Zac Efronrose to fame in 2006 as he starred opposite Vanessa Hudgens inHigh School Musical. The actor played Troy Bolton, a popular high school athlete who joins the school musical, forming unlikely friendships. In total, Efron would appear in threeHigh School Musicalfilms, reprising his role for each installment. In addition, he joined the cast of the feature film,Hairspray, another musical taking place in the 1960s. Then, in 2009, Efron starred in17 Again, playing another high school athlete who gets a chance to rewrite his life.
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After a few films with similar roles early in his career, the now 34-year-old actor tellsMetrohe looks to challenge himself with each new project he joins. “I’m constantly faced with two paths,” he explains. “The road that leads to something everybody has already seen or is expecting, or the more challenging road, which tends to be a bit more confusing and definitely the harder road to take. And inevitably I always go with that road when I can.” He continues, saying he wants to put all of his efforts into every project, and if he can’t, it may not be worth doing. “You have to grow and evolve. This was part of something I promised myself when I was young,” he says. “If it doesn’t scare me or it’s not [making me] nervous or it’s not challenging or it’s not maybe something only I could do, or only I could figure out with 100% of my effort… is it worth doing?”
Zac Efron Has Seen a Wide Variety of Roles in His Career
Zac Efron took his own words seriously, appearing in countless roles with a wide range of characters. He’s starred in dramatic films such asThe Paperboy,Parkland, andAt Any Price.He’s also shown off his talent as a voice actor as the lead character, Ted, inThe Loraxand Fred Jones inScoob!. In addition, Efron portrayed Ted Bundy inExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vileand returned to his musical roots in 2017 withThe Greatest Showman.
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Next up for Efron isThe Greatest Beer Run Ever, where he will play Chickie Donohue alongside Russell Crowe and Bill Murray. The AppleTV+ film follows his character as he leaves New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood friends serving in Vietnam. Efron spoke to Metro about the film, saying, “I love the seriousness of the subject matter. And I also love the balancing act of finding the humor and the moments of humanity in this crazy, crazy time in American history… it’s all sort of this moving puzzle that this really fun.”
Zac Efron has done a great job displaying his talent after his time onHigh School Musical, and everyone in Hollywood knows he has the range to tackle any role that comes his way. So look out for Efron inThe Greatest Beer Run Everwhen it arrives on AppleTV+ later this week, on Sept. 30.
