Efron, Zac 1987–

(Zachary Efron)

PERSONAL

Full name, Zachary David Alexander Efron; born October 18, 1987, in San Luis Obispo, CA; son of David (an electrical engineer) and Starla (a power plant employee) Efron. Avocational Interests: Playing the piano and guitar, fixing cars, various sports, including golf, skiing, rock climbing, snowboarding, surfing, and basketball.

Addresses:

Agent—TalentWorks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505. Manager—Alchemy Entertainment, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. Made appearances on various television networks, such as MTV. Also known as Zachary Efron.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a television movie, miniseries, or special—supporting young actor, Young Artist Foundation, 2005, for Miracle Run; Teen Choice awards, choice breakthrough star, and (with Vanessa Anne Hudgens) best television chemistry, both 2006, for High School Musical.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Cameron Bale, Summerland, The WB, 2004–2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Himself, The Disney Channel Games, Disney Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Steven Morgan, Miracle Run, Lifetime, 2004.

Troy Bolton, High School Musical (musical; also known as Grease 3), Disney Channel, 2006.

Troy Bolton, High School Musical 2 (musical; also known as High School Musical 2: Sing It All or Nothing!), Disney Channel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Totally Suite New Year's Eve, Disney Channel, 2003.

Himself, High School Musical Dance–Along, Disney Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The Sixth Annual Family Television Awards, The WB, 2004.

The Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Young Simon, "Safe," Firefly (also known as Firefly: The Series), Fox, 2002.

Bobby Neville, "Dear Abby," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2003.

Luke Tomello, "Without Consent," The Guardian, CBS, 2004.

Seth Dawson, "Sex & Taxes," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2005.

Danny, "Deception," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (also known as Naval CIS, Navy CIS, Navy NCIS, NCIS, and NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service), CBS, 2006.

Trevor, "Odd Couples," The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (also known as The Suite Life and TSL), Disney Channel, 2006.

Himself, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2006.

Some sources cite an appearance in Room Raiders, MTV.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Pete Laemke, The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke, Fox, 2003.

Cameron Bale, Summerland, The WB, 2004.

Harry Fuller, Triple Play, Disney Channel and ABC Family Channel, 2004.

Cody, If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home by Now, Fox, 2006.

Pizza delivery person, Heist, NBC, 2006.

Film Appearances:

Stuart Wasser, Melinda's World, 2002.

Patrick McCardle, The Derby Stallion, Scorpio Pictures/TWD Enterprises, 2005.

Link Larkin, Hairspray (musical), New Line Cinema, 2007.

Stage Appearances:

Gypsy (musical), Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, CA, c. 2000.

Appeared in Auntie Mame and Peter Pan and the musicals Little Shop of Horrors and The Music Man.

RECORDINGS

Albums; with Others:

High School Musical (soundtrack; also known as High School Musical: The Soundtrack), Disney Records, 2006.

High School Musical (enhanced special edition of soundtrack), Disney Records, 2006.

Singles:

(With Vanessa Anne Hudgens and Andrew Seeley) "Breaking Free," 2006.

(With others) "Get'cha Head in the Game," 2006.

(With Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Lucas Grabeel) "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," 2006.

(With Hudgens and Seeley) "Start of Something New," 2006.

(With the High School Musical cast and featuring P. J. Schwartz) "We're All in This Together," 2006.

"What I've Been Looking for," 2006.

Music Videos:

Hope Partlow, "Sick Inside," 2005.

(With Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Lucas Grabeel) "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," 2006.

(With the High School Musical cast and featuring P. J. Schwartz) "We're All in This Together," 2006.