Zac Efron - Biography

Last Editor: ttipton				Zac Efron Biography -   Name : Zac Efron Birth Name : Zachary David Alexander Efron Date of Birth : October 18, 1987 Place of Birth : San Luis Obispo, California, USA Height : 5' 10�'' Nationality : American Occupation : Actor, Singer Claim to Fame : As Cameron Bale on the WB's TV family drama Summerland (2004-2005)

Zac Efron 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 Anne 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 Anne Hudgens duet "Breaking Free" (from High School Musical) 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.

Zac Efron Detailed Biography -

Zac Efron was born on October 18, 1987. His real name is Zachary David Alexander. Efron is an American actor. He began acting 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 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. Speaking to Newsweek in June 2006, director Adam Shankman described Zac Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now. Zac Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California and later moved to Arroyo Grande. His father, David Efron, is an engineer at a power plant, and his mother, Starla Baskett, is a former secretary who worked at the same power plant as Efron's father. Zac Efron had a self-described "normal childhood" in a middle class family, and has a younger brother, Dylan. He has said that he would "flip out" if he got a 'B' and not an 'A' in school, and that he was a "class clown." Efron's father encouraged him to begin acting when Zac Efron was eleven; he subsequently appeared in theater productions at his high school, worked in a theater called the Melodrama, began taking singing lessons, performed in plays such as Gypsy, Peter Pan, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man and Mame, appearing at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Efron was recommended to an agent in Los Angeles by his drama teacher, Robyn Metchik (the mother of actors Aaron Michael Metchik and Asher Metchik). Zac Efron has two dogs, Australian shepherds named Dreamer and Puppy, and a Siamese cat, named Simon. 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, Zac Efron became a regular cast member on the show in the second season in 2004, starring opposite the likes of Kay Panabaker and Lori Loughlin. Since appearing in Summerland, he has also had guest roles on the shows CSI: Miami, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 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. 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. In 2006, Zac Efron starred in the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical as Troy Bolton, alongside actresses Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Monique Coleman (who, like Efron, have all appeared on the series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody), as well as actors Lucas Grabeel and Corbin Bleu. The film, which he initially made with "low expectations", helped Zac Efron gain recognition among teenage audiences as both an actor and a singer. As a result, he placed as high as #4 on the IMDBPro's STARMeter for the week of January 29, 2006. In August 2006, Efron won a Teen Choice Award in the Breakout Star and the TV - Choice Chemistry categories, shared with Hudgens. The film's cast, along with Zac Efron, toured Sydney, Australia, London, England, and other locations to promote the film, although Zac Efron did not participate in the High School Musical Concert that toured the U.S. and Canada throughout the fall and winter 2006. Shortly after High School Musical aired, Efron debuted with two simultaneous charted songs on February 4, 2006, Billboard Hot 100, with "Get'cha Head in the Game" and "Breaking Free," a duet with Vanessa Anne Hudgens from High School Musical. On the following week's chart, Zac Efron had five simultaneous song credits, all from High School Musical, including, once more, "Get'cha Head in the Game," "Start of Something New," "What I've Been Looking For: Reprise," "We're All in This Together" (which was credited to the whole High School Musical cast) and "Breaking Free." "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 has since been beaten by Eminem and Akon's "Smack That". Efron also appeared in the 2006 Disney Channel Games as captain of the Red Team. Zac Efron's singing talents were disputed when it was revealed that Andrew Seeley's voice was blended with his on the soundtrack of High School Musical. On April 7, 2007, Efron appeared in an episode of Punk'd with High School Musical co-star Ashley Tisdale. He was set up by two guys pretending to steal a box at a local store (they were really taking it to the "manager's" house) and finding out that the "security guard" (who left the store at the time to eat a hot dog) never saw the whole thing. The "manager" questions both stars, but does not believe Zac Efron when he describes what happened. Around the same time, Efron also starred in the music video for Vanessa Hudgens's single 'Say OK', where he played her love interest. The video aired on 16 March 2007 on Disney Channel. That year, he was named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in 2007. A picture and short profile of him was in the section "Coming of Age," along with pop singer/actress Hilary Duff, actress Hayden Panettiere and R&B singer Chris Brown. In it, he related how he was always the shortest kid in school (he is now 5'8") and was teased for the "huge gap" in his teeth. In 2006, Zac Efron was cast as Link Larkin in a film version of Hairspray, also starring Amanda Bynes, Queen Latifah, and John Travolta and released on July 20, 2007. Efron performed all of his own vocals in the role, 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 lbs. for the role. Both Zac Efron's performance and the film have received positive reviews. Efron's upcoming roles also include the made-for-television High School Musical 2, which completed filming on in April of 2007 and is scheduled to air on Disney Channel on August 17, 2007. Furthermore, Zac Efron has been cast in Seventeen, a high school-set drama/comedy produced by Adam Shankman and based on a pitch by Jason Filardi; the plot involves an adult who is transformed into a 17-year old (to be played by Efron). Zac Efron is also scheduled to star in Paramount's musical remake of the film Footloose; he has said that he would like to add his "own little bit of flair" to the role originated by Kevin Bacon. For his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray, Efron (along with his co-star Nikki Blonsky) won the "One to Watch" award of the Young Hollywood Awards. Zac Efron appeared on the cover of the August 2007 edition of Rolling Stone.