Zac Efron

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1987-10-18 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Zac Efron

Biography

Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, model, singer, actor, producer and host. 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).

Known For

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • ER

    ER

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • The Studio

    The Studio

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Firefly

    Firefly

  • Catfish: The TV Show

    Catfish: The TV Show

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

    The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

  • Baywatch

    Baywatch

  • Parkland

    Parkland

  • The Lorax

    The Lorax

  • The Greatest Showman

    The Greatest Showman

  • The Lucky One

    The Lucky One

  • That Awkward Moment

    That Awkward Moment

  • Dirty Grandpa

    Dirty Grandpa

  • We Are Your Friends

    We Are Your Friends

  • The Replacements

    The Replacements

  • The Beach Bum

    The Beach Bum

  • 17 Again

    17 Again

  • Famous

    Famous

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

  • High School Musical: Remix

    High School Musical: Remix

  • Neighbors

    Neighbors

  • Save Ralph

    Save Ralph

  • High School Musical

    High School Musical

  • Summerland

    Summerland

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Scoob!

    Scoob!

  • Me and Orson Welles

    Me and Orson Welles

  • Hairspray

    Hairspray

  • The Disney Family Singalong

    The Disney Family Singalong

  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

  • The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw

  • The Disaster Artist

    The Disaster Artist

  • Ricky Stanicky

    Ricky Stanicky

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year

    High School Musical 3: Senior Year

  • A Family Affair

    A Family Affair

  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

  • Down to Earth with Zac Efron

    Down to Earth with Zac Efron

  • Disney Channel Games

    Disney Channel Games

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • Human Discoveries

    Human Discoveries

  • High School Musical 2

    High School Musical 2

  • Miracle Run

    Miracle Run

  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever

    The Greatest Beer Run Ever

  • Heist

    Heist

  • Charlie St. Cloud

    Charlie St. Cloud

  • The Paperboy

    The Paperboy

  • HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

    Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

    The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

  • At Any Price

    At Any Price

  • Judgment Day

    Judgment Day

  • High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

    High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

  • Zac Efron's Pool Party

    Zac Efron's Pool Party

  • NCISverse: The First 1,000

    NCISverse: The First 1,000

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

  • The Derby Stallion

    The Derby Stallion

  • Night Business

    Night Business

  • Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

    Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

  • Killing Zac Efron

    Killing Zac Efron

  • High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

    High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

  • If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now

    If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now

  • Road To High School Musical 2

    Road To High School Musical 2

  • High School Musical Dance-Along

    High School Musical Dance-Along

  • The Great Global Cleanup

    The Great Global Cleanup

  • Three Men and a Baby

    Three Men and a Baby

  • Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol

    Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol

  • Melinda's World

    Melinda's World