Zac Efron Biography

Fast Facts

• Began acting in community theater when he was 11
• Accepted to University of Southern California, but deferred his spot in order to concentrate on acting
• Duet with Vanessa Hudgens, "Breaking Free" (from High School Musical), jumped from No
• 86 to No
• 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in one week, the biggest leap at that point in the chart's history
• The first new artist to have two songs ("Breaking Free" and "Get'cha Head in the Game") debut simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100
• Cast in the 2011 remake of Footloose, but dropped out of the project before filming began in order to tackle more diverse projects
• Donated his first car (and a chance to hang out with him) to a Make-A-Wish auction in 2014