Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
Zac Efron Follows Vanessa Hudgens’ Lead With Trip Back To ‘High School Musical’’s East High
etcanada.comZac Efron went back to where it all began. On Friday, the actor shared a photo of himself on Instagram in front of Salt Lake High School East, where much of “High School Musical” was filmed. “Don’t you… Forget about me,” he wrote, along with the photo of him posing with his fist in the air, in reference to “The Breakfast Club”.
Efron’s visit to East High came after his “HSM” co-star Vanessa Hudgens gave the internet waves of nostalgia last month with her own return to the school.
On Friday, the triple threat explained how her surprise visit came to be. “I was actually there because my boyfriend was playing there, and I was there with him and I was like, ‘I gotta go to East High,” Hudgens told ET Canada. READ MORE: Vanessa Hudgens Calls Sarah Hyland’s Bachelorette Party ‘Beautiful And Relaxing’ “I had rented a car and I just drove myself down there with Darla, my puppy, and took her out and stood on the streets,” she added. “It was great because it was summer vacation so there was nobody there.
It felt like a wasteland and it was just such a blast from the past.” In case you missed it, the 33-year-old actress posted a reel of herself walking around the outside of the school in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the beloved musical track, “Breaking Free” played in the background.
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