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"He&amp;apos;s endured so much since his High School Musical days -- but Zac Efron is &amp;quot;happier than ever,&amp;quot; he told Us Weekly Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the NYC premiere of That Awkward Moment.\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;quot;I feel better than ever,&amp;quot; said the 26-year-old star, who secretly completed a stint in rehab in spring 2013. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m happier than ever,&amp;quot; added Efron, who was photographed last month with a blue AA chip around his neck, signifying six months of sobriety. An eyewitness at Wednesday&amp;apos;s premiere says the Awkward Moment costars Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller were &amp;quot;messing around and joking&amp;quot; on the red carpet.\r\n\r\nThe former child star, also an executive producer for his latest film, told Us what&amp;apos;s keeping him happy: &amp;quot;I think I&amp;apos;m just driven,&amp;quot; he confessed. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve learned a lot over the last couple of years and I don&amp;apos;t know -- it&amp;apos;s been an interesting few years.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;The industry is kind of evolving and it&amp;apos;s sort of been an interesting journey as we&amp;apos;ve watched the movie industry integrate with the Internet and social media,&amp;quot; added the social-savvy star, who has over 7.5 million followers on Twitter. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m trying to be a part of it because I love my fans and it&amp;apos;s proven to be difficult,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m best at meeting people face to face.&amp;quot;\r\nThe hunk, who has much to appreciate in the new year, told Us Weekly he was thankful for &amp;quot;God&amp;quot; and his fans. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m so grateful for every single one of my fans,&amp;quot; he shared."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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