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28 Reasons We Love Zac Efron

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Megan Roop

Oct 26, 2015

University of Vermont

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On Oct. 18, we the people of this beautiful country, had something incredible to celebrate.

On this glorious day, Zac Efron turned 28.

Yes, America's beloved hair-flipping-basketball-playing-dancing-blue eyed-heartthrob aged one year older last Sunday *cue the sound of a thousand teenage girls' hearts breaking*. We fell in love with Zac back in 2006 when we saw him on The Disney Channel portraying star high school basketball player, Troy Bolton, who struggled with juggling his dream of starring in the "spring musical" with the most beautiful girl to walk the planet, Vanessa Hudgens, and keeping his head in the game. To celebrate Zac Efron turning 28, I thought we should look back over the past 10 years and appreciate Zac for the heaven-sent man he is (mainly due to his eight-pack abs).

1. His eyes in "Charlie St. Cloud."

2. When he blessed us with this moves in "HSM 2."

3. His perfectly quaffed flow in the "HSM Trilogy."

4. His ability to embody Matthew Perry in "17 Again."

5. His bromance with Seth Rogen.

6. That time Rita Ora ripped his shirt off at the MTV Movie Awards.

7. SOARIN', FLYIN' (the best song ever written).

8. This scene.

9. Seriously, he could flip charred meat for the whole movie and I would still pay to see it.

10. This. Just this.

11. He introduced us to his equally attractive younger brother.

12. He's acted in multiple movies with Dave Franco and the two of them together makes dreams come true.

13. Did I mention Dave Franco?

14. He taught us how to gracefully prance across golf courses and stages.

15. He encouraged us that you can play high school basketball, become the star of the school musical, and go to college only an hour away from the love of your life if you set your mind to it. We're all in this together.

16. He made us believe that we, too, would meet the love of our lives at a ski resort while singing karaoke.

17. He can perform many different genres. #neverforgetHairspray

18. This picture.

19. Seriously, you could bake cookies on those abs.

20. We've seen his dancing skills for better and for worse (we're looking at you "HSM 1").

21. BET ON IT, BET ON IT

22. He even looks good falling into a pool.

23. He was our first crush (maybe other than Aaron Carter, or anyone from N*SYNC).

24. This picture of him with a puppy.

25. He sang "Breaking Free" while in a white track suit.

26. He makes us feel like he's speaking to our souls with every blink of his beautiful blue eyes.

27. But he'll always be our gap-toothed Troy Bolton.

28. And, finally, he taught us that age is nothing more than a number because 28 has never looked so good.

Here's to many more years of watching you sing, dance, act, and just looking so freakin' beautiful every single day. Happy birthday, Zac!

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1. His eyes in "Charlie St. Cloud."

2. When he blessed us with this moves in "HSM 2."

3. His perfectly quaffed flow in the "HSM Trilogy."

4. His ability to embody Matthew Perry in "17 Again."

5. His bromance with Seth Rogen.

6. That time Rita Ora ripped his shirt off at the MTV Movie Awards.

7. SOARIN', FLYIN' (the best song ever written).

8. This scene.

9. Seriously, he could flip charred meat for the whole movie and I would still pay to see it.

10. This. Just this.

11. He introduced us to his equally attractive *younger* brother.

12. He's acted in multiple movies with Dave Franco and the two of them together makes dreams come true.

13. Did I mention Dave Franco?

14. He taught us how to gracefully prance across golf courses and stages.

15. He encouraged us that you can play high school basketball, become the star of the school musical, and go to college only an hour away from the love of your life if you set your mind to it. *We're all in this together.*

16. He made us believe that we, too, would meet the love of our lives at a ski resort while singing karaoke.

17. He can perform many different genres. #neverforgetHairspray

18. This picture.

19. Seriously, you could bake cookies on those abs.

20. We've seen his dancing skills for better and for worse (we're looking at you "HSM 1").

21. BET ON IT, BET ON IT

22. He even looks good falling into a pool.

23. He was our first crush (maybe other than Aaron Carter, or anyone from N*SYNC).

24. This picture of him with a puppy.

25. He sang "Breaking Free" while in a *white* track suit.

26. He makes us feel like he's speaking to our souls with every blink of his beautiful blue eyes.

27. But he'll always be our gap-toothed Troy Bolton.

28. And, finally, he taught us that age is nothing more than a number because 28 has never looked so good.

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2. Buy a Lottery Ticket

3. Vote in an Election

4. Participate in a Run (or a Walk, Realistically) for Charity

5. Go on a Road Trip

6. Start a Savings Account

7. Get a Credit Card

8. Sign up for Spotify Premium

9. Go to a Club

10. Start a Meditation Routine

11. Go to a Yoga Class

12. Treat Myself to a Dinner for One

13. Volunteer for a Charity

14. Participate in a Research Study

15. Bake Something (That Ends Up Being Edible)

16. Go Skydiving

17. Be Called for Jury Duty

18. Figure Out What I Want to Do With my Life

The holiday classics that shaped my life

1."But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learned to give as only he can give: of ourselves, our talents, our love and our hearts? Maybe we could all learn Santa's beautiful lesson and maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and good will toward men."

"Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose."

"Remember, no man is a failure who has friends."

"Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it."

"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find a that love actually is all around."

"Sometimes things look good on paper, but lose their luster when you see how it affects real folks. I guess a healthy bottom line doesn't mean much if to get it, you have to hurt the ones you depend on."

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.'"

"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to."

"There's room for everyone on the nice list."

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1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

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11. He introduced us to his equally attractive younger brother.

15. He encouraged us that you can play high school basketball, become the star of the school musical, and go to college only an hour away from the love of your life if you set your mind to it. We're all in this together.

25. He sang "Breaking Free" while in a white track suit.

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