A talented actor and singer, Zac Efron began acting in the early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical", the WB series "Summerland", and the film version of the Broadway musical "Hairspray". In June 2006, director Adam Shankman described Efron to Newsweek magazine as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now."