Lucas Grabeel Had ‘$3 in My Account’ Before ‘High School Musical’ Success

Lucas Grabeel Had ‘$3 in My Account’ Before ‘High School Musical’ Success

According to Lucas Grabeel, it took a while before he could say that he made it as an actor. “I knew how lucky I was to have that string of very early success, but after Halloweentown [High], I had to go back to work at Blockbuster,” Grabeel, 40, said on the Wednesday, June 4, episode of the “Ned’s Declassified” podcast. “[It] was an awful job that I loved. That was a really amazing dose of humility.” Grabeel grew up in Missouri, moving to Los A…

Disney's High School Musical cast and where they are now nearly two decades on

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens' leading roles as Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez captured the hearts of millenials and continue to do so nearly 20 years later.