Zac Efron's Attack, Just Another Moment In His Rocky Year
This week Zac Efron found himself in the headlines again, after he was involved in a fight in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles on Sunday. According to reports Efron was punched in the face during the scuffle, which allegedly started after he threw a bottle out of his car window and it smashed on the pavement near a group of homeless men. Many are questioning though just why Zac happened to be in this notoriously dodgy part of L.A., especially after the year he's just had which included a rehab stint for cocaine addiction.
It was Disney’s ‘_High School Musica_l’ films that made Efron a star when he played Troy Bolton, the basketball player who also had a penchant for singing. The part might have made him a household name but it was a character he knew he had to break free from if he was to make the transition from teen actor to movie star. In 2007 he earned positive reviews for his performance in the remake of ‘Hairspray' but his next outing the 'High School Musical' sequel had him back in the public consciouness as Troy, more than ever before. The next year he starred in what is the last '_High School Musica_l' movie to date, 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year'.
Still keeping his teen audience he next made a foray into comedy with '17 Again', playing the high school version of Matthew Perry’s character, who gets a second chance at living his senior year again. More serious parts followed, first in 'Me and Orson Welles' and then in 'Charlie St. Cloud'. The first was well received but the later was largely negatively reviewed. He then tried his hand at independent movies, taking on three between 2012 and 2013, but without any commercial success his career seemed to be hitting a wall.
As much as a shock as Zac's rehab admission was, this latest incident is all the more puzzling. No one knows for sure what Zac was doing before the incident happened on Sunday night but really it doesn't look good. It's shame considering that right now all the focus should be on Zac's upcoming movie 'Neighbours', which looks at the very least to be an enjoyable laugh filled comedy. Let's just hope that if Zac has suffered some sort of a relapse he can get the help he needs soon. After all Efron at his best is a very talented actor who's always had the potential to put '_High School Musica_l' behind him. it just seems like first he may have some issues that need to take priority.