he’s been called the poster boy for
tweeny boppers can you imagine what
would happened if we could have any tree
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the life and
career of Zac Efron Zachary David
Alexander Efron was born October 18 1987
and raised in Arroyo Grande California
when he was 11 his family started
noticing his artistic talents and
convinced him to pursue acting
he soon appeared in local theatrical
productions and took lessons to improve
his vocal skills while attending high
school his performances eventually got
him signed to a talent agency and he
landed his first guest role on
televisions firefly in 2002 sorry dad
the independence attacked us with
Dinosaurs following a few more guest
spots he won a plumper role as an
autistic twin in the TV movie miracle
run next Efron turned his recurring role
as Cameron Bale into a series regular on
the program Summerland the show’s 2005
cancellation didn’t stop the young actor
from working he continued to guest on a
few television programs and even played
fifteen year-old Patrick McArdle in the
drama the Derby stallion let’s do it
Efron’s big break came along in 2006
when he starred in the successful TV
film High School Musical which gave the
Disney Channel some of its highest
ratings to that point combining comedy
and drama with musical numbers it had
Efron show off his acting and singing
skills as high school athlete Troy
Bolton feels so right to be here with
you when the movie was later released on
DVD it made history by selling over 1
million copies in less than a week High
School Musical spawned a comparably
successful soundtrack that featured
songs performed by cast members the
single breaking free put Efron on the
4th position of the Billboard Hot 100
chart wicked
however the star singing abilities were
briefly called into question when it was
publicized that his vocals had been
combined with those of another singer
why am I feeling so wrong
this did little to diminish Efron’s
reputation in fact his status as a hunky
teen celebrity was further reinforced by
his win as breakout star at the Teen
Choice Awards Efron and co-star Vanessa
Hudgens also won the award for TV Choice
chemistry and they later turned that
chemistry into a real-life relationship
2007 was Efron’s most successful year
yet aside from some television
appearances he was cast in Hudgens music
videos say okay then the actor starred
in one of the most commercially
successful films in his genre hairspray
Efron’s Link Larkin as well as his vocal
performance received praise and the
movie proved popular with critics on the
outside I looked good then less and you
need
while his mainstream recognition grew
Efron revisited the character of Troy
Bolton in High School Musical 2 and this
time he performed all his own vocals the
TV movie became the most-watched
production both on cable and the Disney
Channel with 17 million viewers tuning
in the next year Efron returned to
Student Life in the theatrical release
of High School Musical 3 senior year
solidifying the franchise’s power its
box office debut proved to be the
biggest ever for a movie musical in 2009
Efron hosted the television program
Saturday Night Live ahead of the release
of 17 again in that comedy he portrayed
the teenage version of Matthew Perry’s
adult character Mike O’Donnell this was
followed by the wide North American
release of the well-received period
drama me and Orson Welles in which Efron
played the role of the young Richard
Samuels he spent the next few years
working on numerous films in 2010 he
took on the title character in the
romantic drama Charlie st. cloud Efron
was then built alongside such seasoned
actors like Robert De Niro and Michelle
Pfeiffer in the 2011 romantic comedy New
Year’s Eve for chickasaw party you
called the right guy Efron then lent his
voice to Ted the protagonist of the
computer animated film dr. Seuss’s The
Lorax whoa this is amazing
what are those he also demonstrated his
dramatic chops as a US Marine in the
book turned movie the lucky one though
Zac Efron first achieved fame for his
teen heartthrob status his acting
singing and dancing skills show that he
is more than just a pretty face
tweeny boppers can you imagine what
would happened if we could have any tree
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the life and
career of Zac Efron Zachary David
Alexander Efron was born October 18 1987
and raised in Arroyo Grande California
when he was 11 his family started
noticing his artistic talents and
convinced him to pursue acting
he soon appeared in local theatrical
productions and took lessons to improve
his vocal skills while attending high
school his performances eventually got
him signed to a talent agency and he
landed his first guest role on
televisions firefly in 2002 sorry dad
the independence attacked us with
Dinosaurs following a few more guest
spots he won a plumper role as an
autistic twin in the TV movie miracle
run next Efron turned his recurring role
as Cameron Bale into a series regular on
the program Summerland the show’s 2005
cancellation didn’t stop the young actor
from working he continued to guest on a
few television programs and even played
fifteen year-old Patrick McArdle in the
drama the Derby stallion let’s do it
Efron’s big break came along in 2006
when he starred in the successful TV
film High School Musical which gave the
Disney Channel some of its highest
ratings to that point combining comedy
and drama with musical numbers it had
Efron show off his acting and singing
skills as high school athlete Troy
Bolton feels so right to be here with
you when the movie was later released on
DVD it made history by selling over 1
million copies in less than a week High
School Musical spawned a comparably
successful soundtrack that featured
songs performed by cast members the
single breaking free put Efron on the
4th position of the Billboard Hot 100
chart wicked
however the star singing abilities were
briefly called into question when it was
publicized that his vocals had been
combined with those of another singer
why am I feeling so wrong
this did little to diminish Efron’s
reputation in fact his status as a hunky
teen celebrity was further reinforced by
his win as breakout star at the Teen
Choice Awards Efron and co-star Vanessa
Hudgens also won the award for TV Choice
chemistry and they later turned that
chemistry into a real-life relationship
2007 was Efron’s most successful year
yet aside from some television
appearances he was cast in Hudgens music
videos say okay then the actor starred
in one of the most commercially
successful films in his genre hairspray
Efron’s Link Larkin as well as his vocal
performance received praise and the
movie proved popular with critics on the
outside I looked good then less and you
need
while his mainstream recognition grew
Efron revisited the character of Troy
Bolton in High School Musical 2 and this
time he performed all his own vocals the
TV movie became the most-watched
production both on cable and the Disney
Channel with 17 million viewers tuning
in the next year Efron returned to
Student Life in the theatrical release
of High School Musical 3 senior year
solidifying the franchise’s power its
box office debut proved to be the
biggest ever for a movie musical in 2009
Efron hosted the television program
Saturday Night Live ahead of the release
of 17 again in that comedy he portrayed
the teenage version of Matthew Perry’s
adult character Mike O’Donnell this was
followed by the wide North American
release of the well-received period
drama me and Orson Welles in which Efron
played the role of the young Richard
Samuels he spent the next few years
working on numerous films in 2010 he
took on the title character in the
romantic drama Charlie st. cloud Efron
was then built alongside such seasoned
actors like Robert De Niro and Michelle
Pfeiffer in the 2011 romantic comedy New
Year’s Eve for chickasaw party you
called the right guy Efron then lent his
voice to Ted the protagonist of the
computer animated film dr. Seuss’s The
Lorax whoa this is amazing
what are those he also demonstrated his
dramatic chops as a US Marine in the
book turned movie the lucky one though
Zac Efron first achieved fame for his
teen heartthrob status his acting
singing and dancing skills show that he
is more than just a pretty face
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