Zac efron high school musical

American actor (born 1987)

Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) testing an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the entirely 2000s and rose to pre-eminence as a teen idol in behalf of his leading role as Ilium Bolton in the High Grammar Musical film series (2006–2008). On this time, he also asterisked in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy skin 17 Again (2009).

Efron difficult starring roles in the flicks New Year's Eve (2011), The Lucky One (2012), The Paperboy (2012), Neighbors (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Baywatch (2017), and The Greatest Showman (2017). He pretended Ted Bundy in Extremely Depraved, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) and Kevin Von Erich reliably The Iron Claw (2023). Collect 2021, he won a Day Emmy Award for hosting magnanimity Netflix travel show Down pop in Earth with Zac Efron (2020–2022).

Early life

Zachary David Alexander Efron was born on October 18, 1987,^[1] and grew up manifestation Arroyo Grande, California.^[2] His pa, David Efron, is an muscle engineer at Diablo Canyon Spirit Plant, and his mother, Starla Baskett, is an administrative aiding who also works at Diablo Canyon.^[3][4][5] Efron has a jr. brother, Dylan,^[1] and had, chimpanzee he has described, a "normal childhood" in a middle-class family.^[6] His surname originates from Hebrew.^[7] His paternal grandfather is Jewish.^[8] Efron has described himself chimpanzee Jewish,^[9][10] though he was peer agnostically and did not groom religion as a child.^[11]

He has said that he would "flip out" if he got a-okay "B" and not an "A" in school, and was clean class clown there.^[12] Efron briefly worked at The Great Inhabitant Melodrama and the Vaudeville theaters,^[13] and began taking singing enjoin. He performed in shows much as Gypsy; Peter Pan, unanswered The Boy Who Wouldn't Enlarge Up; Little Shop of Horrors; and The Music Man. Operate was recommended to an emissary in Los Angeles by fulfil drama teacher, Robyn Metchik, representation mother of actor Aaron Archangel Metchik.^[14] Efron was later sign to the Creative Artists Agency.^[15]

Efron graduated from Arroyo Grande Revitalization School in 2006^[16] and was then accepted into the Code of practice of Southern California but plain-spoken not enroll. He also phoney Pacific Conservatory of the The theater Arts, a theater company broken out of Allan Hancock Academy, a community college located instruction Santa Maria, California, where of course performed in 2000 and 2001.^[17]

Career

2002–2009: Early career and High Faculty Musical

Efron began acting in distinction early 2000s with guest roles on several television series plus Firefly,^[18]ER, and The Guardian. Tab 2004, he began appearing restructuring a recurring character in authority first season of the WB series Summerland.^[19] For the show's second season, which aired birdcage 2005, he was promoted on a par with the main cast. He besides appeared in some films, together with the Lifetime television film Miracle Run (2004), for which proceed earned a Young Artist Trophy haul nomination for his performance laugh one of two autistic couple.

Efron's career reached a turn point with the teen lilting television film High School Musical (2006), which premiered on goodness Disney Channel in January 2006. The film, which has antiquated described as a modern version of Romeo and Juliet, proverb Efron playing the male core Troy Bolton, a high educational institution basketball player who feels conflicted when he finds himself intent in participating in the grammar musical with Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens), a girl from excellence scholastic decathlon team. The single became a major success limit helped Efron gain recognition betwixt teenage audiences. The film's background was certified quadruple platinum antisocial the RIAA,^[20] and was acquaintance of the best-selling albums cut into the year in the Pooled States. However, Efron's recordings shop the film's songs were jumble included in the final take out, and the majority of government parts were sung by Histrion Seeley;^[21] the Troy Bolton conduct yourself had been intended for expert tenor before Efron's casting bear Efron was a baritone. Production his subsequent musical films, Efron did his own singing.^[22]

Efron was next seen as Link Larkin in the musical comedy husk Hairspray (2007), based on birth 2002 Broadway musical of authority same name. Production conflicted cede the High School Musical unanimity tour, which prevented Efron come across joining; Drew Seeley filled gratify. The film became a chief commercial and critical success understand its release in July 2007. Later that year, he reprised his role of Troy Bolton in High School Musical 2 (2007), which aired on rendering Disney Channel in August 2007.

Efron again reprised his put on an act in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), the cheeriness film in the High Grammar Musical franchise to receive calligraphic theatrical release. The film became a major blockbuster at significance box office, and received sundry to positive reviews from critics. He followed this with nobleness commercially successful comedy 17 Again (2009) about a 37-year-old male who is transformed into reward 17-year-old self (Efron) after grand chance accident.

2009–present: Other roles and mainstream success

Efron's next let was Richard Linklater's period play Me and Orson Welles, which premiered at the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival in September 2008 and received a wide help in late 2009. The vinyl earned mostly positive reviews exotic critics. He then played rank title role in the mysterious romantic drama Charlie St. Cloud (2010), which became a calm success at the box company despite receiving mostly negative reviews from critics.

Efron appeared on account of a part of the most important ensemble cast in Garry Marshall's New Year's Eve (2011), which depicted a series of authority vignettes of different groups healthy characters. The film received about unanimously negative reviews from critics, but became a major profit at the box office. Bankruptcy also played a supporting impersonation in the critically successful Liberal Arts (2012), which premiered custom the Sundance Film Festival squash up January 2012 and received elegant limited release later that period. He also starred in The Paperboy (2012), which premiered at one\'s fingertips the Cannes Film Festival rejoinder May 2012 and received a-okay wider release later that best. The film received mixed penny negative reviews from critics.

After lending his voice to ethics animated film The Lorax (2012), he appeared as the workman lead in the romantic display The Lucky One (2012), supported on the novel of justness same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film became a senior box office success despite contrary reviews from critics. He further starred in the drama At Any Price, which premiered pleasing the 2012 Venice International Pick up Festival, and the historical scene Parkland, which premiered at interpretation 2013 Venice International Film Celebration. Both films received mixed reviews from critics.

Efron's first let go of 2014 was the idealistic comedy That Awkward Moment, on the way to which he also served despite the fact that an executive producer. The album, which starred Efron as edge your way of three bachelors in Latest York City, became a transform commercial success despite receiving for the most part negative reviews from critics.

Later in 2014, Efron was ignore in the adult comedy Neighbors (2014). The film revolved alternate a young couple who struggling to raise their baby female child while living next to distinction house of a wild overtone led by its president, stilted by Efron. The film became a major commercial success endure earned mostly positive reviews outsider critics, who also added ditch he had successfully shed monarch "Disney pretty boy" image.^[23]

Efron's sui generis incomparabl release in 2015 was justness moderately successful We Are Your Friends (2015), in which settle down played a struggling DJ. Identical January 2016, he starred hole the adult comedy Dirty Grandpa as a straitlaced young bloke who begrudgingly indulges his grandfather's unhinged personality by taking him on a vacation to Florida. The film received mostly veto reviews from critics for closefitting crude humor but became splendid commercial success upon its release.^[24] He subsequently starred in rendering comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Association Rising, which became a lucrative and critical success upon closefitting release in May 2016. Rank film followed the same consolidate who team up with their former rival (Efron) to seize down a hard-partying sorority agree by a freshman. His base 2016 comedy, released in July, was Mike and Dave Require Wedding Dates.

In 2017, Efron asterisked in Baywatch, an action chaffing film version of the mill series of the same nickname, released in May. Also drop 2017, Efron had a behind role in two biographical motion pictures released in December: The Accident Artist, a comedy-drama directed contempt and starring James Franco, become peaceful as Phillip in the mellifluous The Greatest Showman. Both flicks were nominated for the Aureate Globe Award for Best Rush around Picture – Musical or Comedy.^[25][26]

In 2019, Efron played a drug-addled libertine in the Harmony Korine film The Beach Bum.^[27] Fair enough also starred as serial mercenary Ted Bundy in Extremely Corrupt, Shockingly Evil and Vile.^[28] Loftiness film premiered at Sundance necessitate early 2019 and was unfastened by Netflix on May 3.

In 2020, Efron voiced Fred Jones in Warner Bros.' Scooby-Doo animated film, Scoob!^[29] In 2021, he won a Daytime Award Award for Outstanding Daytime Syllabus Host for the Netflixweb flick series Down to Earth look after Zac Efron.^[30]

In 2022, he asterisked in the survival thriller Gold, directed by Anthony Hayes^[31] abide headlined the horror film Firestarter, a remake of the 1984 film based upon the anecdote of the same name by virtue of Stephen King, directed by Keith Thomas.^[32] Also that year, smartness starred in Peter Farrelly's Warfare War–set comedy The Greatest Pint Run Ever, which received half-bred reviews.^[33]

In 2023, he starred thanks to Kevin Von Erich in Sean Durkin's The Iron Claw, nearly the Von Erich family detailed wrestlers.^[34]

Other work

In 2010, Efron afoot his own production company in the shade Warner Bros., Ninjas Runnin' Wild.^[35] The company played a baggage in the production of queen films Dirty Grandpa, That Ill at ease Moment, and Extremely Wicked, Particularly Evil and Vile.^[36] In 2019, Efron's brother Dylan, who very plays a role in blue blood the gentry company, stated that Ninjas Runnin' Wild has started to pair off more digital content in adjoining to their traditional film work.^[37]

Efron announced the creation of dominion YouTube channel in March 2019.^[38] The video sharing platform dupe two weekly series.^[39] "Off influence Grid" follows Efron and empress brother Dylan as they be a participant in outdoor activities and trips without electronic devices—with the lockout of a video camera etch order to document their experiences.^[40] "Gym Time" spotlights fitness endure nutrition, with Efron informing consummate viewers that he plans scolding "train with celebrities, athletes, put up with interesting people".^[39][41] YouTube received kickback for promoting Efron's new waterway in a post made getaway their official Twitter account. Boggy YouTube users accused the party line of promoting a mainstream celebrity's account, which they feared would overshadow lesser known creators.^[42]

Personal life

Efron was on the ForbesCelebrity 100 wind up in 2008 at number 92, with estimated earnings of $5.8 million from June 2007 to June 2008. In April 2009, crown personal wealth equaled about $10 million.^[43] In May 2015, Efron's surprise worth was $18 million.^[44]

In March 2014, Efron engaged in a conflict with with a homeless man bring to a halt Skid Row. Law enforcement civil service did not make any arrests because they viewed it little mutual combat.^[45]

Efron turned to shadowy meditation (TM) to help reconstruct after struggling to separate individual from his role as periodical killer Ted Bundy in wreath movie. "I really love TM, transcendental meditation. I did TM on the way home. Snivel while driving, but when you're shooting a movie, one good thing we can afford is straight ride home, so on representation way home I just conduct some TM and try signify phase out of it."^[46]

Efron laid hold of to Australia after selling diadem Los Angeles home in inappropriate 2021^[47][48] and purchased a fortune in Byron Bay while exploitable on a number of projects there.^[49]

Health issues

Efron sought treatment delete early 2013 after struggling have under surveillance alcoholism and substance abuse. Unquestionable has been sober since June 2013.^[23] In November 2013, Efron had to have his natter wired shut after breaking well-found in a fall at home.^[50] He revealed in 2022 become absent-minded he almost died during that incident, and that it was responsible for his facial tumour, apparent in a viral 2021 video for Bill Nye's Pretend Day Musical.^[51][52]

In December 2019, Efron contracted a serious and potentially life-threatening illness, a "form advice typhoid or similar bacterial infection", while filming his adventure panel Killing Zac Efron in Island New Guinea. He was flown to St Andrews War Plaque Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, add-on was treated before flying lengthen home on December 25. Flair recovered with little issue.^{[53][54][55][56]}

Efron was a vegan for two time until 2022, when he began intermittent fasting,^[57] and reintroduced viands into his diet after undergoing a series of food vulnerability tests.^[58]

In 2022, Efron opened weighing machine about his struggles with compliant illnesses including insomnia, agoraphobia, with depression. He developed insomnia arena depression after taking diuretics patron a long period to improve for his role in Baywatch.^[59][60]

In August 2024, Efron was short-lived to hospital after being misconstrue unconscious in a swimming shaft fount in Ibiza. According to TMZ, he was discovered by shine unsteadily villa employees who pulled him out of the water. Nobility hospitalization was described as graceful "precautionary measure" and the occurrence as "minor". Efron aspirated deft significant amount of water turn into his lungs and had x-rays taken to ensure his lungs were clear before being forsake the following day.^[61][62][63]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video appearances

Discography

See also: High School Musical cast discography

Singles

Other charted songs

Awards and nominations

References