Zachary David Alexander Efron was born October 18, 1987 in San Luis Obispo, California. He is the son of Starla Baskett, a former secretary, and David Efron, an electrical engineer. He has a younger brother, Dylan. His surname, "Efron", is a Biblical place name, and comes from Zac's Polish Jewish paternal grandfather. The rest of Zac's recent ancestry is English, German, and Scottish. Zac was raised in Arroyo Grande, CA. He took his first step toward acting at the age of eleven, after his parents noticed his singing ability. Singing and acting lessons soon led to an appearance in a 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" . Efron's favorite sports include golf, skiing, rock climbing, and snowboarding. He added surfing after spending days on the beach for "Summerland." He played the piano at home. He has also fixed up two cars in his spare time, a Delorean and '65 Mustang convertible, both treasured hand-me-downs from his even-more-treasured grandfather.
Parents are David Efron and Starla Baskett.
On the Billboard Hot 100 chart of 2006-2002-2011, Zac had five simultaneous song credits. The songs were "Getcha Head in the Game" (solo), three duets with Vanessa Hudgens ("Breaking Free", "Start of Something New" and "What Ive Been Looking For") and "Were All in This Together" credited to the High School Musical cast. All tracks were from the soundtrack of "High School Musical".
The Zac Efron-Vanessa 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 (2006-2002-2011).
With the popularity of High School Musical , he had to change his phone number after getting numerous calls from fans.
Zacs most prized possession is his autographed baseball collection.
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 concert of The Wallflowers.
Has one sibling, younger brother Dylan Efron.
Simon Cowell offered him a record deal but he turned it down saying, "...acting is my main priority".
Named #93 on Empire Magazines 100 Sexiest Movie Stars.
(January 15, 2008) Had his appendix removed and is recuperating.
His favorite movie is The Goonies .
Ranked #24 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow".
Was ranked #26 on Entertainment Weeklys 30 Under 30 the actors list.
Was ranked #2 on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown.
Was ranked #15 on Moviefones The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25.
His acting idol is Johnny Depp.
Is a fan of Flight of the Conchords.
Is a fan of comic books and manga, including Death Note, Bleach, Naruto, Dragonball Z and Shonen Jump.
Recognized by Time Magazine in the 2009 Time 100 as one of the worlds 100 most influential people.
Originally auditioned for the role of "Peter Pan" in the 2003 live action movie, Peter Pan , but Jeremy Sumpter got it, instead.
His singing voice in the first High School Musical was actually that of singer/songwriter/actor Drew Seeley.
Has worn a white shirt with red sleeves in all three High School Musical movies.
His favorite movies are Dumb and Dumber , Knocked Up , The 40 Year Old Virgin , Die Hard , and "Bourne" series.
His favorite musicians are The Postal Service, The Shins , The Gorillaz and John Mayer.
(February 2009) Briefly vacationed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with Vanessa Hudgens.
Coached by actor Aaron Michael Metchik and his mother Robyn Metchik.
Graduated Arroyo Grande High School with actors Bryce Blue and JR Garcia.
His favorite actors are are Brad Pitt , Christian Bale , Leonardo DiCaprio , and Jack Black.
(2006-2010) Was in a relationship with Vanessa Hudgens.
Friends with actors Ashley Tisdale , Corbin Bleu , Bryce Blue , JR Garcia , and Aaron Michael Metchik.
Learned how to ride a motorcycle after a chance party meeting with bike enthusiast Tom Cruise , who offered to act as Efrons coach.
Zacs last name, "Efron", which is Hebrew, is taken from a biblical place name. Zacs paternal grandfather, Harold Efron, was born in New York, the son of Nasko Efron and Dworja Klein, who were Jewish emigrants from Bocki, Poland, and Zac has described himself as Jewish. Zacs other ancestry includes English, German, Scottish, one sixteenth Irish, and very distant Dutch and Belgian (Flemish).
It is said that he has a physical resemblance with Romeo and Juliet star Leonard Whiting.
Has two Australian Shepherds named Dreamer and Puppy, and a Siamese cat named Simon.
(October 2009) Completed filming Charlie St. Cloud .
(December 2010) New Orleans, LA. Wrapped up the shooting on Nicholas Sparks novel-based movie called The Lucky One .
(April 2013) Los Angeles, CA: Filming the movie "Neighbors".
(May 2008) Filming High School Musical 3: Senior Year in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Filmed High School Musical 2 .
(August 2009) Filming Charlie St. Cloud in Vancouver, B.C.
(February 2013) Austin, Texas - Wrapped "Parkland"
(January 2013) New York City, NY - Wrapped "That Awkward Moment".
(May 2013) Los Angeles, CA: Finished filming the movie "Neighbors".
(September 2011) New Orleans, LA, USA: - Wrapped on The Paperboy .
(January 2008) Currently filming 17 Again .
(October 2011) DeKalb, IL, USA: Wrapped the untitled Ramin Bahrani film.
(November 2013) Broke his jaw when he fell in his LA home after slipping in a puddle of water.
(April 2013) Entered rehab for cocaine abuse.
Has been compared in appearance to Tyrone Power by reviewers in the Chicago Tribune, SF Gate, Casa Magazine, and the New Yorker magazine.
Named as the #5 Sexiest Man in Glamours list of "50 Sexiest Men" in 2011.
People magazine named him as having one of the "50 Most Amazing Bodies" in 2010 and as one one of the "Most Beautiful" in 2011.
Has a tattoo of two feathers on his right arm.
His maternal great-grandmother, Helene (Durgan) Glidden, wrote the 1951 book The Light on the Island. The book is about Helens early years growing up on Patos Island, Washington, where her father, Edward Durgan, was the lighthouse keeper from 1905 to 1913.
Gregory Harrison had a crush on his mother, Starla Baskett, when they were in high school.
There are so many things you can do with a hand.
I like my women like I like my peanut butter: chunky.
My character was supposed to fall in love, but she was also supposed to,be out of his league. After meeting Claire, that was definitely the way,it was supposed to be.
[on the Neighbors poster] Two Jewish last names, right next to [each,other], Rogen, Efron.
I wore goofy hats to school and did musical theater. Most people thought I was a dork. But if you have a sense of humor about it, no one can bring you down.
Personally, I was never the cool kid. I was always sort of a bookworm.
Every day is a new experience and I take it as it comes.
Dating is kind of hard. Like dinner or something like that. Like a forced awkward situation is very strange. Especially for me, for some reason.
I think the most important thing for me in a relationship is honesty. .
