Junior Celebs

Zac Efron - Spotlight

by Nikki on February 26th, 2008

Zac Efron was born on October 18, 1987. Zac began his career at the age of 11 when he started taking singing lessons. The classes led to a role in “Gypsy” that ran 90 performances and he was hooked.

Zac Efron - Biography

Zac Efron was born Zachary David Alexander Efron in San Luis Obispo, California. His parents are David and Starla. He has one brother (Dylan) and a bunch of pets - two Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and a Siamese cat, Simon.

Zac Efron - Career

Zac worked on stage as a child, starring in “Peter Pan,” “Auntie Mame”, “Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Music Man”. From there he landed roles on several television series, including Firefly, ER, CSI, and The Guardian.

Zac became a household name after starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical and High School Musical 2. He also starred in the WB series Summerland, and the film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray.

Zac’s upcoming roles include Seventeen [Video on Set & Pics on Set], a high school-set drama/comedy where Zac plays an adult who is transformed into a 17-year old (to be played by Efron). Zac also completed filming Me and Orson Welles, and he is scheduled to star in a remake of the film Footloose. Zac’s most recent role include his final installment as Troy in High School Musical 3.

Zac Efron - Awards

• 2006 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Breakout Star
• 2006 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Chemistry for High School Musical (with Vanessa Hudgens)
• 2007 - Kids’ Choice Award: Best male Actor
• 2007 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Male Hottie
• 2007 - Hollywood Film Award: Ensemble of the Year (shared with the rest of the Hairspray cast)
• 2007 - Young Hollywood Award: One to Watch in Hairspray
• 2008 - MTV Movie Award: Breakthrough Performance for Hairspray

Zac Efron - Faves

• Fave Sports: Golf, skiing, rock climbing, and snowboarding.
• Most Prized Possession: His autographed baseball collection.
• Fave Team: San Francisco Giants fan.
• Fave Cartoon Show: Rocko’s Modern Life.
• Fave Movie: Titanic.

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