Zac Efron is a Hollywood actor best known for his breakout role in “High School Musical” and subsequent films like “Neighbors” and “The Greatest Showman.” Recently, a clip from one of his appearances on an online talk show surfaced, showing Efron recounting one of the most unexpected phone calls of his life to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
Zac Efron and Michael Jackson’s call surprised everyone
In a previous appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Zac Efron revealed that a friend handed him a phone and said Michael Jackson was on the other end. “My friend said to me: ‘It’s Michael Jackson.’ I said: ‘What?’” He hands me the phone. So I said, “Oh, hello?” And I heard, “Um, hello, who’s this?” So I said to myself: This is Zac Efron. I’m a huge fan, I’m an actor, and you’re like my hero. I didn’t know what to say. I was walking around.
Then he said, “That’s really nice.” Can you give the phone back to Kenny?” Zac Efron admitted that he completely lost his composure before the call ended but it wasn’t over for long.
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Zac Efron’s reaction when Michael Jackson called
Moments later, the phone rang again. Michael Jackson specifically contacted Zac Efron. “And I picked up the phone. I said, ‘Hello?’ And he’s like, ‘Oh, that’s Zac Efron?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, yeah.’ And he said, ‘Oh, I love what you’re doing.’
I’m a big fan. I love what you do. And I lost it. I was like, “Do you know who I am?” “I just started crying,” Zac Efron recalls.
Both Zac Efron and Michael Jackson were crying at the end
Zac Efron’s tears made Michael Jackson emotional as well, and by the end of the call, they were both crying together on the phone. Michael Jackson then ended the conversation with a line that stayed with Zac Efron. “That made him cry. They both cried to each other over the phone. He ended the entire phone conversation with something along the lines of ‘Hi Zach.’
And I would love to stop crying for a moment. It’s like, isn’t it cool? And I was like what? Zac Efron said dreams really do come true, right?
The moment between Zac Efron and Michael Jackson is still different
The clip, which resurfaced years later, is a reminder of how profound Michael Jackson’s influence was on people who grew up watching him. For Zac Efron, it wasn’t just a fanboy moment, it was an entire conversation with someone he considers a hero. And Michael Jackson’s parting words made sure that Zac Efron would never forget them.
