Zac Efron's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Summerland Cameron Bale

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Charlie St. Cloud 2009 - 17 Again 2008 - High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008 - Me and Orson Welles 2007 - Hairspray 2005 - The Derby Stallion

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 (2003) (TV) and Triple Play (2004) (TV). He also recently starred as an autistic child in the television movie Miracle Run (2004) (TV), alongside 'Mary-Louise Parker' and 'Aidan Quinn (I)' .

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 a highly affectionate Australian Shepherd, Puppy, and a very independent Siamese cat named Simon.


TRIVIA:

• Zac's most prized possession is his autographed baseball collection.
• Has one sibling, younger brother, Dylan.
• With the popularity of _High School Musical (2006) (TV)_ (qv), he had to change his phone number after getting numerous calls from fans.
• Is a fan of Flight of the Conchords.
• Named #93 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. (2007).
• His favorite movie is _The Goonies (1985)_ (qv).
• Favorite Cartoon Show: Rocko's Modern Life.
• He donated many items to 'Rocky Stone (I)' (qv) to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.