Early life and background
Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California and later moved to Arroyo Grande, California. 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. Efron is of Jewish ancestry and is an agnostic, having never been religious. He has сказал(-а) that he would "flip out" if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a "class clown".Although self-described as not academically gifted, he remained focused enough to achieve an в общем и целом, общая GPA of 4.3. Efron's father encouraged him to begin Актёрское искусство when Efron was eleven. He subsequently appeared in theater productions at his high school, worked in a theater called The Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville, and began taking Пение lessons. Efron performed in plays such as Gypsy, Peter Pan, или The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, Little Магазин of Horrors, and The Музыка Man. 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). He was later signed to the Creative Artists Agency.
EducationEfron graduated from Arroyo Grande High School in 2006, and was then accepted into the университет of Southern California, but he deferred his enrollment while he worked on film projects. He plans to return at some time. Efron also attended Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, a community college located in Santa Maria, California, which provided him with the opportunity to perform as a "young player" during the years of 2000 and 2001.
Актёрское искусство career
In 2002, Efron began to appear in guest roles on several Телевидение 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 Показать in the секунда season in 2004, starring opposite the likes of Kay Panabaker, Lori Loughlin and Jesse McCartney. Since appearing in Summerland, he has also had guest roles on the shows CSI: Miami, Морская полиция - Спецотдел (TV series), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Replacements. In 2003, Efron starred in the Lifetime original Телевидение 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 или Special — Supporting Young Actor.In 2005, he played a main character in Hope Partlow's Музыка 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.
2006: High School Musical
In 2006, Efron starred in the Дисней Channel original movie High School Musical as Troy Bolton, the Популярное student and captain of the баскетбол team. The film, which he initially made with "low expectations",[1] 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.[19] In August 2006, Efron won a Teen Choice Award in the Breakout звезда and the TV — Choice Chemistry categories, shared with Vanessa Hudgens. The film's cast, along with Efron, toured Sydney, Australia, London, England, and other locations to promote the film.
Shortly after High School Musical aired, Efron debuted with two simultaneous charted songs on Billboard Hot 100 on February 4, 2006, with "Get'cha Head in the Game" and "Breaking Free", a duet with Vanessa Hudgens from the film. On the following week's chart, Efron had five simultaneous song credits from High School Musical: "Get'cha Head in the Game", "Start of Something New", "What I've Been Looking For: Reprise", "We're All in This Together" and "Breaking Free." "We're All in This Together" was credited to the whole High School Musical cast. "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 was beaten by Beyoncé and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar".[20] Efron also appeared in the 2006 Дисней Channel Games as captain of the Red Team.
Efron's Пение talents were disputed when it was revealed that Drew Seeley's voice was blended with his on the soundtrack of High School Musical. An August 23, 2007 interview in Rolling Stone magazine revealed that he had been cast in High School Musical after the songs were written, and the songs (written for a tenor) were somewhat out of his baritone vocal range. However, Efron stated in interviews that he felt his future is that of a serious dramatic actor, not necessarily a singer.
2007-present: Последнее roles
On April 7, 2007, Efron appeared in an episode of Punk'd. Efron also starred in the Музыка video for Vanessa Hudgens's single "Say OK", where he played her Любовь interest. The video aired on March 16, 2007 on Дисней Channel. That year, he was named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in 2007. A picture and short Профиль of him was in the section "Coming of Age". In it, he related how he was always the shortest kid in school (he is now[when?] 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 Лак для волос 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 pounds for the role. Efron's performance and the film received positive reviews. Efron was not able to perform with his fellow castmates in High School Musical: The концерт because of commitments on the film Hairspray. Drew Seeley took over for him.
High School Musical 2 was released in August 2007, and Efron topped IMDBPro's звезда Meter at #1, indicating that he was the most searched celebrity.[citation needed] Additionally, Lycos reported searches for Efron surged by 81%.The film set a new record, becoming the most watched basic cable program in U.S. history, with 17.2 million viewers. Efron also appeared on the cover of the August 2007 edition of Rolling Stone. The Статья about him revealed that he hoped to someday play an action hero.
Efron presented the 2007 Teen Choice Award for "Favorite Movie" along with Queen Latifah, and later that year, he co-hosted the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards with The Veronicas on October 10 in Sydney.
Efron reprised his role in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which was theatrically released on October 24, 2008. His Далее role was in 17 Again, a high school-set comedy-drama produced by Adam Shankman and based on a pitch by Jason Filardi; the plot involved an adult who is transformed into a 17-year old (played by Efron). 17 Again was released in 2009.
In early 2008, Efron was cast as the lead role in the film Me and Orson Welles. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to звезда in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar, where he becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant. The film was shot in the Isle of Man, Лондон and New York, during February — April 2008. It was introduced to North America via the Toronto Film Festival on September 5, 6, and 11, 2008 and scheduled for release in 2009.
Efron was also scheduled to звезда in Paramount's musical remake of the film Footloose, and has сказал(-а) that he would like to add his "own little bit of flair" to the role originated by Kevin Bacon. In March 2009 he dropped out of the film. Efron was quoted as saying that while it was a promising gig, he left the project because he "was looking for a new challenge, and this was another musical."
Efron signed on to play a role in the movie "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud"
In 2009, Efron was revealed to be connected to the live action rendition of the Japanese Аниме Full Metal Panic, simply entitled "Panic". He is also starring in the Название role of the live-action adaptation of the Jonny Quest cartoons.
On April 8, 2009, Efron's participation in a comedic short video entitled "Zac Efron's Pool Party" for the website Funny или Die was released for public viewing.
In early June 2009 it was confirmed that Efron would be making a guest appearance during the sixth season of HBO's comedy series Entourage.[citation needed]
FILMOGRAPHY
год Film Role Other notes
2002 Firefly Young Simon Tam Ep. безопасно, сейф
2003 Melinda's World Stuart Wasser
The Guardian Luke Tomello Ep. "Without Consent"
ER Bobby Neville Ep. "Dear Abby"
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke Pete Laemke
2004 Miracle Run Steven морган
Room Raiders Himself TV show, Guest звезда
Triple Play Harry Fuller
2005 Sick Inside by Hope Partlow - Музыка video Любовь Interest
Summerland Cameron Bale TV series; 16 episodes (26 in series)
CSI: Miami Seth Dawson Ep. "Sex & Taxes"
The Replacements Davey Hunkerhoff Ep. "Davey Hunkerhoff / Ratted Out"
The Derby Stallion Patrick McCardle
2006 If Ты Lived Here, You'd be Главная Now Cody
Heist пицца Delivery Guy ep. "Pilot"
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Trevor Ep. "Odd Couples"
High School Musical Troy Bolton
Морская полиция - Спецотдел Danny Ep."Deception"
2007 Punk'd Himself Feat. Ashley Tisdale
Лак для волос Link Larkin
High School Musical 2 Troy Bolton
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior год Troy Bolton
Robot Chicken Billy Joel Ep. "Tell My Mom", Mature Content
2009 Saturday Night Live Himself/Host Aired April 11, 2009, Promotes 17 Again
17 Again Mike O'Donnell (teen) April 17, 2009 Release
Me and Orson Welles Richard Samuels
"Zac Efron's Pool Party" Himself For Funny или Die
2010 "The Death & Life of Charlie St. Cloud" "The Older Brother" Pre-production
Full Metal Panic
