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Zac Efron
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Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy film 17 Again (2009). Efron subsequently rose to mainstream prominence with starring roles in the films New Year's Eve (2011), The Lucky One (2012), The Paperboy (2012), Neighbors (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Baywatch (2017), and The Greatest Showman (2017). He played Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019). In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the Netflix web documentary series Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020–present).
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Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy film 17 Again (2009). Efron subsequently rose to mainstream prominence with starring roles in the films New Year's Eve (2011), The Lucky One (2012), The Paperboy (2012), Neighbors (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Baywatch (2017), and The Greatest Showman (2017). He played Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019). In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the Netflix web documentary series Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020–present).
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Graham Norton Show
ER
Late Night with Seth Meyers
NCIS
Entourage
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Robot Chicken
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Firefly
The Guardian
CSI: Miami
Heist
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Cars on the Road
Disney Channel Games
The Disney Family Singalong
Scoob!
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
Liberal Arts
The Lorax
Hairspray
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Firestarter
Neighbors
A Family Affair
Baywatch
Dirty Grandpa
The Greatest Showman
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
High School Musical: Remix
High School Musical 2
Parkland
Charlie St. Cloud
High School Musical
17 Again
Three Men and a Baby
Ricky Stanicky
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
The Iron Claw
High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical
The Lucky One
Road To High School Musical 2
We Are Your Friends
Production Credits
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
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