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Zac Efron

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1987-10-18 (37 years old)

Biography

Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. 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).

Filmography

all 87

Movies 55

TV Shows 32

self 30

Voice 5

Producer 4

Zac Efron

The Studio (2025)

Chris Cole

Zac Efron

Biography

Filmography

all 87

Movies 55

TV Shows 32

self 30

Voice 5

Producer 4

The Studio (2025)

A Family Affair (2024)

NCISverse: The First 1,000 (2024)

Ricky Stanicky (2024)

The Iron Claw (2023)

The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)

Firestarter (2022)

Gold (2022)

Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020)

Scoob! (2020)

Dude Perfect: Backstage (2020)

The Great Global Cleanup (2020)

The Disney Family Singalong (2020)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)

Human Discoveries (2019)

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

The Beach Bum (2019)

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Baywatch (2017)

The Disaster Artist (2017)

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)

Dirty Grandpa (2016)

High School Musical: 10th Anniversary (2016)

We Are Your Friends (2015)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

Hot Ones (2015)

21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)

Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014)

Neighbors (2014)

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise (2014)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

That Awkward Moment (2014)

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (2014)

Parkland (2013)

Catfish: The TV Show (2012)

Liberal Arts (2012)

The Paperboy (2012)

At Any Price (2012)

One Direction: The Only Way Is Up (2012)

The Lucky One (2012)

The Lorax (2012)

New Year's Eve (2011)

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010)

Conan (2010)

Charlie St. Cloud (2010)

Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol (2009)

Zac Efron's Pool Party (2009)

17 Again (2009)

High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical (2008)

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

Me and Orson Welles (2008)

High School Musical 2 (2007)

Hairspray (2007)

Road To High School Musical 2 (2007)

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

High School Musical: Remix (2006)

If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now (2006)

Disney Channel Games (2006)

Heist (2006)

High School Musical (2006)

The Derby Stallion (2005)

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)

Robot Chicken (2005)

Miracle Run (2004)

Entourage (2004)

Summerland (2004)

NCIS (2003)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (2003)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1987-10-18 (37 years old)

Birth Name

Zachary David Alexander Efron

Birth Place

San Luis Obispo, United States

Religion

Jewish secularism

Net Worth

$20.5 Million

Relationships

Michelle Rodriguez (2014 - 2014), Vanessa Hudgens (2005 - 2010)

Mother

Starla Baskett

Citizenships

United States

Residences

Byron Bay, Australia

Also Known As

Zachary David Alexander Efron, זאק אפרון, Zachary Efron, 잭 에프론, Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron, Ζακ Έφρον, Zaks Efrons, زک افران, زک اِفرون

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance