Zac Efron Receives Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
High School Musical star, Zac Efron, stood alongside friends and family while he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
When receiving the star on Monday, December 11, Efron was accompanied by his The Iron Claw costar Jeremy Allen White and his buddy Miles Teller.
Members of High School Musical even attended the ceremony, including director Kenny Ortega and producer Bill Borden.
“You guys were both instrumental in giving me my start in ‘High School Musical.’ And for that, I’m just eternally, eternally grateful. You have no idea. I still think about it every day,” the actor stated in his speech just before the star’s unveiling. He even joked, “I sing the songs in the shower. Go Wildcats.”
zac efron saying “go wildcats” and that he sings high school musical songs in the shower got me crying like a loser right now omg pic.twitter.com/t6DCBaIgTe
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Teller gave his honest opinion on Efron finally receiving a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Teller told the crowd that Efron’s star was “overdue in [his] opinion.”
“You are my friend and running mate. You are the man, the myth, and the legend that is Zac Efron, baby,” Teller shared. “For my generation, our generation, Zac was and is the first true superstar to really come out of our class.”
Miles Teller honors Zac Efron at Efron's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony: "You are the man, the myth, the legend that is Zac Efron." https://t.co/NMZiOzdQCb pic.twitter.com/I0v27oYpxi
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Teller’s words touched the crowd and everyone who listened. Teller and White shared kind words about their friend’s achievement and how well-deserved it was.
Efron expressed how receiving this star felt like “a dream come true.” “You have no idea how I am feeling right now. It’s so surreal.”
Zac Efron's good-looking family and celebrity friends supported him as he got a star on the Walk of Famehttps://t.co/MEBvqIOc0F
— TooFab (@TooFab) December 11, 2023
The star paid tribute to the late Matthew Perry, who had been his costar in 17 Again. Perry was “so kind and generous with me while we worked on ’17 Again,'” shared the actor.
Efron also thanked his parents, who were in attendance, for their support over the years. “There’s been a lot of sacrifices that you guys have made for me over my life, and and it couldn’t have been easy, but thanks for believing in me.”
Efron attributed his success today to the support he received from his family.
