Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 18, 1987
Place of Birth:
San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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Zac Efron
Biography
Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, model, singer, actor, producer and host. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol 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), the former of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Efron had 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) and Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw (2023). In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for hosting the Netflix travel show Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020–2022).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Studio | Zac Efron |
| 2020 | Down to Earth with Zac Efron | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries | Gary (voice) |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self |
| 2014 | HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2012 | Catfish: The TV Show | Self |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | Heist | Pizza Delivery Guy |
| 2006 | The Replacements | Davey Hunkerhoff |
| 2006 | Disney Channel Games | Self |
| 2006 | El hormiguero | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Trevor |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice) |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice) |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice) |
| 2004 | Summerland | Cameron Bale |
| 2004 | Entourage | Zac Efron |
| 2003 | NCIS | Daniel Austin |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Seth Dawson |
| 2002 | Firefly | Young Simon |
| 2001 | The Guardian | Luke Tomello |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1994 | ER | Bobby Neville |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter |
| Killing Zac Efron |