Zac Efron's mother was left devastated when she heard a rumor her son had died. The "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" star was the victim of an inaccurate story published by a foreign newspaper claiming he had been killed.

He said: "I was really shocked to find out - and my mom was really upset too when I called and told her."

The 20-year-old actor also admits he is not a very good dancer, despite leading many of the set-pieces in all three of the hit Disney films.

He added to Britain's The Sun newspaper: "I'm definitely not a dancer. I grew up being into sports and I wasn't trained to move my body in the right way for dancing."

"I'm the last one to get any moves correct. In rehearsals it's always, 'OK, one more take for Zac.'"

Zac has previously said he would love to star in a remake of classic musical "Grease," which originally starred John Travolta.

He said: "If John was involved I'd do it. But without his consent there's no way I could ever attempt a role like that. That's too hard, he's just too cool. He's a stud!"

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