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Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Highest Rated: 92% Hairspray (2007)

Lowest Rated: 7% New Year's Eve (2011)

Birthday: Oct 18, 1987

Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, California, USA

It took just one television movie to change young actor Zac Efron from a supporting player to a bona fide teen star. Of course, that movie was The Disney Channel's tween pop cultural phenomenon, "High School Musical" (2006), which elevated Efron to major league heartthrob status for his star-making turn as a high school jock who discovers his hidden love for singing. Reprising the role for a summer resort sequel (2007) and a big-screen trilogy-ender (2008), Efron continued to be singled out for excellent reviews by critics. He ascended from the Disney factory to mainstream success as the romantic male lead of the hit "Hairspray" (2007), which he confirmed by carrying his first solo success, the hit body-switching comedy "17 Again" (2009). Dramatic turns in the well-received "Me and Orson Welles" (2009) and the hit comedy "Neighbors" (2014) promised future success, with Efron seemingly poised to make the difficult transition from teen heartthrob to viable and respected adult actor.

Highest rated movies

92% 84% Hairspray
91% 85% The Disaster Artist 89% 94% The Iron Claw
86% 61% Me and Orson Welles
83% 72% High School Musical 2 73% 63% Neighbors
71% 60% Liberal Arts
67% 74% High School Musical

Filmography

Movies

Credit
35% 30% A Family Affair Chris Cole (Character) - 2024
45% 71% Ricky Stanicky Dean (Character) - 2024
89% 94% The Iron Claw Kevin Von Erich (Character) $34.7M 2023
43% 91% The Greatest Beer Run Ever Chickie Donohue (Character) - 2022
10% 47% Firestarter Andy McGee (Character) $9.3M 2022
65% 40% Gold Man One (Character) $94.0K 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Save Ralph Bobby (Voice) - 2021
48% 53% SCOOB! Fred Jones (Voice) - 2020
54% 57% Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Ted Bundy (Character) - 2019
58% 42% The Beach Bum Flicker (Character) $3.5M 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Monique Alexander: Antes y ahora Unknown (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Soldadas descontroladas Unknown (Character) - 2018
57% 86% The Greatest Showman Phillip Carlyle (Character) $174.0M 2017
91% 85% The Disaster Artist Dan Janjigian (Character) $21.1M 2017
17% 56% Baywatch Matt Brody (Character) $58.0M 2017
39% 51% Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Dave Stangle (Character) $46.0M 2016
64% 44% Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Teddy Sanders (Character) $55.3M 2016
10% 44% Dirty Grandpa Jason Kelly (Character) - 2016
40% 42% We Are Your Friends Cole Carter (Character) $3.6M 2015
73% 63% Neighbors Teddy Sanders (Character) $150.1M 2014
23% 46% That Awkward Moment Jason (Character),
Executive Producer
$26.0M 2014
52% 48% Parkland Jim Carrico (Character) $652.4K 2013
51% 31% At Any Price Dean Whipple (Character) $379.8K 2012
45% 33% The Paperboy Jack Jansen (Character) $628.2K 2012
71% 60% Liberal Arts Nat (Character) $241.8K 2012
20% 67% The Lucky One Logan Thibault (Character) $60.4M 2012
54% 63% Dr. Seuss' the Lorax Ted (Voice) $213.9M 2012
7% 45% New Year's Eve Paul (Character) $54.5M 2011
28% 60% Charlie St. Cloud Charlie St. Cloud (Character) $31.1M 2010
58% 67% 17 Again Young Mike O'Donnell (Character) $64.1M 2009
86% 61% Me and Orson Welles Richard Samuels (Character) $1.2M 2008
64% 72% High School Musical 3: Senior Year Troy Bolton (Character) $90.6M 2008
83% 72% High School Musical 2 Troy Bolton (Character) - 2007
92% 84% Hairspray Link Larkin (Character) $118.8M 2007
67% 74% High School Musical Troy Bolton (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now Cody (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 65% The Derby Stallion Patrick McCardle (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 89% Miracle Run Stephen Morgan (Character) - 2004

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2009-2010 2012 2014 2016-2017 2019 2022-2024
No Score Yet 62% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2023
71% 85% Down to Earth With Zac Efron Host,
Self
2020 2022
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014-2016 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2012 2014 2016 2019 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Unknown (Guest Star),
Guest
2009 2012 2014 2017 2019
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2015-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2012 2014 2016
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2015-2016
No Score Yet 85% Robot Chicken Unknown (Guest Voice) 2009 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Running Wild With Bear Grylls Self 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Punk'd Self 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2010
65% 82% Entourage Zac Efron (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 62% Saturday Night Live Host 2009
No Score Yet 90% The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 83% NCIS Danny (Guest Star) 2006
20% No Score Yet Summerland Cameron Bale (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2004-2005
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet 83% The Guardian Unknown (Guest Star) 2004