
Even Zac Efron had a bit of an awkward phase growing up, which fans caught a glimpse of during his early 2000s stint on Summerland. His co-star, Lori Loughlin, was admittedly surprised that he became such a heartthrob, telling Entertainment Tonight in 2018, "He was just such a young kid with a gap between his teeth when he starred on our show. It was so funny ... I think he was 14 years old, and he was always cute, you know, but he really morphed into quite the hunk, huh?"
Before Efron closed the gap, however, former girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens felt a spark when they met at their High School Musical audition. "I think everybody could see it. When we had our audition, they paired us together," she told Us Weekly in 2010. "And he was adorable. I mean, he wasn't the guy that he is today. Like, he had a gap in his teeth." In contrast, she described 2010 Efron as "just grown-up," remarking, "He doesn't have his gap anymore. I look at him, and I see a man."
Efron's real-life grin has remained consistent post-gap, but he made some faux adjustments to play Ted Bundy for a 2019 biopic. Wearing some fake teeth on the bottom row, the actor noted to Variety, "Our top teeth were very similar." He even joked, "I had a lot of similarities with Ted that were a little bit unnerving" — presumably related to the aesthetics only.
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