We've got exactly what you've been looking for: An update on the cast of Disney's High School Musical .
After all, it's been nearly 18 years since the beloved franchise—starring Zac Efron , Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale , Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel and so many more—hit our screens, bringing all of us together. And ever since, they've been bopping to the top of their games, both professionally and personally.
The proof? Well, Hudgens recently started something new when she said "I do" to baseball player Cole Tucker during an intimate ceremony in Mexico last month. Coleman and Grabeel, were, naturally, in attendance.
"I couldn't have dreamt it to be any better," Vanessa raved toVogue after her vows. "I knew it was going to be magical, but it exceeded my expectations."
Meanwhile, Efron has been soaring, flying now that he's got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I've been acting, singing and dancing for as long as I can remember," he said during his Dec. 11 speech, "but never in my wildest dreams that I'd imagine I would be standing here today."
Chalk some of that up toKenny Ortega'sHigh School Musical. After all, as theIronclawactor admitted, "I sing the songs in the shower. Go Wildcats!"
And you can bet on us doing the same. Now, grab your towels imported from Turkey and your turkey imported from Maine and keep reading for all the fabulous updates on the cast of High School Musical...
Professional Life: TheHigh School Musical films made Efron an official Hollywood superstar and he landed roles in movies such as 17 Again,Charlie St. Cloud,That Awkward Moment,Neighbors and its sequel,Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and the big screen adaptation ofBaywatch, where he got to showcase his now-notoriously hot physique alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
In 2017, he returned to his musical roots (he also sang in the 2007 filmHairspray) with a role inThe Greatest Showman. After playing the infamous Ted Bundy in the 2019 Netflix film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, he signed on for an adventure docus-series entitled Killing Zac Efron, that, ironically, actually almost killed him. Now, you can catch him inIron Claw or check out his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Personal Life: Efron datedVanessa Hudgens, who played his onscreen love interest Gabriella Montez, for about four years before theysplit in 2010. He later dated model Sam Miro between 2014 and 2016. In 2020,he began dating modelVanessa Valladares while living in Australia. They split after less than a year.
Professional Life:After appearing in all threeHigh School Musical films, Hudgens went on to star in films such as Bandslam, Beastly, Sucker Punch, Spring Breakers, Machete Kills, Second Act and Bad Boys for Life.
"High School Musical was a fantastic journey, but it completely derailed me from where I originally saw my career going," Hudgens told The Guardian in an August 2018 interview. "I always wanted to be the indie girl; I always wanted to be in the movies where I'm playing a drug addict or a stripper or a prostitute. That was my goal since I was like, 11."
In 2015, Hudgens made her Broadway debut in a revival of the musicalGigi. The following year, she returned to her musical roots and played Rizzo in Fox's Grease Live!Then, in 2019, she joined Fox's live staging of Rent. Plus, she starred in Lin-Manuel Miranda's movie adaptation of Rent creator Jonathan Larson's autobiographical musicaltick, tick...BOOM!.
Personal Life:In 2011, a year after Hudgens and Zac Efron split, she began dating actorAustin Butler. The couple split in early 2020. In October 2023, she married MLB star Cole Tucker. The pair are now expecting their first child.
Professional Life:After theHigh School Musical era, Tisdale continued a pop music career for a few years and enjoyed moderate success. Her album, Symptoms, was released in May 2019. She also appeared in her own straight-to-videoHigh School Musical spinoff filmSharpay's Fabulous Adventure. In 2010, she starred in the short-lived but popular cheerleader seriesHellcats.
Over the years, she went on to have small roles on shows such asSons of Anarchy andThe Crazy Ones and also appeared inScary Movie 5. Plus, she voiced Candace Flynn on the animated show Phineas and Ferb for more than a decade. And, of course, she starred as Maddie on Disney's Suite Life. Tisdale has also added producer to her resume, executive producing the Bravo series Miss Advised and the ABC Family-turned-Freeform sitcom Young & Hungry, which ran for five seasons.
Personal Life: The actresswed Christopher French in 2014. In September 2020, Tisdale announced she is pregnant with her first child. The duo welcomed daughterJupiter Iris French in March 2021 and announced they're expecting their second in a March 2024 announcement.
Professional Life:PostHSM, Grabeel played Toby Kennish on ABC Family-turned-Freeform'sSwitched at Birth. He has also voiced characters on animated shows such asFamily Guy, Elena of Avalor, Sheriff Callie's Wild West, Spirit Riding Free and Pinky Malinky. In 2019, he appeared as himself in Disney+'s meta-series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Personal Life: The actor has been in a relationship with actressEmily Morris for several years.
Professional Life:Bleu went on to star inAshton Kutcher's short-lived drama series, The Beautiful Life: TBL, and played Jeffrey King on One Life to Life. He also had roles on The Good Wife, Blue Bloods,Castle,Drop Dead Diva,The Fosters,The Middle, Chicago Med and Supergirl. In 2013, he competed onDancing With the Stars and placed second with partnerKarina Smirnoff.
Bleu made his Broadway debut in 2010 with a role in In the Heights. The following year, he appeared in a revival of Godspell and in 2016, he starred in the original musical Holiday Inn. He returned to the stage in 2019 in a revival of Kiss Me, Kate.
In December 2021, he and fellowHSM alumMonique Coleman co-starred in the Lifetime movieA Christmas Dance Reunion.
Personal Life: In 2016, he married Sasha Clements, star of the Disney Channel movieHow to Build a Better Boy.
Professional Life:The actress went on to star on the sitcom Here We Go Again and the comedy movieWe Are Family. In 2018, her online talk show Gimme Mo transitioned to TV for a brief run on Discovery Life. In December 2021, she and fellow HSM alum Corbin Bleu reunited for the Lifetime movieA Christmas Dance Reunion. She also made an appearance on the final season ofHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Personal Life: Though she married Walter Jordan in 2012, they ultimately divorced in 2022.
Bart Johnson (Coach Jack Bolton)
Professional Life:The actor appeared on shows such as The Client List and NCIS: Los Angeles and the Amazon series Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street. He also appeared in a 2018 film adaptation of Little Women. For a while, he operated the Johnson Mill Bed & Breakfast in near Park City, Utah.
Personal Life: The actor has been married toRobyn Lively,Blake Lively's sister, since 1999. They share three children.
Chris Warren Jr. (Zeke Baylor)
Professional Life:He starred on shows such as Good Luck Charlie, The Hard Times of RJ Berger and The Fosters. In 2019, he starred in ABC's short-lived drama Grand Hotel.
Personal Life: In 2019, he married British TV host and actress Layla Kayleigh.
Alyson Reed (Ms. Darbus)
Professional Life: Already an established actress when HSM debuted, she later went on to star on shows like Desperate Housewives, Bones, Modern Family, Silicon Valley and the Hulu series Chance.
Olesya Rulin (Kelsi Nielsen)
Professional Life: The Russian-American actress went on to star on shows such as Greek and the PlayStation Network's Powers. Plus, she was featured onNCIS: Los Angeles, SEAL Team and more.
Person Life: She married entrepreneurJoseph Noel Pauline in 2021. The following year, they announced they had welcomed a baby girl, Ondine Michelle Pauline, together.
KayCee Stroh (Martha Cox)
Professional Life: Post-HSM, she starred inThe League, Shapetown, USA andAndi Mack. She also made an appearance on a 2019 episode of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as well as 2020'sThe Disney Family Singalong.
Personal Life: In 2009, she married Ben Higginson. The couple have since welcomed two daughters, Zetta Lee and Lettie Louise.