Zac Efron’s Reaction To An 18-Year-Old “High School Musical” Clip Has Prompted Praise, And Here’s Why

“ That ’s one affair I ’ll always like about this dude . He ’s reverential . He never brings down old undertaking or his coworkers . ”

In case you missed it, Zac recently sat down withVanity Fairto rewatch some of his old movies — including a clip of himself performing as the one and only Troy Bolton in the firstHigh School Musicalfilm, which came out in 2006.

The scene in question was his performance of “Get’cha Head in the Game,” which, as I’m sure you’ll probably recall, involves a lot of technical basketball choreography. And while rewatching, Zac quickly noted that his stunts were all his own.

Going into more detail about the shooting process, Zac recalled the complicated choreography and how “incredibly motivated” he and his costars were to execute the scene flawlessly — which they eventually did.

Zac revealed that he and his costars — including Corbin Bleu, who played Chad — were only afforded about “two days” of practice to nail the iconic basketball dribbling sequence in the number.

Of course, Zac and his costars were right.High School Musicalturned out to be very cool indeed. The first airing of the movie onDisneyChannelbrought in 7.7 million viewers, breaking the record for the highest ratings for any telecast ever on the network at the time.

Thebillion-dollar movie franchiselaunched Zac’s career into a new stratosphere, turning him into the star he is today. Now, in a world wheremany male actorsdistance themselves from earlier work in hopes of being taken more seriously as performers, fans love that Zac praisesHSMrather than minimizing it.

Reacting to the Vanity Fair video, apost on Xwith over 174,000 likes highlighted Zac’s “commitment to always speaking highly” of the franchise instead of disregarding it as “some embarrassing thing he did as a teenager.”

Zac efron ’s allegiance to always speaking highly of high school musical and not treating it as some awkward thing he did as a teen is so charming to me

Many others echoed this sentiment,saying: “It’s awesome when celebs embrace their past annd keep it real.”

In a testament toHSM’s lasting cultural impact, one fan hilariously compared Zac watching himself in the first movie to “leonardo da vinci watching himself paint the mona lisa,” amassing more than125,000 likes.

So, with all that love, it sounds like the world is ready for Zac to re-enterhis musical era… You can watch thefull Vanity Fair videohere.

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Zac Efron stands smiling at an event, wearing a checkered blazer over a dark shirt, with a "A Family Affair" sign in the background

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Zac Efron in a 'Wildcats' basketball uniform holding a basketball, standing on a court in a scene from High School Musical

Zac Efron is being interviewed and shown an old photo of himself in a red jersey, holding a microphone, with books and a wood-patterned background

Kenny Ortega points beside Zac Efron in a Wildcats basketball jersey. A person stands blurred in the background near red lockers

Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu smiling with arms around each other, wearing graduation robes in a gymnasium

Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Monique Coleman, and Lucas Grabeel stand in red graduation robes on stage in front of "High School Musical" sign

Zac Efron kneels next to his Hollywood Walk of Fame star during a ceremony. He is wearing a tailored suit and smiling at the camera

Zac Efron is smiling at an event, wearing a stylish plaid blazer over a black shirt, with palm leaves and a red backdrop behind him

Vanessa Hudgens smiles at two different events, wearing a black off-shoulder dress in one and a sleeveless dress in the other

Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman at separate red carpet events, Zac in a red and black outfit, Nicole in a shimmering gold dress

In case you missed it, Zac recently sat down withVanity Fairto rewatch some of his old movies — including a clip of himself performing as the one and only Troy Bolton in the firstHigh School Musicalfilm, which came out in 2006.#

The scene in question was his performance of “Get’cha Head in the Game,” which, as I’m sure you’ll probably recall, involves a lot of technical basketball choreography. And while rewatching, Zac quickly noted that his stunts were all his own.#

Going into more detail about the shooting process, Zac recalled the complicated choreography and how “incredibly motivated” he and his costars were to execute the scene flawlessly — which they eventually did.#

Zac revealed that he and his costars — including Corbin Bleu, who played Chad — were only afforded about “two days” of practice to nail the iconic basketball dribbling sequence in the number.#

Of course, Zac and his costars were right.High School Musicalturned out to be very cool indeed. The first airing of the movie onDisneyChannelbrought in 7.7 million viewers, breaking the record for the highest ratings for any telecast ever on the network at the time.#

Reacting to the Vanity Fair video, apost on Xwith over 174,000 likes highlighted Zac’s “commitment to always speaking highly” of the franchise instead of disregarding it as “some embarrassing thing he did as a teenager.”#

Many others echoed this sentiment,saying: “It’s awesome when celebs embrace their past annd keep it real.”#

In a testament toHSM’s lasting cultural impact, one fan hilariously compared Zac watching himself in the first movie to “leonardo da vinci watching himself paint the mona lisa,” amassing more than125,000 likes.#

So, with all that love, it sounds like the world is ready for Zac to re-enterhis musical era… You can watch thefull Vanity Fair videohere.#

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