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Zac Efron

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American actor and singer Zac Efron got his start with a breakthrough role on Disney's High School Musical series, later expanding his film résumé with comedies, romcoms, and musicals like Hairspray and The Greatest Showman. Born October 18, 1987, in San Luis Obispo, California, Efron was raised in the neighboring city of Arroyo Grande and was encouraged to become a performer by his parents. He began taking singing lessons at age 11 and appeared in high-school productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Mame, and The Music Man. Efron was referred to an agent in Los Angeles by one of his drama coaches, and scored his first television appearance in 2002 with an appearance on Joss Whedon's sci-fi series Firefly. The following year he had a role on ER and won a Young Artist Award for his portrayal of an autistic twin in the Lifetime TV movie Miracle Run.

However, his big break came in 2004, when he won the part of Cameron Bale in the WB teen drama Summerland. Though the show was canceled in 2005, the exposure led to his appearance in the video for Hope Partlow's "Sick Inside" and his casting in the phenomenon High School Musical. Efron also appeared on another Disney hit, the series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, in 2006. That year confirmed his status as a teen star: two of his songs from High School Musical, "Get'cha Head in the Game" and "Breaking Free," debuted in the Billboard Hot 100 that February; "Breaking Free" jumped from number 86 to number four in two weeks, making it one of the fastest-climbing songs in Billboard history. That summer, he joined the cast of the film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray (itself an adaptation of John Waters' film) as dreamboat Link Larkin, and won Teen Choice Awards for Breakout Star and Choice Chemistry with fellow High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens.

Efron had another big year in 2007. That spring, he was named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People, and that summer saw the release of Hairspray in theaters and High School Musical 2 on the Disney Channel. After the third installment of High School Musical received a theatrical release, Efron branched out of the teen market with more adult-targeted films like 17 Again, Me and Orson Welles, New Year's Eve, The Paperboy, The Lucky One, Parkland, and That Awkward Moment. Efron scored a hit with the raunchy 2014 comedy Neighbors and its 2016 sequel, further shedding his teen star image. After starring in other high-profile releases like Dirty Grandpa with Robert De Niro and Baywatch with Dwayne Johnson, Efron hit a critical peak in his career with The Greatest Showman. The 2017 musical co-starring Hugh Jackman and Zendaya was nominated for a Golden Globe and its accompanying soundtrack topped album charts around the world, including a record 11-week run atop the U.K. chart. Album single "Rewrite the Stars" -- featuring Efron and Zendaya on vocals -- entered Billboard's Hot 100 in January 2018. ~ Heather Phares & Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi

Total plays

3.0 billion
Updated on 2024-10-04

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

8,956,478

Followers

853,034

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    177,374 listeners
  2. Indonesia
    189,313 listeners
  3. Australia
    129,551 listeners
  4. Australia
    119,401 listeners
  5. Singapore
    Singapore
    90,646 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Rewrite The Stars
Rewrite The Stars
1,031,049,020 3:37 2017-11-17
The Greatest Show
The Greatest Show
576,866,106 5:02 2017-10-27
The Other Side
The Other Side
450,303,781 3:34 2017-12-08
Can I Have This Dance
Can I Have This Dance
193,836,172 4:04 2008-01-01
Gotta Go My Own Way
Gotta Go My Own Way
190,745,857 3:43 2007-01-01
Just Wanna Be With You
Just Wanna Be With You
94,533,266 2:38 2008-01-01
You Can't Stop The Beat
You Can't Stop The Beat
86,645,225 5:25 2007-07-10
Right Here, Right Now - From "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"/Soundtrack Version
Right Here, Right Now - From "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"/Soundtrack Version
83,144,529 3:56 2008-01-01
What Time Is It
What Time Is It
68,766,275 3:21 2007-01-01
Scream
Scream
66,078,829 3:56 2008-01-01
The Boys Are Back
The Boys Are Back
47,546,093 3:47 2008-01-01
Without Love
Without Love
44,384,817 3:40 2007-07-10
Ladies' Choice
Ladies' Choice
31,786,046 2:28 2007-07-10
Senior Year Spring Musical
Senior Year Spring Musical
22,951,784 7:45 2008-01-01
It Takes Two
It Takes Two
14,559,153 3:04 2007-07-10
Come So Far (Got So Far To Go)
Come So Far (Got So Far To Go)
10,337,269 4:17 2007-07-10
Stang Life (feat. Adam Devine)
Stang Life (feat. Adam Devine)
1,869,838 3:42 2016-07-29
Scream
Scream
253,571 3:32 2009-01-01
You Are so Beautiful
You Are so Beautiful
191,030 1:41 2016-07-29

New releases

Rewrite The Stars
Rewrite The Stars
2017-11-17
[Atlantic Records]