Keny Ortega addresses Zac Efron in the “High School Musical”

Albeit Zac Ephron has been recognized for their roles in several popular films, including “Charlie St. Cloud”, “17 Again” and “Neighbors”, many first met the 37 -year -old from their time playing Troy Bolton Disney’s franchise “High School Music”.

In the film, Ephrons plays high school Jack Troy Bolton, an Eastern High Wildcats Basketball Team Star Player, who is torn between a team star player and a key role in the school’s drama.

The film is stuck with iconic choreography, incredible one-lanter and popular songs, many of which have Zac Ephron’s character. However, for years, fans did not know the main secret: some of the Trojan Bolton vocals were actually performed by another actor Drew Seeley.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Kenya Ortega, director of High School Musical, explained why they have another actor who sings one of Ephron’s music.

“The songs were written before Zac got a role,” said Ortega. “So, even though he could sing, and he had a nice voice, it was not the voice that the songs were written. So he sang everything and we called it part to have greater vocal power.”

Seeley eventually replaced Ephron’s “High School Music” during the tour 2006 and 2007, while the latter filmed “Hair Spray”.

During the previous interview he also open At the top about filling Ephron on the official soundtrack, saying, “I have never told why they did it as they did.”

“But I think they were about three, four weeks after the actual film, and they were, not zac. I and the rest of the movie that were asked will go into the studio, for example, four days straight and recorded all the songs together. So yes, I knew I was doing it,” he said.

During the tour, Seely shared that he “hit it” with the other participants, despite being seen in the film.

He joked, however, “I think Vanessa was a bit offended when I was on the tour, because she was,” I want to sing every night for my friend, not this guy. “”

The “High School Musical” premiered on the Disney channel in January 2006, attracting more than seven million live viewers and breaking the then record for the highest premiere of the network.

In addition to Ephron and Hudgens, who played the film’s main characters, the team participated in other All -Star Performers, including Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Blue and Luke Grabel.

The soundtrack of the film was a huge commercial success in reaching no. 1 Billboard 200 and eventually spawn two sequels and Disney+ TV series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”.

A year later, Efron spoke to Vanity Fair about his time on the set and thought the exact moment he knew the movie would be a big thing.

“Not many people know this, but high school musical was just a movie made from TV, and it was very small, so we had a very shortened photography schedule and a very limited attempt time,” Ephron shared before talking about the iconic “Getcha leader” game.

“I think we probably practiced it for two days before it was done in sync,” Ephron said. “We may have had two three -hour attempts with basketball. After five admissions we carelessly.”