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Zac Efron is a singer, voice actor and disc jockey, born on October 18, 1987 in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. Zac Efron is 39 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Arroyo Grande High School and University of Southern California. Recorded honors include MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance (2009) and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2023).
My Take
Zac Efron is one of my favorite case studies in outgrowing a teen-idol label without disowning it. High School Musical made him the poster on a million bedroom walls, and a lesser actor would have spent a career running from that. Instead he leaned into comedy, then into unsettling dramatic territory, treating his image as raw material rather than a cage. The 2023 star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame reads to me as the industry conceding the point: the pretty face was hiding a worker. I admire his willingness to look ridiculous or frightening on screen, and I suspect his most interesting decade as an actor is only just beginning.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zac Efron
- Name (Japanese)
- ザック・エフロン
- Reading
- ざっく・えふろん
- Born
- October 18, 1987 (age 39)
- Origin
- San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / singer / voice actor / disc jockey / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Arroyo Grande High School
- University
- University of Southern California
Awards & achievements
- 2009 MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
- 2023 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Zac Efron born?
Zac Efron was born on October 18, 1987 and is 39 years old.
Where is Zac Efron from?
Zac Efron is from San Luis Obispo, California, United States.
What does Zac Efron do?
Zac Efron works as actor, singer, voice actor, disc jockey, film actor.
Where did Zac Efron study?
Zac Efron attended University of Southern California.
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