Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an actor from the United States. He began professionally acting in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). He also appeared in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy film 17 Again during this time period (2009). Efron rose to prominence after appearing in the films New Year’s Eve (2011), The Lucky One (2012), The Paperboy (2012), Neighbors (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Baywatch (2017), and The Greatest Showman. He portrayed Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile. In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on the Netflix web documentary series Down to Earth with Zac Efron. Efron began his career as a guest star on television shows such as Firefly, ER, and The Guardian in the early 2000s. He first appeared as a recurring character in the first season of the WB series Summerland in 2004. He was promoted to the main cast for the show’s second season, which aired in 2005. He also appeared in a few films, including Miracle Run (2004), for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance as one of two autistic twins.
With the teen musical television film High School Musical (2006), which premiered on the Disney Channel in January 2006, Efron’s career reached a tipping point. The film, described as a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, starred Efron as Troy Bolton, a high school basketball player who is conflicted about participating in the school musical with Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens), a girl from the scholastic decathlon team. The film was a huge success, and it helped Efron gain recognition among adolescent audiences. The soundtrack to the film was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA and was one of the best-selling albums of the year in the United States. Efron’s recordings of the film’s songs were not included in the final cut, and the majority of his parts were sung by Drew Seeley. Efron sang in his subsequent musical films.
Where did Zac Efron go to high school?
Efron graduated from Arroyo Grande High School in 2006 and was accepted but did not attend the University of Southern California. He also attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, a theater company based at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California, where he performed in 2000 and 2001.
