'HSM' STAR SPEAKS ABOUT HIS UPCOMING MOVIE '17 AGAIN'
"The idea of going back to high school as an adult is incredible…until you actually get there! It's like this crazy twilight zone of adolescent insecurities and people trying to grow up and figure out what they want to do with their lives" ... more

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
High School Musical is nothing short of a phenomenon. Since premiering on the Disney Channel in the US earlier this year, the all-singing, all-dancing special has set records around the world ... more

STAR WITH ROOTS HERE KEEPS RISING
As he prepares for the biggest role of his young career, Arroyo Grande native Zac Efron’s star power was bolstered even more over the weekend, when he was named Best Breakout Star at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards ... more

'HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL' STARS TALK BACK
When we asked Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron to respond to a few fan letters exclusively for NEWSWEEK online, we got a little more than we bargained for ... more

WHAT ARE THE 'HSM' KIDS UP TO?
According to Zac's Web site, http://www.zefron.com/, Zac's independent movie, “The Derby Stallion,” should be released soon on DVD ... more

THEY ROCK!
Six months ago, Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens could freely roam San Fernando Valley malls and movie theaters. That's changed since they won the starring roles in the wildly successful "High School Musical" ... more

LEARNING TO BE 'HIGH SCHOOL' STARS
"There are always cliques in high school," says Zac, who heads off to the University of Southern California in the fall. "But I was lucky. I wasn't part of any clique. I had friends all over school." ... more

ALL NEW Q&A WITH ZAC EFRON
"I think if a girl is easy to talk to then that's the first thing I look for. It's great when you meet a girl and three hours later you're like, "Oh my gosh, we've been talking for three hours, what happened to the time?" ... more

'HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL' STARS ENJOY INSTANT FAME
"Vanessa, have you seen Zac's website? Vanessa: Yes, I have. I think it's cute. It's fun seeing girls go crazy over this guy I'm hanging out with ... " more

MUSICAL LOVED FOR MAGICAL MOMENTS
"When I was younger, I had a huge poster of Tyra Banks on the ceiling above my bunk bed. I feel kind of honoured that girls would pin me up on their walls," says Efron ... more

A LOOK AT "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL"
Zac claims his friends are not at all affected by his success. “I’m lucky enough to have friends that are so far removed from the industry that they do not care,” he said. “I come home, and it’s a reality check." ... more

ZAC EFRON, VANESSA ANNE HUDGENS: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Cute Zac Efron and beautiful Vanessa Anne Hudgens just thought they were making a fun TV movie when they signed up to sing and dance in “High School Musical” ... more

THE SCOOP ON 'HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL'
"My advice would be to go and sign up for the first play you can find, audition and see how you like it. If you enjoy being on stage, then I can almost guarantee that you are going to like being in front of the camera" more

HE ACTS, HE SINGS - AND HE'S LOCAL
Starry-eyed girls across the nation are swooning for Arroyo Grande's Zac Efron, the 18-year-old star of Disney's hit TV movie "High School Musical" ... more

FANCY FOOTWORK, CATCHY TUNES
"'Status Quo' brings back to mind all those great films like 'Grease,' when they burst into song simultaneously and everyone knows the words and can dance," Efron said. "It's the magical kind of thing I grew up watching." ... more

'HIGH SCHOOL,' THE MUSICAL
Don't expect High School Musical to drop out of view. The Disney Channel movie that hooked tweens even before its Jan. 20 premiere is facing a secure future in reruns, a hotly anticipated 2007 sequel and the obligatory extras-packed DVD ... more

SHOWY SUCCESS FOR KIDS MUSICAL
By late January, his name was the second-most-searched term on Google's Zeitgeist. A few weeks ago, the 18-year-old stopped in at Tower Records at the Sherman Oaks Galleria and found the store packed with tweens who had lined up for an unrelated album signing ... more

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL STAR ZAC EFRON TALKS WITH MEDIAVILLAGE
Zac Efron, who stars as singer and basketball star Troy in Disney Channel's High School Musical, recently talked with Maya Motavalli of MediaVillage about the movie, its music and his on-screen kiss with co-star Ashley Tisdale. An edited transcript of their conversation follows ... more

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: A LOVE STORY WITH BOUNCE
Did you and Vanessa fall in love while making the movie? "Kind of. But not in a loving way. We hang out together all the time. She loves shopping, so we go to the mall" ... more

ADMIT IT: YOU SAW HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
In fact, no one expected the madness that followed the January 20 premiere of High School Musical…not even the movie's stars. "I never thought I'd have my name on the Billboard charts! It's amazing," ... more

WHO'S THAT BABE?
You may remember this cutie from his role on "Summerland" (we miss Summerland, wah!) And, now he's starring as Troy Bolton in the Disney Channel's awesome movie "High School Musical!" Here's what Zac Efron had to say for himself ... more

BEHIND THE SCENES OF "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL"
Yeah, and then we had two weeks of intense dancing, acting, singing, and basketball rehearsals along with strange stretching [exercises] and things I'd never heard of before ... more

TEENHOLLYWOOD Q&A
Standing around chatting with everyone was cutie Zac Efron who played Cameron on the “Summerland” TV show. He turns 18 in October. We asked him what he’s been up to since that show ... more

IN THE SPOTLIGHT
It’s completely different to me, to have people go online to look at my pictures, and people sign on to have chats about me, it’s so alien, it’s really weird, because I’m just a regular person ... more

"THE DERBY STALLION" CAST INTERVIEW
Previously horses were never something I thought I’d be interested in. The first time I got on the horse I realized I was completely wrong ... more

INTRODUCING ZAC EFRON
Just last year, this Hollywood newcomer, took a stab at guest-starring on Summerland as the crush-worthy Cameron. The result? Well, The WB just couldn't let this talented teen go back to life as an ordinary high school student ... more

"SUMMERLAND" CAST BIO
After guest starring in several episodes of "Summerland," 17-year-old Zac Efron joins the cast this season as girl-crazy Cameron Bale ... more

SUMMER GUY
Zac confesses that he didn't care about acting (he wanted to be a pro athlete) until his parents took him to an audition for the musical Gypsy ... more

"SUMMERLAND" TRANSFORMATION
In short, Zac is not from a show business family. Nevertheless, he seems to have been born a performer ... more

AIDAN QUINN APPLAUDS WORK OF TEENS
Aidan Quinn gives kudos to teen actors Thomas Lewis and Zac Efron for their portrayal of autistic twin brothers in "Miracle Run" ... more

SISTER ACT
Then I [told] him it was my first kiss ever. He [said], 'Really? I hope I didn't ruin it for you.' And he didn't.' ... more

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