DATE OF BIRTH
18 October 1987, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
BIRTH NAME
Zachary David Alexander Efron
NICKNAME
Zacquisha
Hollywood
HEIGHT
5' 9'' (1.75 m)
MINI BIOGRAPHY
Born in San Luis Obispo, California, and raised nearby in Arroyo Grande, Zac Efron took his first step toward acting at the age of 11 when is parents took note of his singing ability. Singing lessons led to an appearance in the production of ''Gypsy'' that ran 90 performances and he was hooked. After appearing on-stage in ''Peter Pan,'' ''Auntie Mame'', ''Little Shop of Horrors'' and ''The Music Man'', guest parts quickly followed on television series, including ''Firefly'' (2002), ''ER'' and ''The Guardian'' (2002). After guest-starring in several episodes of ''Summerland'' (2004), He joined the regular cast as girl-crazy Cameron Bale. Efron also starred in several pilots sush as ''The Bib, Wide World of Carl Laemke'' and ''Triple Play.'' He also recently starred as an autistic child in the television movie Miracle Run (2204) (TV), alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Aiden Quinn.
Efron graduated Arroyo Grande High School in June 2006. Efron's favorite sports include golf, skiing, rock climbing and snowboarding He recently added surfing after spending day on the beach for ''Summerland.'' He plays the piano at home, and is currently teaching himself to play the guitar. He's also currently fixing up to cars in his spare time, a Delorean and '65 Mustang convertible, both treasured hand-me-downs from his even-more-tresured grandfather. Efron lives at home with his parents and his younger brother Dylan. They have to highly affectionate Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and a very independent Siamese cat named Simon.
Trivia
Parents: David and Starla Efron 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 where ''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 da soundtrack of ''High School Musical''.
The Zac Efron-Vanessa Anne Hudgens duet ''Breaking Free''(from High School Musical (2006) (TV) 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 of fans.
Zac's most prized possession is his autographed baseball collection.
Is a huge San Francisco Giants fan.
Met his current girlfriend, Vanessa Anne 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 Tiianic (1997).
Consider Liza Minelli as one of his true inspirations and a life long idol.
Ranked #24 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch ''Future Stars of Tomorrow''.
Was ranked #26 on Entertaiment Weekly's '30 the actors list. (2008)
Personal Quotes
The songwriters dicided to give Link a cool, upbeat, Elvis-style number, and it's the perfect time for it in the movie. 'Ladies Choice' establishes the connection between Tracy and Link. And it's the kind of number you need in a sixties musical: the rock 'n' roll band at the record hop with bright colors and backup dancers.
If I had to hear the High School Musical (2006) (TV) songs anymore, I would have jumped off of something really tall. [On why he chose not to do the High School Musical Tour.]
Where Are They Now
(2007) Filmed High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV).
(January 2008) currently filming Seventeen
