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Zac Efron, born October 18, 1987 in San Luis Obispo, California, is an American actor.
Efron began acting in the early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland and recently the film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray.
Efron's interest in singing was discovered and encouraged at the age of eleven, and he was subsequently cast in the musical Gypsy for 90 performances, and went on to have roles in stage productions of Peter Pan, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man, and Mame. Furthermore, he began to have guest roles on television series, including Firefly, ER, and The Guardian.
Efron's upcoming roles also include the made-for-television High School Musical 2, which completed filming on in April of 2007 and is scheduled to air on Disney Channel on August 17, 2007. Furthermore, Efron has been cast in Seventeen, a high school-set drama/comedy produced by Adam Shankman and based on a pitch by Jason Filardi. |
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