ZAC EFRON PROFILE - Full Name : Zachary Alexander David Efron ( Zachary Efron )
- Nickname : Zac Efron
- Born : 18 October 1987
- Birthplace : San Luis Obispo, California
- Father : David Efron
- Mother : Starla Baskett
- Height : 5' 10 (178 cm)
- Nationality : American
- Hair Color : Blonde
- Occupation : Actor
- Active : 2000s
- Major Genres : Musical
- First Major Screen Credit : High School Musical (2006)
- Career Highlights : High School Musical, Haunted High School Musical, High School Musical 2
- Best Known as : As Cameron Bale on WB series Summerland (2004 - 2005)
Zac Efron Biography :
Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He began acting in the early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. Speaking to Newsweek in June 2006, director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now." In 2007, right before the release of High School Musical 2, Rolling Stone declared him the "poster boy for tweenyboppers" and featured him in their late August issue. (source: Wikipedia)
Awards for Zac Efron :
- MTV Movie Awards (2008) : Breakthrough Performance, for: Hairspray (2007)
- Young Hollywood Awards (2007) : One to Watch
- Hollywood Film Festival (2007) : Ensemble of the Year, for: Hairspray (2007)
- Teen Choice Awards (2006) : Choice Breakout Star, Choice Chemistry
Zac Efron was also on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2008, as number 92 with an estimated earning of $5.8 million from June of '07 to June of '08. Vanessa Hudgens confirmed, in an October 2007 interview with Teen Magazine, that she and Efron had been dating since the filming of High School Musical. They were still dating as of September 3, 2008.
