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Early life Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California and later moved to Arroyo Grande, California. His father, David Efron, is an engineer at a power plant, and his mother, Starla Baskett, is a former secretary who worked at the same power plant as Efron's father. Although of Jewish ancestry, Efron was raised agnostic and has never been religious. Efron had a self-described "normal childhood" in a middle class family, and has a younger brother, Dylan. He has said that he would "flip out" if he got a 'B' and not an 'A' in school, and that he was a "class clown." Efron's father encouraged him to begin acting when Efron was eleven. He subsequently appeared in theater productions at his high school, worked in a theater called the Melodrama, and began taking singing lessons. Efron performed in plays such as Gypsy, Peter Pan, Little Shop of Horrors, The Music Man and Mame, appearing at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.[10] Efron was recommended to an agent in Los Angeles by his drama teacher, Robyn Metchik (the mother of actors Aaron Michael Metchik and Asher Metchik).[10][11] Education Efron was accepted to the University of Southern California, but deferred his enrollment while he works on film projects. He plans to return at some time. Early work In 2002, Efron began to appear in guest roles on several television series, including Firefly, ER, and The Guardian. He portrayed Cameron Bale on the now-cancelled WB series Summerland. Originally introduced as a recurring character, Efron became a regular cast member on the show in the second season in 2004, starring opposite the likes of Kay Panabaker and Lori Loughlin. Since appearing in Summerland, he has also had guest roles on the shows CSI: Miami, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Replacements. In 2003, Efron starred in the Lifetime original television movie Miracle Run. He played Steven Morgan, one of two autistic twins. For his performance, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special - Supporting Young Actor. In 2005, he played a main character in Hope Partlow's music video for her song "Sick Inside." Also in 2005, he played horse-loving Patrick McCardle in The Derby Stallion, where his character wants to beat the town bully at the steeple chase race. High School Musical In 2006, Efron starred in the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical as Troy Bolton. The film, which he initially made with "low expectations",helped Efron gain recognition among teenage audiences as both an actor and a singer. As a result, he placed as high as #4 on the IMDBPro's STARMeter for the week of January 29, 2006. In August 2006, Efron won a Teen Choice Award in the Breakout Star and the TV - Choice Chemistry categories, shared with Vanessa Anne Hudgens. The film's cast, along with Efron, toured Sydney, Australia, London, England, and other locations to promote the film, although Efron did not participate in the High School Musical Concert that toured the U.S. and Canada throughout the fall and winter 2006 as he was filming Hairspray in Toronto at the time.Shortly after High School Musical aired, Efron debuted with two simultaneous charted songs on February 4, 2006, Billboard Hot 100, with "Get'cha Head in the Game" and "Breaking Free," a duet with Vanessa Anne Hudgens from High School Musical. On the following week's chart, Efron had five simultaneous song credits from High School Musical: "Get'cha Head in the Game," "Start of Something New," "What I've Been Looking For: Reprise," "We're All in This Together" and "Breaking Free." "We're All in This Together" was credited to the whole High School Musical cast. "Breaking Free," at the time, made the fastest climb in the history of the Billboard charts, from #86 to #4 between the two weeks; the record has since been beaten by Eminem and Akon's "Smack That." Efron also appeared in the 2006 Disney Channel Games as captain of the Red Team.Efron's singing talents were disputed when it was revealed that Andrew Seeley's voice was blended with his on the soundtrack of High School Musical. An August 23, 2007 interview in Rolling Stone magazine revealed that he had been cast in High School Musical after the songs were written, and the songs (written for a tenor) were somewhat out of his baritone vocal range. Efron's subsequent singing performances in Hairspray and High School Musical 2 were genuine, though arguably not as polished as those of Seeley's. Efron stated in interviews that he feels his future is that of a serious dramatic actor, not necessarily a singer. 2007-present On April 7, 2007, Efron appeared in an episode of Punk'd. Efron also starred in the music video for Vanessa Hudgens's single "Say OK", where he played her love interest. The video aired on March 16, 2007 on Disney Channel. That year, he was named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in 2007. A picture and short profile of him was in the section "Coming of Age". In it, he related how he was always the shortest kid in school (he is now 5'8")and was teased for the "huge gap" in his teeth. In 2006, Efron was cast as Link Larkin in a film version of Hairspray released on July 20, 2007. Efron performed all of his own vocals in the role, which was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, from September 5 to December 2, 2006. He cut and dyed his hair dark brown and gained about 15 pounds for the role. Both Efron's performance and the film have received positive reviews. Efron presented the 2007 Teen Choice Award for "Favorite Movie" alongside Queen Latifah. Efron's upcoming roles include Seventeen, a high school-set drama/comedy produced by Adam Shankman and based on a pitch by Jason Filardi; the plot involves an adult who is transformed into a 17-year old (to be played by Efron). Efron is also scheduled to star in Paramount's musical remake of the film Footloose;[22] he has said that he would like to add his "own little bit of flair" to the role originated by Kevin Bacon. For his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray, Efron (along with his co-star Nikki Blonsky) won the "One to Watch" award of the Young Hollywood Awards. Efron appeared on the cover of the August 2007 edition of Rolling Stone. The article about him revealed that he hopes to someday play an action hero.Efron has finalized negotiations with the producers of Seventeen, a film slated to commence shooting in December 2007. Before the release of High School Musical 2, Efron topped IMDBPro's Star Meter at #1, indicating that he was the most searched celebrity. Additionally, Lycos reported searches for Efron surged by 81%.Amid the frenzy surrounding Zac Efron, the release of High School Musical 2 set a new record, becoming the most watched basic cable program in U.S. history, with 17.2 million viewers. Efron co-hosted the 2007 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards with The Veronicas on October 10 in Sydney. /Zac Efron commence à prendre des cours de chant vers l'âge de onze ans et fait sa première apparition sur scène dans Gypsy: A Musical Fable. À partir de 2002, il apparaît dans des séries télévisées américaines, comme Urgences, Firefly ou Le Protecteur. Il décroche son premier grand rôle en 2004, Cameron dans Summerland (on peut ensuite le voir dans Les Experts : Miami ou NCIS : enquêtes spéciales) mais il obtient le statut de star des ados américains grâce au succès tout aussi grand qu'inattendu de High School Musical: Premiers Pas sur scène, la comédie musicale diffusée sur Disney Channel, en 2006.C'est, semble-t-il, grâce à ce rôle qu'il est choisi par John Travolta pour jouer à ses côtés dans le film Hairspray. Il retrouve ensuite le rôle de Troy Bolton dans High School Musical 2, diffusé en août 2007 aux États-Unis. Le succès conjoint du film et du téléfilm en font la coqueluche de la presse culturelle américaine, lui qui est déjà un habitué des pages people pour sa relation avec Vanessa Hudgens, sa partenaire de High School Musical. Vanity Fair le classe parmi les acteurs montants d'Hollywood, aux côtés de Shia LaBeouf, Kevin Zegers ou Michael Pitt. Le même mois, il fait la couverture de Rolling Stone, qui le proclame « The New American Heart Throb » et remporte le trophée du Choice male Hottie aux Teen Choice Awards.

Film and television

Hudgens began performing at an early age, appearing in musicals starting at age eight, by taking over a friend who couldn't go to the audition, and moved to Los Angeles after winning an audition for a commercial. She scored roles on shows such as Quintuplets, Cover Me, and Still Standing, then made her feature debut in Thirteen as Noel and appeared in the 2004 film Thunderbirds as Tintin. Her television appearances include guest roles on Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers Garcia and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as Corrie, a classmate of Maddie and London. Hudgens also appeared on Drake & Josh, playing Drake's girlfriend, Rebecca.Hudgens' largest role among teenage audiences has been starring in the Disney Channel movie High School Musical, which premiered in January 2006; BBC News said that the film's success turned Hudgens into a "household name" in North America. Hudgens and Efron had won "Best Chemistry" award at the Teen Choice Awards for their roles. As a result of the film's popularity, Hudgens was offered a contract by Old Navy to appear in multiple commercials for the company. Hudgens had previously appeared in a swimwear commercial for the company in 2005. She also appeared in a Blockbuster commercial for no late fees, as the teenage daughter. Also, Hudgens is set to be the new face of Neutrogena in 2007, appearing in both film and print ads. Hudgens is also an endorser of the Ecko line. Hudgens participated in the Disney Channel Games 2006, which was filmed in April 2006 and aired two months later.Hudgens finished filming High School Musical 2 on April 13, 2007, in St. George and Salt Lake City, Utah. In both films, Hudgens stars as shy, intelligent Gabriella Montez. The film premiered on the Disney Channel on August 17, 2007.The first High School Musical spawned a hit soundtrack, a worldwide concert tour, a show at Walt Disney World, and even a book series that helped Hudgens land in Forbes magazine's list of top-earning stars under 21." In the list, the 18-year-old Hudgens was No. 7 with estimated earnings of $2 million. After High School Musical, Vanessa Hudgens was offered many roles: she was supposed to be in Prom Night, but turned it down to work on her music.^{[citation needed]}

Music

Hudgens' debut album, entitled V, was released in early September 2006. She is signed with Hollywood Records, a Disney-owned record label. A music video for her first single, "Come Back To Me", debuted after the world premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2 in late August. The official music video for her second single, "Say OK", was first shown following the premiere of Disney's Jump In!"Let Go" and "Let's Dance" have both been used in commercials for ABC, "Let Go" for a Desperate Housewives commercial,^[10] and "Let's Dance" for Dancing With The Stars. "Say OK" has also been used in commercials for ABC Family's Lincoln Heights.Hudgens has stated that she is interested in recording a second album sometime soon. In an August 2007 issue of TV Guide magazine, with the cast of High School Musical on the cover, Hudgens expressed interest in writing songs about the negative side of Hollywood and how it can change people.In August 2007 at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards, Hudgens was named the Choice Breakout Singer - Female, beating out other noteworthy nominees including American Idol contestantKatharine McPhee, Amy Winehouse, Corrine Bailey Rae and Lily Allen, who all have a decidedly older sound with their music./Vanessa Anne Hudgens a grandi à San Diego. Elle a des origines philippines, chinoises et latines du côté de sa mère, irlandaises et amérindiennesdu coté de son père. Son amour pour la musique et le théâtre lui vient de ses grands-parents, qui étaient musiciens.Elle commence sa carrière de musicienne théâtrale à 8 ans, en jouant dans des pièces comme Le Magicien d'Oz, Evita, Carousel ou Cendrillon. Après le déménagement de sa famille à Los Angeles, elle multiplie les petits rôles : dans Thirteen, Thunderbirds ou quelques séries télévisées comme La Vie de palace de Zack et Cody. Sur le plateau de cette dernière, elle rencontre Ashley Tisdale, ce qui lui permet de décrocher le rôle principal féminin du téléfilm de Disney Channel, High School Musical: Premiers Pas sur scène (dans lequel Ashley Tisdale interprète la « méchante »). Comme le reste de la distribution, elle participe à la bande originale du téléfilm, sur laquelle elle chante sur six titres. Elle reçoit un Teen Choice Awards pour le « meilleur couple à l'écran » avec Zac Efron, avec lequel elle entretient une relation largement relayée par la presse people américaine.En décembre 2006, Vanessa sort un album solo chez Hollywood Records (filiale de Disney), intitulé V. Elle précise que ce V, associé à son prénom, est celui de « variétés », car son album mélange tous types de musique (ballades, pop, etc). Deux singles en sont extraits, Come Back To Me et Say Ok et l'album se vend à plus de 500 000 exemplaires en un an aux États-Unis. Par ailleurs, trois titres de l'album, Say Ok, Let Go et Let's Dance sont utilisés pour des bandes-annonces sur ABC ou ABC Family(respectivement pour Lincoln Heights, Desperate Housewives et Dancing with the Stars). En France, l'album sort le 23 décembre 2006 et seul Come Back to Me est exploité en single, atteignant la douzième place des meilleures ventes.En 2007, elle devient égérie de la marque Neutrogena puis reprend son rôle de Gabriella Montez dans High School Musical 2, diffusé en août sur la chaîne américaine Disney Channel. Elle remporte également un Teen Choice Awards dans la catégorie Révélation musicale féminine de l'année.Le 6 septembre 2007, une polémique éclate au sujet d'une photo d'elle nue qui circule sur internet. Alors que des doutes planent sur la véritable identité de la personne sur cette photo, l'attaché de presse de Vanessa Hudgens confirme qu'il s'agit bien d'elle, mais que ces photos n'étaient pas destinées à sortir du cadre privé^{[ 3]}. Le lendemain, Vanessa elle-même décide de s'excuser auprès de ses fans, se disant « embarrasée par cette histoire » et « regrettant d'avoir pris ces photos » La porte-parole de Disney Channel annonce en conséquence que sa participation à High School Musical 3 n'est pas pour autant remise en cause. 

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