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January 06, 2008

Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards
                  
               
               
Yesterday Zac attended the 19th Annual Palm Springs International Film
Festival Awards in Palm Springs, California. Photos from the awards and the after party are up in the gallery.

 

December 27th, 2007

The "Family Television Awards" air tonight at 9 PM EST on CW - Zac won the award for "Best Actor" so tune in

November 25th, 2007
Entertainment Weekly has listed Zac as one of the Top 25 Entertainers of the Year!

November 19th, 2007
Hairspray’s "You Can’t Stop the Beat" is up for the Best Song from a Soundtrack Award at the People’s Choice Awards.  Head over to PCAVote.com to cast your vote!  Voting ends December 5th and the awards will air on CBS on January 8th, 2008!

November 10th, 2007
Zac will be attending a special High School Musical 2: Extended Edition DVD screening with the HSM
cast on Monday, November 19th to benefit the "Teen Impact" program at
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles! The red carpet event will be taking
place at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. Thanks to Sedrick for the news!

October 31st, 2007
Zac recently won "Best TV Actor" at the UK Kids Chioce Awards!

October 22nd, 2007
The Hairspray cast was honored with the “Hollywood Ensemble Acting of the Year Award” at the Hollywood Film Festival’s Hollywood Awards!

October 5th, 2007
AOL has listed Zac as one of the 25 Hottest Actors Under 25!

September 25th, 2007
Zac hosted "Halo 3" Midnight Madness to celebrate the release of the video game last night in California!

September 12th, 2007
Hairspray is set to be released on DVD November 20th!

September 3rd, 2007
Zac and Hairspray co-star Nikki Blonsky will be appearing on Australian TV show Rove, Sunday, September 9th.

August 27th, 2007
High School Musical 2 won Choice TV Movie, Zac won Choice Male Hottie, and Hairspray won Choice Summer Comedy/Musical Movie at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards!

August 26th, 2007
Zac and Hairspray co-star Nikki Blonsky will soon be traveling to Australia and will be attending the Australian premiere of Hairspray on September 5th!  Zac will also be hosting the 2007 Nickelodeon Australian Kids Choice Awards on October 10th.

August 25th, 2007
According to TV Guide, High School Musical 2 will be released on DVD December 11th!

August 23rd, 2007
Don’t forget to tune into the 2007 Teen Choice Awards this Sunday
Sunday, August 26th at 8 PM EST on FOX to see if Zac won "Choice Male
Hottie"! Rumor has it that the High School Musical cast will also be receiving a special award for the sequel’s record breaking television debut!

August 21st, 2007
High School Musical set records with its initial airing last
Friday by reaching 17.2 million viewers, the most ever for a basic
cable television program!

July 19th, 2007
An exclusive charity auction on eBay is featuring costumes and props from the highly anticipated musical comedy Hairspray. The charity auction runs from July 19-29 and can be found at eBay!

July 14th, 2007
Zac will be appearing on Live w/ Regis & Kelly on Wednesday, July 18th!

July 13th, 2007
Zac will be interviewed on The Today Show Wednesday, July 18th and performing with the Hairspray cast on the show Friday, July 20th!

July 12th, 2007
Check out Extra’s video of Zac at the Hairspray premiere in Los Angeles. 

Extra will also host an interview with the High School Musical 2 cast on Saturday, July 14th!

July 9th, 2007
AOL is currently holding a full CD listening party for the Hairspray Soundtrack!

July 5th, 2007
Vote for Zac as this year’s "Choice Male Hottie" in the Teen Choice Awards!

June 28th, 2007
On July 9th in Canada at 5 PM Zac, Amanda Bynes, and Nikki Blonsky will appear on MuchMusic’s MuchOnDemand to promote Hairspray!

June 27th, 2007
The Hairspray soundtrack will be in stores on July 10th!

June 26th, 2007

Saturday, July 14th from 2 to 4 PM Kitson will be hosting an exclusive event to launch their Hairspray
jewelry collection. Fans are invited to the event and Zac, Amanda
Bynes, Elijah Kelley, and Nikki Blonsky will be attending. Kitson is
located on S. Robertson Blvd in Los Angeles, California.

June 24th, 2007
Teen Magazine posted a short video of Zac giving his fans a shoutout from the set of their photoshoot on their MySpace. 

June 24th, 2007
People Magazine will be featuring High School Musical 2 in their upcoming Summer issue, on sale June 29th!

June 23rd, 2007
Zac discusses his role in the upcoming film Seventeen in an interview with MTV Overdrive!

June 23rd, 2007
Check out Moviefone’s online Hairspray Feature for some exclusive clips from the movie! 

June 23rd, 2007
Moviefone listed Zac at #11 in their Sexiest Men of Summer!

June 14th, 2007
Check out MTV’s Movies Blog for an exclusive clip from Hairspray.

May 17th, 2007
One of Zac’s solos from Hairspray titled "Ladies’ Choice" is now available to download on iTunes!

May 13th, 2007

The Hairspray cast will be appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday, May 16th - check your local listings for time and channel in your area!

May 12th, 2007
Zac and the High School Musical cast have done a Got Milk? ad that is now appearing in magazines!

May 11th, 2007

Zac will be attending the 2007 MTV Movie Awards on June 3rd with the Hairspray cast.  Tune into MTV on June 3rd at 8/7c PM!

May 8th, 2007
Zac stopped by Six Flags Magic Mountain in California on Monday - images are up in the gallery!

May 6th, 2007
Zac and Vanessa stopped by a prize winning elementary school on Friday - check the gallery for images!

May 4th, 2007
Check out People Magazine’s new First Look: High School Musical feature!  Also, the June/July issue of CosmoGIRL!
Magazine (on sale May 22) will have a 4-page story on Zac, including a
2-page autographed poster, of exclusive never-before-seen Zac photos!

April 29th, 2007
Rumor has it that Zac will be attending a meet and greet at Wild Adventures Park in Georgia on Saturday, May 19th.

April 27th, 2007
People Magazine named Zac one of the 100 Most Beautiful People
this year - pick up the May 7th issue of the magazine for a great
photo!

April 22nd, 2007
Zac attended and won the "One To Watch" Award at the 9th Annual Young Hollywood Awards!

April 20th, 2007
Saturday, April 21st, Zac will attend the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC as a special guest of People magazine. 

April 19th, 2007
Check out the all new, full length trailer for Hairspray right here!

April 5th, 2007

We hear that MTV will be premiering the 8th and final season of Punk’d this Saturday, April 7th - they will be airing all episodes of the new season starting at 1 PM EST and you may want to tune in!

April 3rd, 2007

Want to enter to win tickets to the movie premiere of Hairspray?  Click here!

March 15th, 2007
Zac attended a lot of Hairspray movie events in Las Vegas last night!  Check the gallery for new images!

March 14th, 2007
Zac will be attending the 20th Annual
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 31st at UCLA’s
Pauley Pavilion. The show will air on TV, so check your local listings
for time and channel in your area!

March 13th, 2007
Say Okay will premiere this Friday, March 16th on The Disney Channel at 9:45 PM EST!  If you miss it, tune in to the MTV premiere on TRL on Monday, March 26th!

February 28th, 2007
Rumor has it Zac will be starring in an upcoming New Line Cinema high school based comedy film!  Details to come!

February 6th, 2007
Zac will be making a guest appearance in an upcoming Vanessa Anne Hudgens music video for the song Say Okay!

February 5th, 2007

Zac will be stopping by Seventeen Magazine’s office this upcoming week - they are asking fans to submit their top questions to Zac via the magazine’s MySpace.  Check out their latest blog!

January 31st, 2007
Rumor has it that The Derby Stallion
will be playing on Comcast’s "ON DEMAND" starting March 8th for three
months and then finally available for purchase on DVD in June. Check
back for details/confirmation!

January 15th, 2007
Zac attended a High School Musical Q&A at the Theater of the Stars Junior Theater Festival in Georgia on Sunday, January 14th.  Check the gallery for some new photos!

January 12th, 2007
On Saturday, January 20th, Disney Channel will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of High School Musical with High School Musical Around the World airing at 8-10 PM EST!

What He’s Done: After starring in Disney’s massive ‘High School Musical’ series, Efron took his song and dance to the big screen in ‘Hairspray’
What’s Next: Will reportedly star in a remake of ‘Footloose,’ and is in negotiations for a third ‘HSM’; will headline a ‘Big’-style comedy ‘17′
Worth Knowing: Efron starred in the ‘Say OK’ music video for his ‘HSM’ co-star (and now girlfriend) Vanessa Hudgens. He played the love interest, natch.
Industry Buzz: "’17′ will move him away from the same old song and dance, and if he really does do the ‘Footloose’ remake, Efron will have to summon more subtlety in his acting."

The best part about being so successful at such a young age is…
”Making movies and promoting them and traveling is very culturally enlightening. I get to really travel the world. I find myself in situations that I never would have been in if it weren’t for having a little bit of success from Hairspray and High School Musical.”

The biggest thing learned about the business is…
”I’m still treading that fine line between celebrity and actor. I’ve learned it’s going to be a difficult ride and it’s going to be hard work. I’m trying to stay resolute here and try and just have fun.”

This year’s highlight was… ”I got to meet Barry Bonds. He invited me to watch batting practice at Giants Stadium in San Francisco. So me, my brother, and my dad, who have been going to Giants Stadium for years, finally got to meet this guy who’s like a hero. That’s one of those moments you look at and just think, ‘Wow.”’

-The ideal kind of career would be…
”It would be great to be able to work in high-caliber movies and retain a bit more anonymity. But don’t get me wrong: I’m so thankful for everything that’s happened to me so far, I’ve had so many opportunities.”

If he could put a face to that career…
”Leonardo DiCaprio is someone whose career path I would love to emulate. The problem is there’s not enough scripts about giant boats sinking that are immersed in a love story. I can’t find that script. I’m thinking about writing Titanic 2.

Top items on his wish-fulfillment list are…
”Lately I love my iPhone. I’ve also got a new car that I’m really excited about: an Audi S6. I don’t think anyone in my family tree has ever earned a car this nice. I find myself driving for no reason at all these days.”

December 13, 2007 • "Walk Hard" Premiere
Last night Zac attended the Walk Hard Premiere in California with
Vanessa, new photos can be viewed in the gallery.
Remember that High School Musical 2 came out on DVD and Blu-ray™
High-Def disc this week. The DVD is packed with tons of extras,
including music videos, sing-along and karaoke, plus behind the scenes
footage and bloopers! You definitely want to pick up your own copy if
you haven’t already!
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Birth Name
Zachary David Alexander Efron

Nickname
Zacquisha

Height
5′ 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography

Born in San Luis Obispo, California, and raised nearby in Arroyo Grande, Zac Efron took his first step toward acting at the age of 11 when his parents took note of his singing ability. Singing lessons soon led to an appearance in the production of "Gypsy" that ran 90 performances and he was hooked. After appearing on-stage in "Peter Pan," "Auntie Mame", "Little Shop of Horrors" and "The Music Man", guest parts quickly followed on television series, including "Firefly" (2002), "ER" (1994), and "The Guardian" (2001). After guest-starring in several episodes of "Summerland" (2004), he joined the regular cast as girl-crazy Cameron Bale. Efron also starred in several pilots such as "The Big, Wide World of Carl Laemke" and "Triple Play." He also recently starred as an autistic child in the television movie Miracle Run (2004) (TV), alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Aidan Quinn.

Efron graduated Arroyo Grande High School in June 2006. Efron’s favorite sports include golf, skiing, rock climbing, and snowboarding. He recently added surfing after spending days on the beach for "Summerland." He plays the piano at home, and is currently teaching himself to play the guitar. He’s also currently fixing up two cars in his spare time, a Delorean and ‘65 Mustang convertible, both treasured hand-me-downs from his even-more-treasured grandfather. Efron lives at home with his parents and his younger brother Dylan. They have two highly affectionate Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and a very independent Siamese cat named Simon.
IMDb Mini Biography By: JBPR

Trivia

Parents: David and Starla Siblings: Dylan Pets: Two Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and Siamese cat, Simon

On the Billboard Hot 100 chart of 2006-02-11, Zac had five simultaneous song credits. The songs were "Get’cha Head in the Game" (solo), 3 duets with Vanessa Anne Hudgens ("Breaking Free," "Start of Something New," and "What I’ve Been Looking For") and "We’re All in this Together" credited to the High School Musical (2006) (TV) cast. All tracks were from the soundtrack of "High School Musical".

The Zac Efron-Vanessa Anne Hudgens duet "Breaking Free" (from High School Musical) made the fastest climb in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, leaping from 86 to 4 in one week (2006-02-11).

With the popularity of High School Musical (2006) (TV), he had to change his phone number after getting numerous calls from fans.

Zac’s most prized possession is his autographed baseball collection.

Is a huge San Francisco Giants fan.

Met his current girlfriend, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, during castings for High School Musical. They were paired together near the end of casting to see how well they worked together.

Favorite Cartoon Show: Rocko’s Modern Life.

He donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.

Attended the World Cup in Germany with Corbin Bleu.

The first concert he ever went to was a Wallflowers concert.

Has one sibling, younger brother, Dylan.

Personal Quotes

The songwriters decided to give Link a cool, upbeat, Elvis-style number, and it’s the perfect time for it in the movie. ‘Ladies Choice’ establishes the connection between Tracy and Link. And it’s the kind of number you need in a sixties musical: the rock ‘n’ roll band at the record hop, with bright colors and backup dancers.

If I had to hear the High School Musical (2006) (TV) songs anymore, I would have jumped off of something really tall. [On why he chose not to do the High School Musical Tour.]

Where Are They Now

(2007) Filmed High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV).

Actor:

    * In Production
    * 2000s

   1. High School Musical 3 (2008) (pre-production) (in talks) …. Troy Bolton
   2. Seventeen (2009) (filming) …. Mike O’ Donnell

   3. High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV) …. Troy Bolton
      … aka High School Musical 2: Extended Edition (USA: DVD box title)
   4. Hairspray (2007) …. Link Larkin
   5. "The Replacements" …. Davey Hunkerhoff (1 episode, 2006)
          - Davey Hunkerhoff (2006) TV episode (voice) …. Davey Hunkerhoff
   6. "Heist" …. Pizza Delivery Guy (1 episode, 2006)
          - Pilot (2006) TV episode …. Pizza Delivery Guy
   7. "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" …. Trevor (1 episode, 2006)
      … aka TSL (USA: informal short title)
          - Odd Couples (2006) TV episode …. Trevor
   8. High School Musical (2006) (TV) …. Troy Bolton
   9. "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" …. Danny (1 episode, 2006)
      … aka NCIS (USA: short title)
      … aka NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (USA: new title)
          - Deception (2006) TV episode …. Danny
  10. If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now (2006) (TV) …. Cody
  11. The Derby Stallion (2005) …. Patrick McCardle
  12. "Summerland" …. Cameron Bale (16 episodes, 2004-2005)
          - Safe House (2005) TV episode …. Cameron Bale
          - Signs (2005) TV episode …. Cameron Bale
          - Leaving Playa Linda (2005) TV episode …. Cameron Bale
          - The Pleiades (2005) TV episode …. Cameron Bale
          - Mr. and Mrs. Who (2005) TV episode …. Cameron Bale
            (11 more)
  13. "CSI: Miami" …. Seth Dawson (1 episode, 2005)
          - Sex & Taxes (2005) TV episode …. Seth Dawson
  14. Miracle Run (2004) (TV) …. Steven Morgan
      … aka The Unexpected Journey (UK)
  15. "The Guardian" …. Luke Tomello (1 episode, 2004)
          - Without Consent (2004) TV episode …. Luke Tomello
  16. Triple Play (2004) (TV) …. Harry Fuller
  17. "ER" …. Bobby Neville (1 episode, 2003)
          - Dear Abby (2003) TV episode …. Bobby Neville
  18. The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (2003) (TV) …. Pete Laemke
  19. "Firefly" …. Young Simon (1 episode, 2002)
      … aka Firefly: The Series (USA)
          - Safe (2002) TV episode …. Young Simon

Soundtrack:

   1. High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV) (performer: "Gotta Go My Own Way", "Bet On It")
      … aka High School Musical 2: Extended Edition (USA: DVD box title)
   2. Hairspray (2007) (performer: "It Takes Two", "Ladies’ Choice", "Without Love", "You Can’t Stop the Beat", "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)")
   3. High School Musical (2006) (TV) (performer: "Start of Something New", "Breaking Free", "I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You")

Self:

   1. You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of ‘Hairspray’ (2007) (V) …. Himself
   2. "Entertainment Tonight" …. Himself (6 episodes, 2007)
      … aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
      … aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
      … aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
      … aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
          - Episode dated 23 October 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
          - Episode dated 25 September 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
          - Episode dated 14 September 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
          - Episode dated 27 August 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
          - Episode dated 17 July 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
            (1 more)
   3. "Hormiguero, El" …. Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 2007)
          - Episode #3.6 (2007) TV episode …. Himself - Interviewee
   4. "TRL Italy" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
      … aka TRL Italy (Italy)
          - Episode dated 14 September 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
   5. "Australian Idol" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
      … aka Australian Idol 2 (Australia: second season title)
          - Top 12 Verdict (2007) TV episode (also archive footage) …. Himself
   6. The Teen Choice Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) …. Himself
   7. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
          - Episode dated 7 August 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
   8. "The View" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
          - Episode dated 2 August 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
   9. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" …. Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
          - Episode dated 25 July 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
          - Episode dated 3 May 2006 (2006) TV episode …. Himself
  10. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
      … aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
      … aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
          - Episode dated 18 July 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
  11. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
      … aka Oprah (USA: short title)
          - Episode dated 18 July 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
  12. "Access Hollywood" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
          - Episode dated 17 July 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
  13. "HBO First Look" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
          - Welcome to the ’60s: On the Set of ‘Hairspray’ (2007) TV episode …. Himself
  14. "Richard & Judy" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
          - Episode dated 6 July 2007 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
  15. 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV) …. Himself
  16. "Punk’d" …. Himself (1 episode, 2007)
          - Episode #8.3 (2007) TV episode …. Himself
  17. Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards ‘07 (2007) (TV) …. Himself
  18. It’s ‘Hairspray’! (2007) (V) …. Himself
  19. Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth (2007) (V) …. Himself
  20. Get’cha head in the game: the choreography of High School Musical (2006) (V) …. Himself
  21. High School Musical Dance-Along (2006) (TV) …. Himself
      … aka High School Musical Dance-Off (Australia)
  22. The Teen Choice Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) …. Himself
  23. "The Disney Channel Games" (2006) (mini) TV mini-series …. Himself
  24. 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV) …. Himself
  25. The 6th Annual Family Television Awards (2004) (TV) …. Himself
  26. Totally Suite New Year’s Eve (2003) (TV) …. Himself