Zac Efron Surprised With ‘HSM’ Tribute While Filming ‘The Iron Claw’ – Billboard

Zac Efron can’t appear to shake his High School Musical previous, however he doesn’t appear to thoughts. During the actor’s Thursday (Dec. 21) look on The Kelly Clarkson Show, he and his co-stars from The Iron Claw mirrored on a particular tribute they did for Efron whereas filming.

Stanley Simons, who performs Mike Von Erich (Efron’s on-screen brother) within the film, informed Clarkson, “Yeah, I think it would be a disservice to anyone form my generation if I didn’t do something. I was playing music, I was fretting about a scene and the night before I learned the chords to “Breaking Free,” and I gave somewhat rendition in entrance of Zac.”

Efron took the tribute in good stride, telling the discuss present host that the shock “was well received.”

When Clarkson inquired if the 36-year-old ever will get uninterested in folks mentioning his High School Musical days, he defined that the fondness folks have for him and the films “means the world.” He added, “It’s so fun. The other day in Hollywood [I got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and] there were so many Wildcat jerseys out. The fans are still out there in full force. It’s fun though because they used to be really young, and now there’s 40 year-old dudes. It’s awesome. I love it.”

Efron additionally shouted out the Wildcats throughout his Walk of Fame acceptance speech and revealed that the songs from the HSM films are on his thoughts steadily. “I still think about it every day — I sing the songs in the shower,” he mentioned whereas accepting his star, noting that “Breaking Free” and “We’re All in This Together” are his favorites.

Watch Efron and Simons discuss concerning the “Breaking Free” High School Musical tribute within the video above.