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| Born | Zachary David Alexander Efron |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron is known for his appearances in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical and the series Summerland, with his next role scheduled to be a film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. Speaking to Newsweek in June 2006, director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now".
Biography
Early life
Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California to David Efron, an electrical engineer, and Starla Baskett, a former secretary. He is of Jewish descent. Efron has said that he would "flip out" if he got a 'B' and not an 'A' in school; he has also said that he was a class clown in school as well. Starting at the age of eleven, he performed in plays such as Gypsy, Peter Pan, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man and Mame.
Zac also starred on MTV's Room Raders (totally dumn) But he was also a major class clown Kimberlyn Steppp
Television and film roles
| Year | Film/Television | Role |
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| 2007 | High School Musical 2 (Pre-production) | Troy Bolton |
| 2007 | Hairspray (Post-production) | Link Larkin |
| 2006 | The Replacements | Davey Hunkerhoff |
| 2006 | If You Lived Here, You'd be Home Now | Cody |
| 2006 | Heist | Pizza Delivery Guy |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Trevor |
| 2006 | High School Musical | Troy Bolton |
| 2006 | NCIS | Danny |
| 2006 | The Derby Stallion | Patrick McCardle |
| 2005 | Summerland | Cameron Bale |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Seth Dawson |
| 2004 | Miracle Run | Steven Morgan |
| 2004 | Room Raiders | Himself |
| 2004 | Triple Play | Harry Fuller |
| 2003 | Melinda's World | Stuart Wasser |
| 2003 | The Guardian | Luke Tomello |
| 2003 | ER | Bobby Neville |
| 2003 | The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | Pete Laemke |
| 2002 | Firefly | Young Simon Tam |
Discography
Albums
- 2006: High School Musical: The Soundtrack
- 2007: Hairspray Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - July 2007
- 2007: High School Musical 2: The Soundtrack — August 2007
Singles
- 2006: Breaking Free with Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Zac Efron & Andrew Seeley
- 2006: Start of Something New with Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Zac Efron & Andrew Seeley
- 2006: We're All In This Together with High School Musical Cast & Andrew Seeley
- 2006: I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You with Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron and Lucas Grabeel
- 2006: Get-cha Head in the Game with cast of High School Musical
Footnotes
- "Zac Efron Joins Cast of 'Hairspray'". CBS Studios. 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
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