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Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron
(born October 18, 1987 in San Luis Obispo) is an American film and television actor. For his acting work he has been awarded the MTV Movie and People's Choice awards.

He began his career by appearing as a guest on television shows during the 2000s, and has since appeared in films where he plays comedic, dramatic and musical roles. He is known for his portrayal of student Troy Bolton in the original Disney Channel High School Musical; He has appeared in more than ten films, including titles such as Hairspray, 17 Again, Me and Orson Welles, Charlie St. Cloud and The Lucky One.

First years:

Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California, and then moved to Arroyo Grande, California. His father, David Efron, is an engineer at a power plant, and his mother, Starla Baskett, is an ex-secretary who worked in the same power plant. Efron has a younger brother, Dylan, and had a "normal childhood" in a middle-class family. He is an agnostic, he has never been religious. His surname, "Efron", means "lark" in Hebrew (his paternal grandfather was Jewish).
Efron has said he would "go wild" if he got a "B" and not an "A" in school, and he has also described himself as the class clown. Efron's father encouraged him to start acting when Efron was 11. He then appeared in theatrical productions in his high school, worked in a theater called The Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville, and began to take singing lessons. Efron acted in works like Gypsy; Peter Pan, The Boy Who Would not Grow Up; Little Shop of Horrors; And The Music Man. He was recommended to an actor in Los Angeles by his theater teacher, Robun Metchik (mother of actors Aaron Michael Metchik and Asher Metchik). Effron then signed with the Creative Artists Agency.

Education:

Efron graduated from Arroyo at San Angelo Gymnasium in 2006,13 and then was accepted at the University of Southern California, but has postponed his enrollment to work on film projects. Efron also attended the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts, a school located in Santa Maria, California, which provided him with the opportunity to act as a "young player" during the years 2000 and 2001.

Career : First works:

High School Musical :

In 2006, he starred in the original Disney Channel High School Musical. His role there was that of Troy Bolton, a popular student and captain of the basketball team. The film, which initially made "low expectations", helped Efron gain recognition among teen audiences as an actor and singer, although his voice was superimposed. In August 2006, Efron won a Teen Choice Award as "Advanced Star" and "Choice for Chemistry", shared with Vanessa Hudgens. The cast of the film, along with Efron, toured in Sydney, Australia and other locations to promote the film.

Shortly after High School Musical premiered, on February 4, 2006, Efron debuted with two simultaneous songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of the film: "Get'cha Head in the Game" and "Breaking Free", a duet With Vanessa Hudgens. In the following week of the list, Efron had five simultaneous songs with 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 Are All In This Together" was credited to the entire cast of High School Musical. "Breaking Free", at that time, was the fastest to climb in the history of the Billboard charts, from number 84 to number 4 in the two weeks; The record was won by Beyoncé Knowles and Shakira with "Beautiful Liar." 16 Efron also appeared on the 2006 Disney Channel Games as captain of the Red Team.

Efron's singing talents were discussed when it was revealed that Drew Seeley's voice was mixed with his on the High School Musical soundtrack. In an interview on August 23, 2007 at Rolling Stone, it was revealed that it had been Elected in High School Musical after the songs were written, and the songs (written for a tenor) were somehow off their vocal baritone record.

On April 7, 2007, Efron appeared in an episode of Punk'd. Efron also starred in the music video for Vanessa Hudgens' single "Say OK", where she interpreted her love interest. The video premiered on March 16, 2007 on the Disney Channel. That year, he was named one of the 100 most beautiful people by People magazine in 2007. A photograph and a small profile of him was in the section "In the Age of Age." He explained how he was always the lowest child in school (as of August 2007, he was 5'8) 17 and mocked for "the big gap" in his teeth.18

In 2006, Efron was chosen as Link Larkin in a version of Hairspray released on July 20, 2007. Efron sang with his own voice on the paper, which was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, from September 5 to December 2 Of 2006. He cut and dyed his dark brown hair and earned about 15 pounds for the role.19 Efron's performance and film received positive reviews. Efron was not able to perform with his cast friends at High School Musical: The Concert because of compromises with the movie Hairspray. Drew Seeley replaced him.

High School Musical 2 was released in August 2007. In addition, Lycos reported that Efron's quest increased by 81% .20 The film set a new record, becoming the most watched cable show in US history, With 17.2 million viewers.21 Efron also appeared on the cover of the August 2007 issue of Rolling Stone.22 The article about him revealed that he hoped someday to play an action hero. Efron presented the 2007 Teen Choice Award in "Favorite Movie" with Queen Latifah, and later that year co-hosted the Australian Kids' Choice Awards with The Veronicas on October 10 in Sydney.23

Efron repeated his role in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which was released in cinemas on October 24, 2008. His next role was in 17 again, a dramatic comedy produced by Adam Shankman and based on a release by Jason Filardi; 24 The plot was about an adult (played by Matthew Perry) who is transformed into a 17-year-old boy (played by Efron) .25 17 Again was released in 2009.

Personal life :

He owns an apartment in Los Angeles (California) and a mansion in Beverly Hills. Efron also was on Forbes' list on Celebrity 100 in 2008, at number 92 with an estimated gain of $ 5.8 million from June 2007 through June 2008. As of April 5, 2009, his personal fortune evened close To the 10 million dollars.
On January 15, 2008, Efron was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for emergency appendectomy.41 Efron sought treatment in early 2013 after combating alcoholism. He was sober for six months from December 2013