Current:Home > FinanceZac Efron Shares How 17 Again Costar Matthew Perry "Pushed" Him in Life-LoTradeCoin
Zac Efron Shares How 17 Again Costar Matthew Perry "Pushed" Him in Life
lotradecoin dashboard View Date:2024-12-25 12:45:48
Zac Efron will always be all in this together with Matthew Perry.
While accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Dec. 11, the High School Musical alum paid tribute to his former 17 Again costar, who was found dead in his Los Angeles home in October at age 54.
After thanking friends Miles Teller and Jeremy Allen White, "I really also want to mention someone that's not here today," Efron said, "and that's Matthew Perry, who was so kind and generous with me when we worked on 17 Again."
For Efron—who starred as the younger version of Perry's character Mike O'Donnell in the 2009 movie—collaborating with the Friends star and director Burr Steers will always be a career highlight.
"It really did propel me and motivate me in so many ways," the 36-year-old shared. "It really pushed me into the next chapter of my career. And for that, thank you so much Matthew, thinking about you a lot today."
Another collaborator who helped launch his career? Kenny Ortega, who directed High School Musical back in 2006.
"I still think about it every day," Efron said during his speech. "I sing the songs in the shower. Go Wildcats!"
Today, he feels like he's soaring, flying.
"I've been acting, singing and dancing for as long as I can remember," he noted elsewhere in his speech, "but never in my wildest dreams that I'd imagine I would be standing here today."
You can bet on these photos of Efron at the Hollywood Walk of Fame to help you bop to the top today:
Zac Efron , wearing a IWC Schaffhausen watch, received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Dec. 11.
Joining the High Scholl Musical alum was longtime friend Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry, as well as Zac's The Iron Claw costar Jeremy Allen White and director Sean Durkin.
Zac's dad David Efron, mom Starla Baskett and brother Dylan Efron were also in the crowd to cheer him on.
Miles, who costarred with Zac in the 2014 film That Awkward Moment, delivered a speech to commemorate the occasion.
Jeremy also honored Zac with a speech of his own.
Taking the stage, Zac thanked his past family, friends and past castmates, including his late 17 Again costar Matthew Perry.
Zac was the 2,767th celeb to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located on 6426 Hollywood Blvd.
veryGood! (19)
Related
- Fewer U.S. grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data
- Mass shooting in St. Louis leaves 1 juvenile dead, 9 injured, police say
- Alaska’s Hottest Month on Record: Melting Sea Ice, Wildfires and Unexpected Die-Offs
- Medications Can Raise Heat Stroke Risk. Are Doctors Prepared to Respond as the Planet Warms?
- Sabrina Carpenter reveals her own hits made it on her personal Spotify Wrapped list
- How Massachusetts v. EPA Forced the U.S. Government to Take On Climate Change
- 'Oppenheimer' sex scene with Cillian Murphy sparks backlash in India: 'Attack on Hinduism'
- Paris Hilton Mourns Death of “Little Angel” Dog Harajuku Bitch
- Hate crime charges dropped against 12 college students arrested in Maryland assault
- Q&A: Denis Hayes, Planner of the First Earth Day, Discusses the ‘Virtual’ 50th
Ranking
- Video shows drone spotted in New Jersey sky as FBI says it is investigating
- Aging Oil Pipeline Under the Great Lakes Should Be Closed, Michigan AG Says
- Sherri Shepherd tributes 'The View' co-creator Bill Geddie: 'He absolutely changed my life'
- A Good Friday funeral in Texas. Baby Halo's parents had few choices in post-Roe Texas
- North Carolina announces 5
- Air Pollution Particles Showing Up in Human Placentas, Next to the Fetus
- Why Vanderpump Rules' Lala Kent and Scheana Shay's Bond Over Motherhood Is as Good as Gold
- Julian Sands' cause of death ruled 'undetermined' one month after remains were found
Recommendation
-
Sabrina Carpenter reveals her own hits made it on her personal Spotify Wrapped list
-
Blinken says military communication with China still a work in progress after Xi meeting
-
What's the origin of the long-ago Swahili civilization? Genes offer a revealing answer
-
This Week in Clean Economy: Green Cards for Clean Energy Job Creators
-
Dick Van Dyke credits neighbors with saving his life and home during Malibu fire
-
Oceans Are Melting Glaciers from Below Much Faster than Predicted, Study Finds
-
U.S. charges El Chapo's sons and other Sinaloa cartel members in fentanyl trafficking
-
Khloe Kardashian Unveils New Photo of Her Growing Baby Boy