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Troy Bolton is a Wildcat for life!
Zac Efron, who portrayed the athlete and singer in all threeHigh School Musicalfilms, made a pit stop in Salt Lake City on Friday. TheFirestarteractor, 34,shared a photo of himself on Instagram, wearing an all-black outfit complete with a baseball cap.
More importantly, Efron took the photo while standing in front of the iconic East High from the beloved musical franchise.
The Utah school served as the shooting location for the high school featured in the musical trilogy, which started as a Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). The third film was released in theaters due to the franchise’s popularity.
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“Don’t you… Forget about me ✊🏼” he captioned the post, referencing fellow famous teen filmThe Breakfast Club.
Bart Johnson, who played Efron’s father and basketball coach in the series, commented on the post: “Warms coaches ole heart to see this.”
“Welcome home, son,” Johnson added. “WHAT TEAM!? 🏀🐾”
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Efron’s post comes on the heels ofVanessa Hudgens, who played his love interest Gabriella Montez in the series, posting about her own recent visit to East High.
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Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel,Corbin BleuandMonique Colemanalso starred in the series. All original cast members — except for Efron —reunited in 2020for ABC’sDisney Family Singalongspecial.
Earlier this year,Efron told E! Newshe would love to return to the role of Troy.
“Of course, of course,” theHairspraystar said during the interview. “Seriously, having the opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing. My heart’s still there. That would be incredible. I hope it happens.”
source: people.com
