While on the set of the film, he met co-star Vanessa Hudgens, and the two began dating off set. In 2005, Efron landed another lead role in a small, low-budget film for the Disney Channel called High School Musical. He also landed a leading role in his first feature film, The Derby Stallion (2005). Although the series was cancelled in July 2005, Efron was still a regular media presence, with guest roles on NCIS, Disney's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and CSI: Miami. The following year, he could be seen in the film The Guardian, as well as the pilot for Triple Play and the made-for-television movie Miracle Run.Įfron also starred as Cameron Bale, a series regular, on The WB's Summerland. In 2003, he landed guest roles on ER and the pilot for The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke.
In 2002, Efron made his first television appearance on the short-lived series Firefly. TV and Movies Early Career: 'Firefly' to 'The Derby Stallion' Soon, Efron was making regular trips to Los Angeles for auditions while attending Arroyo Grande High School. The role ignited his passion for acting, and his continued performances in other local productions earned him a contract with a talent agent.
He auditioned for-and was subsequently cast in-a small part in a long-running production of Gypsy. The couple relocated to Arroyo Grande, California, a town roughly 200 miles north of Los Angeles, to raise Zac and his younger brother, Dylan.Īt 11, a piano teacher recognized Efron's burgeoning talent and persuaded him to pursue theatrical roles at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. His father David, an electrical engineer, and mother Starla, an administrative assistant, met while working at the same nuclear power plant.
Zachary David Alexander Efron was born on October 18, 1987, in San Luis Obispo, California. Barnum biopic The Greatest Showman and as serial killer Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Efron later starred in Neighbors, Dirty Grandpa, the P.T. He went on to star in a remake of Hairspray and voice the main character in The Lorax, before dropping his Disney image and taking on more mature roles in films such as The Lucky One and Parkland. In 2005, Efron landed the lead role in the Disney Channel film High School Musical, which proved a massive hit and spawned two sequels. Zac Efron made his first television appearance on the series Firefly.
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