Zac Efron

Zac Efron or Zachary David Alexander Efron is an American television actor and singer best known for his roles in Disney Channel Original Movie “High School Musical” and the television series “Summerland”. Efron was born on October 18, 1987 in San Luis Obispo, California to father David Efron an electrical engineer at a power station and mother Starla Baskett a former secretary at the same power plant as his father.
With Zac’s singing ability, his parents motivated him by enrolling him for singing lessons when he was 11. Singing lessons soon led to an appearance in the production of “Gypsy” which ran 90 performances, and Zac Efron was hooked. He eventually went on to work in theatre productions of “Peter Pan”, “Mame”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, and “The Music Man”. After appearing on stage, Efron quickly landed guest parts on television series including “CSI:Miami”, “Firefly”, “ER” and “The Guardian”. After guest-starring in several episodes of "Summerland," Zac Efron joined the regular cast as Cameron Bale. Zac Efron also starred in several pilots such as "The Big, Wide World of Carl Laemke" and "Triple Play." Following Summerland, Efron also appeared in “NCSI:Naval Criminal Investigative Service” and “The Suite Life of Zack and Coby”.
In 2006, Zac Efron first garnered attention as the star of the original "High School Musical," for which he won the Teen Choice Award for Breakout Star. Zac Efron returned to the role of Troy Bolton in "High School Musical 2," which succeeded million of followers. He’s first nominated in 2003 for a Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Performance for his role as an autistic child in the television movie “Miracle Run”.