While Efron's character, a popular frat boy, doesn't seem like a huge stretch for the actor on the surface, he gets to sink his teeth into genuinely sharp comedic material. The 33-year-old made his debut in 2006 as the singing basketball captain in the Disney Channel original movie "High School Musical." WebMichael Jackson called Zac Efron to tell him he enjoyed his work in High School Musical. Everything to Know About Zac Efron's Life and Career - Insider Efron has carved out a niche that suits his talents, starring in primarily comedies and musicals, and while his catalog includes plenty of films that weren't critical or commercial hits, his talent shines through regardless. In case you haven't watched the movies, Zac starred as Troy Bolton when he was just 18 years old. And Martha Cox aka Kaycee Stroh was 24 years old. ", "The 2010 Australian Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award Winners", "Winners Announced for the First Ever Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK", "Nominees Announced for the 2009 People's Choice Awards", "The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards Kicked Off Award Season with Big Names and Even Bigger Surprises", "37th Annual People's Choice Awards Winners and Nominees", "2013 People's Choice Awards Winners List", "People's Choice Awards 2015: Full Winners List", "People's Choice Awards 2017: The Complete Winners List", "The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards", "Zac Efron Named Breakthrough Performer of 2009", "2008 Teen Choice Awards Winners and Nominees", "OTRC: 2011 Teen Choice Awards: Check Out the Full List of Winners", "Teen Choice Awards 2012: Breaking Dawn, Snow White Lead Second Wave of Nominations", "The 2012 Teen Choice Awards: EW's Alternate-Category Winners Plus the Real Ones", "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List", "Teen Choice Awards 2016: All the Nominees and Winners", "Teen Choice Awards 2018: The Complete Winners List", "26th Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations/Special Awards", "28th Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations/Special Awards", "2014 Young Hollywood Awards Nominees Include. I think he's startlingly good: controlled, magnetic, audacious, committed, and eerily right.". Zachary David Alexander Efron is an American actor. The 2014 comedy "That Awkward Moment" stars Efron, Miles Teller, and Michael B. Jordan as three millennial besties. The couple were together for nine-years before ultimately calling it quits in January 2020. High School Musical In the first part of the movie, Zacs voice was not used. Notably, the sequel allows Efron to sing more (in the original movie, Drew Seeley provided many of Troy's vocals) and show his range. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. At the time, GQ likened Efron's career shift to that of fellow "Hollywood Hunk" Channing Tatum, who went from teen movies to saucy films like "Magic Mike.". The film proved that Efron could lead a mainstream project outside of Disney, as it was both commercially successful and loved by audiences. With Aubrey Plaza and Anna Kendrick in the mix as the women who sign up to be their dates, the four young talents all get a chance to bounce off each other and flex their comedy chops.