There is an English saying that goes, "he who laughs last, laughs the hardest." High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days. , because he was always the smallest in his class and was laughed at because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron's basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime (两个加时赛), with three seconds left, he rebounded the ball and passed it to the wrong team!
Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People, graces (荣登) the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywocxl's most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now." Simply google "Zac Efron", and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.
Efron was born and raised in California. According to Efron, "he would flip out (发疯) if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown." It was his father who encouraged him to act. He also took singing lessons. He graduated from high school in 2006 and was accepted at the university of Southern California to study film. But he put it off—why study movies when you can star in them. Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank.
A.He owed it a lot to his father that he succeeded. |
B.But history, as they say, is a thing of the past. |
C.He took part in school performances and acted in a local theater. |
D.When he was young, Efron was an unqualified basketball player. |
E. He took school seriously.
F. They scored and his team lost the game.
G. Asa young boy, Efron was picked 叫 (欺负) by his classmates.