
Zac Efron -- Born: 1987-10-18. Occupation: actor. Education: Arroyo Grande High School. Awards: MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance.
Born1987-10-18
Occupationactor, disc jockey, film actor, musician
EducationArroyo Grande High School, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Paulding Middle School, University of Southern California
AwardsMTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Highlights
“I hadn’t talked about that experience with anyone. After spending 10 minutes with John, I realized that probably nobody knows more about what I’ve just been through in that experience than this guy right here.”
indiewire.com2024-03-05Source“In the best way possible, I did not look anything like me. It was jarring at first, but we kind of put it together piece by piece,”
The Hollywood Reporter2023-12-12Source“For that I'm just eternally grateful. I still think about it every day -- I sing the songs in the shower.”
ABC News2023-12-11Source“It was shocking at every point of the transformation,”
etonline.com2023-11-09Source“I remember Harris [Dickinson] and I were walking out of hair and make-up and it was like the first time we had to wear the full kit, and we were both thinking, 'What the hell are we doing here, man? How did we get into this?'”
etonline.com2023-11-09Source“The physicality he brought to the ring every single day was really unique. It changed wrestling,”
etonline.com2023-11-09Source“He told me he was happy with it last night, so I'm stoked! I cried a little bit, if I'm going to be completely honest.”
etonline.com2023-11-09Source“This movie's a true story, and that man, Kevin Von Erich right there, he really motivated me to get in shape for this movie,”
etonline.com2023-11-09Source“Stephen King is a hero of mine — I think that he creates fascinating worlds,”
ew.com2022-05-11Source“A movie that could have been procedural and boring now explores a brand-new perspective, and is told through the eyes of Liz, the girl closest to Ted.”
irishtimes.com2019-05-01SourceBrowse 18 more quotes
“He loves Australia and considers it his home.”
PEOPLE2026-06-10Source“Zac fell in love with@futurefoodsystem and then our family home in Monbulk and now wants a home of his own + best of all he wants me to push my ideas as far as they can go!”
PEOPLE2026-06-10Source“we bonded over it immediately,”
indiewire.com2024-03-05Source“It was great for me because I finished ‘The Iron Claw’ and went straight into filming this,”
indiewire.com2024-03-05Source“feels incredibly gratifying, more so than anything I've ever done in my entire life.”
The Hollywood Reporter2023-12-12Source“a great champion of his cast and a big cheerleader”
The Hollywood Reporter2023-12-12Source“to have a star on Hollywood Boulevard.”
ABC News2023-12-11Source“He floats from piece to piece ... He chases change. He's also devastatingly handsome. He's kind, and he's endlessly hard working,”
ABC News2023-12-11Source“Thank you so much, Mom, thank you, Dad,”
ABC News2023-12-11Source“We are thrilled to honor actor Zac Efron who began his career as a Disney alum and has reinvented himself as a leading man by playing a wide variety of great roles”
walkoffame.com2023-12-04Source“What a way to end our year of star ceremonies with this very popular and gifted actor!”
walkoffame.com2023-12-04Source“But I think it ended up looking really good and we had a great crew helping us out with that,”
etonline.com2023-11-09Source“The hair and make-up team was epic.”
etonline.com2023-11-09Source“I hadn't heard that yet. He did like the film? That's great. Alright. My day's made!”
ew.com2022-05-11Source“That's great — that means the world to me,”
ew.com2022-05-11Source“I play the dad, and Ryan plays my daughter Charlie, and then my wife is played by Sydney Lemmon,”
ew.com2022-05-11Source“After the first two weeks, the fires would get progressively larger, things would get blown up, or the fire would get closer — or on you at some point,”
ew.com2022-05-11Source“Because I feel like you do,”
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