39 photos of Zac Efron through the years

Zac Efron through the years

Born in San Luis Obispo, Calif. on October 18, 1987, Zac Efron rose to fame in his teens, picking up roles in episodes of Firefly and ER before joining Summerland as Cameron Bale. He famously made his debut as Troy Bolton in High School Musical in 2006, and went on to reprise the role in multiple sequels. Over a decade later, Efron is a bona fide star, with credits that include 17 Again, Neighbors, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Disaster Artist, The Greatest Showman, and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. See 37 photos of Efron through the years, ahead.

Zac Efron at Ashley Tisdale's birthday party on Oct. 9, 2005

Zac Efron at NBC Studios in New York City on March 30, 2006

Zac Efron at Movieline's Hollywood Life ninth annual Young Hollywood Awards on April 22, 2007

Zac Efron at the world premiere of Disney Channel's High School Musical 2 in Anaheim, Calif. on Aug. 14, 2007

Zac Efron at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 26, 2007

Zac Efron at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2008

Zac Efron at the 17th annual MTV Movie Awards on June 1, 2008

Zac Efron at the High School Musical 3: Senior Year press conference in Beverly Hills on Oct. 12, 2008

Zac Efron at the Los Angeles premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year on Oct. 16, 2008

Zac Efron at the 17 Again premiere in London on March 26, 2009

Zac Efron at the German premiere of 17 Again in Berlin on April 26, 2009

Zac Efron at the U.K. premiere of Me and Orson Welles in London on Nov. 18, 2009

Zac Efron at the Late Show With David Letterman in New York City on Nov. 24, 2009

Zac Efron with Vanessa Hudgens at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards on June 6, 2010

Zac Efron at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. on July 19, 2010

Zac Efron on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on July 20, 2010

Zac Efron at the 2011 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2011

Zac Efron arrives at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 16, 2011

Zac Efron at the New Year's Eve premiere in New York City on Dec. 7, 2011

Zac Efron at the premiere of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax on Feb. 19, 2012

Zac Efron at The Paperboy photo-call at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2012

Zac Efron at the At Any Price premiere at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31, 2012

Zac Efron filming That Awkward Moment in New York City on Dec. 20, 2012

Zac Efron at the screening of At Any Price at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 19, 2013

Zac Efron at the premiere of That Awkward Moment in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2014

Zac Efron at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on April 13, 2014

Zac Efron at the European premiere of We Are Your Friends in London on Aug. 11, 2015

Zac Efron at The Today Show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 17, 2016

Zac Efron at the Australian premiere of Baywatch on May 18, 2017

Zac Efron on Live With Kelly and Ryan on May 22, 2017

Zac Efron at The Greatest Showman world premiere in New York City on Dec. 8, 2017

Zac Efron presenting at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 7, 2018

Zac Efron on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 30, 2019

Zac Efron on Hot Ones on April 2, 2020

During Efron's appearance on Hot Ones the star admitted how hard it was to work on the movie Baywatch, stating, "I never want to be in that good of shape again."

Zac Efron on The Disney Family Singalong on April 16, 2020

Zac Efron on Down to Earth With Zac Efron in July 2020

Zac Efron at UFC 269 in Las Vegas on Dec. 11, 2021

Zac Efron filming The Iron Claw in New Orleans on Nov. 18, 2022