Zac Efron already has his star on the Walk of Fame

Zac Efron received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this week in a ceremony honoring the memory of actor Matthew Perry, who died on October 28.

“I want to thank someone who is no longer here today, Matthew Perry, who was very kind and generous to me. (…) Working with him in recent years was a lot of fun and he really pushed and motivated me in many ways that took me to a higher level in my career,” he said a few minutes before revealing his star.

Efron performed a version young perry in the 2009 film ’17 again’which followed the story of Mike O’Donnell, a man who was given the chance to change his life when he was 17 years old again.

Described actor, singer and dancer “unreal“the experience of receiving an honor that he considered a “true Hollywood tradition”, and he dedicated the entire speech to thanking his family, friends and followers who followed him in his career.

“Not even in dreams anymore wild I imagined this, it’s crazy. (…) I realize how incredibly lucky I have been in the last 20 years of my life. “I have been blessed by the most talented and creative people,” he said.

Protagonist of ‘Extremely evil, shockingly evil and disgusting’ (2019) he was followed by great friends like Miles Teller with whom he worked on ‘The Akward Moment’ (2014), director Sean Durkin and Jeremy Allen White with whom he recently shot the film ‘The Iron Claw’ about the life of professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich and his family, which will premiere on December 22.

“What I admire most about Zac is the way he supports his own honor. He defends us and makes us do our best,” said “Bear” star Allen White.

“I think he’s selfless and egoless, like he doesn’t know that he’s actually a movie star. That’s why we’re here today and we’re putting a big star in the country with his name on it so he can’t forget it,” he added.

Efron rose to fame playing Troy Bolton in the film movie franchise for Disney television’s ‘High School Musical’, which made him a teen idol.

Since then, his career as an actor has been on an upward trajectory, he has participated in films such as ‘Hairspray’ and ‘The Lucky One’, and in recent years his career has been marked by his altruistic work as an environmental activist.