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Full Name: Zachary David Alexander Efron
Nickname:Hollywood"
Birthdate: Sunday, October 18th, 1987
Age: 19
Sign: Libra
Hometown: San Luis Obispo, California
Height: 5'9"
Parents: David and Starla
Siblings: Dylan, 14, "insane"
Pets: Two Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and Siamese cat, Simon
About his pets:My dogs are crazy. They're always getting into some kind of trouble ...
but then again, they're my most loyal friends."
Favorite Foods: Orange Chicken from "Panda", Sushi, Wheat Thins, Japanese, & exotic foods
Favorite Cereals: Kashi, Granola, Honey Nut Cheerios & Quaker Oats
Heaven on earth is: Being first in line when the "Krispy Kreme" employees hand out the free samples
For dinner, Zac likes to make: Mac n Cheese! All the other stuff is too hard!
His coolest article of clothing: Gucci aviators. "BEST PRESENT EVER."
His most prized possession: His autographed baseball collection.
I've got almost every player from the GIANTS for the past 10 years, except BARRY BONDS! I'm working on that."
First financial splurge:I bought an electric scooter in sixth grade. Bankrupted me.
Before I die, I want to:Discover I REALLY DO have super powers ... I just didn't know it yet!"
Dream Car: Toyota Supra
People would be surprised that I:am just like they are."
Magazines Zac subscribes to:M&F, GQ, Cargo and Popstar! - only cuz they have good posters of Jesse ... JK DUDE!"
Boxers or Breifs: Both!
Favorite Actor/Actress: Way too many ...
Favorite Musician/Band: Right now? ... Postal Service
Favorite Movie: The Goonies - "hands down!"
Favorite Music: Anything but country!
Favorite Cartoon: Rocco's Modern Life
Favorite TV channel: Spike.
Favorite TV Show:Most Extreme Elimination", The "WSOP", "American Idol", "The Wiggles" ...
Favorite Book:Busting Vegas" by Ben Mezrich & "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe
Favorite Animal: Ligers (the lion and tiger mix-breed)
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Comic Books & Video Games
Celebrity Crush: Lori Loughlin, Paula Abdul, & Jessica Alba
Role Model: Peter Parker
Biggest Fear: Zombies, sharks, "The Ring" girl
Bad Habit: Humming
Favorite Quote:I'll be back." - Terminator II
Ticklish? Yes!
Allergies? None!
On doing dares:I'll eat just about anything - like blending up steak and apples, and then drinking it."
On his hidden talent:I can blow bubbles with my spit."
Weirdest dream:I'm underwater and I can breathe, talk to fish and stuff. It was crazy."
How his driving test went:I cracked a cheesy joke and the instructor didn't laugh at all!



Biography


Early Life

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.
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 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).


Early Work and High School Musical

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, 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, 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 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 Efron, toured Sydney, Australia, London,
England, and other locations to promote the film, although 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, 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.


2007-present

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 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, 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 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, 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).
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.
Efron appeared on the cover of the August 2007 edition of Rolling Stone.


Awards

2007 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Male Hawtie
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
2006 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Breakout Star
2006 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Chemistry for High School Musical (with Vanessa Hudgens)


Nominations

-2007 - Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special by a Lead Actor for High School Musical
--2005 - Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special by a Supporting Actor for Miracle Run


Year Film/television Role

2002 Firefly "Young Simon Tam
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
2004 Miracle Run "Steven Morgan
2004 Room Raiders "Himself
2004 Triple Play "Harry Fuller
2005 Sick Inside — Hope Partlow "Love Interest
2005 Summerland "Cameron Bale
2005 CSI: Miami "Seth Dawson
2006 The Replacements "Davey Hunkerhoff
2006 If I Lived Here, You'd be Home Now Cody
2006 Heist "Pizza Delivery Guy
2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody "Trevor
2006 High School Musical "Troy Bolton
2006 NCIS "Danny
2006 The Derby Stallion "Patrick McCardle
2007 Punk'd "Himself
2007 Hairspray "Link Larkin
2007 High School Musical 2 "Troy Bolton
2008 High School Musical 3 (pre-production) "Troy Bolton (in talks)
2009 Footloose "Ren McCormick


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