He may be just 22, but age hasn’t prevented heartthrob Zac Efron from making a major impact in the world of films.
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The star — who rose to fame playing hoops star Troy Bolton in Disney’s hugely-successful High School Musical franchise — will receive the Shining Star Award at the Maui Film Festival in Hawaii later this month.

The star of High School Musical 3: Senior Year and 17 Again will be on-hand to accept the award on June 16, the festival’s opening night. Efron has also appeared in a film version of the musical Hairspray and recently, Me & Orson Welles, which focuses on the making of the Mercury Theater production of Julius Caesar.

Vanessa Hudgens is temporarily shacking up with longtime boyfriend Zac Efron after a devastating flood left her Studio City bachelorette pad damaged to the tune of $250,000.

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MTV has kicked off the 2010 awards season by unveiling the first host promo for this year’s 19th annual MTV Movie Awards, airing LIVE from Los Angeles on Sunday, June 6.

Watch as Parks & Recreation star/standup comedian Aziz Ansari gets endorsements from a few of his celebrity friends — including Zac Efron, Diddy, and Kristen Bell.

(What a cute baby!)

Zac Efron will play a scheming cocaine smuggler in a new box office thriller!

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Zac Efron reportedly spent an entire day mopping up water damage after torrential rain caused his swimming pool to overflow and flooded his “modest” multimillion Hollywood mansion.

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