004, starring opposite the likes of Kay Panabaker, Lori
Loughlin and Jesse McCartney. Since appearing in Summerland, he has also had guest roles on the shows CSI:
Miami, NCIS, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Replacements. In 2003, Efron starred in the Lifetime original television
movie Miracle Run. He played Steven Morgan, one of two autistic twins. For his performance, he was nominated for a Young
Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special — Supporting Young Actor.[17] In 2005, he played a
main character in Hope Partlow's music video for her song "Sick Inside." Also in 2005, he played horse-loving Patrick McCardle
in The Derby Stallion, where his character wants to beat the town bully at the steeple chase race.
BREAKTHROUGH
Efron at the 2007 Australia Kids Choice Awards
In 2006, Efron starred in the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical as Troy Bolton, a popular student and captain
of the basketball team. The film, which he initially made with "low expectations", [1] helped Efron gain recognition among teenage
audiences as both an actor and a singer, even though his singing voice was overdubbed. As a result, he placed as high as #4
on the IMDBPro's STARMeter for the week of January 29, 2006.[18] In August 2006, Efron won a Teen Choice Award in the
Breakout Star and the TV — Choice Chemistry categories, shared with Vanessa Hudgens. The film's cast, along with Efron,
toured Sydney, Australia, London, England, and other locations to promote the film.
Shortly after High School Musical aired, on February 4, 2006, Efron debuted with two simultaneous charted songs on Billboard
Hot 100 from the film: "Get'cha Head in the Game" and "Breaking Free", a duet with Hudgens. On the following week's chart,
Efron had five simultaneous song credits from High School Musical: "Get'cha Head in the Game", "Start of Something New",
"What I've Been Looking For: Reprise", "We're All in This Together" and "Breaking Free." "We're All in This Together" was
credited to the whole High School Musical cast. "Breaking Free", at the time, made the fastest climb in the history of the
Billboard charts, from #86 to #4 between the two weeks; the record was beaten by Beyoncé and Shakira's "Beautiful
Liar".[19] Efron also appeared in the 2006 Disney Channel Games as captain of the Red Team.
Efron's singing talents were disputed when it was revealed that Drew Seeley's voice was blended with his on the soundtrack
of High School Musical.[20] An August 23, 2007 interview in Rolling Stone magazine revealed that he had been cast in High
School Musical after the songs were written, and the songs (written for a tenor) were somewhat out of his baritone vocal range.
2007 – PRESENT
On April 7, 2007, Efron appeared in an episode of Punk'd. Efron also starred in the music video for Vanessa Hudgens's single
"Say OK", in which he played her love interest. The video aired on March 16, 2007 on the Disney Channel. That year, he was
named one of Peoplemagazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in 2007. A picture and short profile of him was in the section
"Coming of Age". In it, he related how he was always the shortest kid in school (as of August 2007, he was 5'8")[6] and was
teased for the "huge gap" in his teeth.[21]
In 2006, Efron was cast as Link Larkin in a film version of Hairspray released on July 20, 2007. Efron performed all of his own
vocals in the role,[22] which was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, from September 5 to December 2, 2006. He cut and dyed his hair
dark brown and gained about 15 pounds for the role.[23] His performance and the film received positive reviews. [12] Efron was not
able to perform with his fellow castmates in High School Musical: The Concert because of commitments on the film Hairspray.
High School Musical 2 was released in August 2007. Additionally, Lycos reported searches for Efron surged by 81%.[24] The film
set a new record, becoming the most watched basic cable program in U.S. history, with 17.2 million viewers.[25] Efron also
appeared on the cover of the August 2007 edition of Rolling Stone.[3] The article about him revealed that he hoped to someday
play an action hero. Efron presented the 2007 Teen Choice Award for "Favorite Movie" along with Queen Latifah, and later that
year, he co-hosted the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards with The Veronicas on October 10 in Sydney.[26]
Efron reprised his role in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which was theatrically released on October 24, 2008. His next
role was in 17 Again, a high school-set comedy-drama produced by Adam Shankman and based on a pitch by Jason
Filardi;[27] the plot involved an adult who is transformed into a 17-year old (played by Efron).[28] 17 Again was released in 2009.[18]
In early 2008, Efron was cast in the lead role in the film Me and Orson Welles. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same
name,[29] the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar, where he
becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant. The film was shot in the Isle of Man, London and New York, during
February — April 2008. It was introduced to North America via the Toronto Film Festival on September 5, 6, and 11, 2008[30] and
was released in 2009. Efron was also scheduled to star in Paramount's musical remake of the film Footloose,[31] and has said
that he would like to add his "own little bit of flair" to the role originated by Kevin Bacon.[6] In March 2009, he dropped out of the
film.[32] Efron was quoted as saying that while it was a promising gig, he left the project because he "was looking for a new
challenge, and this was another musical."[33]
On April 8, 2009, Efron's participation in a comedic short video entitled "Zac Efron's Pool Party" for the website Funny Or
Die was released for public viewing.[34] On April 11, 2009, Efron hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.[35] In early June 2009
it was confirmed that Efron would be making a guest appearance during the sixth season of HBO's comedy series Entourage.[36]
Efron starred in a series of advertisements, along with Kristen Bell and Sean Combs, promoting the 2010 MTV Movie
Awards and the host,Aziz Ansari. In 2009, he signed on to play title character in the movie Charlie St. Cloud.[37] The film was
released on July 30, 2010.
Efron was second on People's 2011 Most Beautiful list.[38]
UPCOMING ROLES
Efron is slated to star in the title role of the live-action adaptation of the Jonny Quest cartoons.[39] Additional projects
include Einstein Theory[40] and an adaptation of Fire, by Image Comics. On February 11, 2011, it was reported that Efron will
star in the action romanceCharlie Countryman.[41][42] He is also set to star in and produce the American remake of Swedish crime
film Easy Money.[43][44]
PERSONAL LIFE
Efron in June 2010
Efron owns an apartment in Los Angeles, California. On January 15, 2008, he was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center in Los Angeles for an emergency appendectomy.[45] Efron was also on the ForbesCelebrity 100 list in 2008, as number
92 with an estimated earning of $5.8 million from June 2007 to June 2008. As of April 5, 2009, his personal wealth equaled
about $10 million.[46] People magazine said in 2007 that Efron and Vanessa Hudgens began dating in 2005 during the filming
of High School Musical,[47][48][49]although Us magazine said, after the two broke up in December 2010, that they "met in 2005
while making the first High School Musical flick, and became a romantic item about two years later."[50]
Zac Efron ,Vanessa Hudgens.....
FILMOGRAPHY
Films
Year
Film
Role
2003
Melinda's World
2003
The Big Wide World of Carl
Pete Laemke
Laemke
2004
Miracle Run
Steven Morgan
2004
Triple Play
Harry Fuller
2005
The Derby Stallion
Patrick McCardle
2006
If You Lived Here, You'd be
Home Now
Cody
Notes
Stuart Wasser
2006
High School Musical
Troy Bolton
2007
Hairspray
Link Larkin
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie,
Miniseries or Special by a Supporting Actor
Disney Channel Original Movie
Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry (shared withVanessa Hudgens)
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie,
Miniseries or Special by a Lead Actor
Hollywood Film Award for Ensemble of the Year (shared withHairspray cast)
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance - Male
Young Hollywood Award for One to Watch
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a
Cast in a Motion Picture
2007
High School Musical 2
Troy Bolton
Disney Channel Original Movie
2008
High School Musical 3:
Senior Year
Troy Bolton
MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Music/Dance
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Vanessa
Hudgens)
2009
17 Again
Mike O'Donnell
(teen)
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy
Teen Choice Award for Choice Rockstar Moment
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
2009
Me and Orson Welles
Richard Samuels
2010
Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
2011
New Year's Eve
Paul
Post-production
2012
The Lucky One
Logan Thibault
Post-production
2012
The Lorax
Ted
Voice
2012
The Paperboy[51]
TBA
Television
Year
Title
Notes
Role
2002
Firefly
Young Simon Tam Episode "Safe"
2003
The Guardian
Luke Tomello
Episode "Without Consent"
2003
ER
Bobby Neville
Episode "Dear Abby"
2005
Summerland
Cameron Bale
16 episodes
2005
CSI: Miami
Seth Dawson
Episode "Sex & Taxes"
2005
The Replacements
Davey Hunkerhoff Episode "Davey Hunkerhoff / Ratted Out"
2006
Heist
Pizza Delivery Guy Episode "Pilot"
2006
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Trevor
Episode "Odd Couples"
2006
NCIS
Danny
Episode "Deception"
2008
Robot Chicken
Billy Joel
Episode "Tell My Mom"
2009
Robot Chicken
Harry Potter
Episode "I Love Her"
2009
Saturday Night Live
Himself
2 episodes
2009
Entourage[52]
Himself
Episode "Security Briefs"
2010
Robot Chicken
Anakin Skywalker "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III"
OTHER AWARDS

2006 – Teen Choice Award: Choice Breakout Star

2007 – Teen Choice Award: Best Male Actor

2007 – Teen Choice Award: Choice Male Hottie

2011 – People's Choice Award: Favorite Movie Star Under 25
DISCOGRAPHY
SOUNDTRACKS

Hairspray (2007)

High School Musical 2 (2007)

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
CHARTED SONGS
Peak chart positions
Year
Single
Album
US
US
Pop
UK
AUS
"Ladies Choice"
—
—
96[53]
—
"What Time Is It?"
6
6
20
20
"Bet on It"
46
35
65
—
31
28
26
86
2007 "You Are the Music in Me" (with Vanessa Hudgens and Olesya Rulin)
Hairspray
High School Musical 2
"You Are the Music in Me (Sharpay Version)" (with Ashley Tisdale)
—
95
89
—
"Gotta Go My Own Way" (with Vanessa Hudgens)
34
31
40
—
"Everyday" (with Vanessa Hudgens)
65
46
55
—
"Now or Never" (with High School Musical 3 cast)
68
41
41
92
"A Night to Remember" (with High School Musical 3 cast)
108
—
—
96
2008 "Right Here, Right Now" (with Vanessa Hudgens)
119
—
—
—
"Can I Have This Dance" (with Vanessa Hudgens)
98
—
—
84
"The Boys Are Back" (with Corbin Bleu)
101
—
—
72
High School Musical 3: Senior Year