Efron: 'I was a nerd in school'

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Zac Efron has revealed that he was a nerd in school.

The High School Musical star said he worked hard in lessons and was never considered cool like his character Troy Bolton.

He told Now: "I wasn't the skater dude or anything. I tried really hard in school. I got good grades. I was in advanced classes so, if anything, you'd probably call me a nerd.

"Seriously, I was the short kid in high school. I didn't get much attention from the chicks. I was, like, 5ft 6in tall. But as soon as I left and started working, then I started to grow up a little bit."

The 20-year-old added that his fans' parents tended to ask him for photographs on behalf of their daughters, saying: "The parents are the ones who want the pictures! The girls are too shy. I can pretty much go anywhere - I just have to wear sunglasses. But there's no way that I'd avoid my fans. I like making them happy."

High School Musical 3 is currently filming in Utah.

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