He's more than that hair.

As we all know Zac Efron is currently in Vancouver finishing up his latest film The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud. What we don't know is much about how he spends his off time while there as he's done a good job at staying away from the paps. We catch the rare glimpses of him and Vanessa at dinner or shopping... oh and there was those adorable pics from when he took his young costar to a hockey game. But in the back of your mind you wonder is this for show...for publicity? Maybe, but here's a story that no paps caught was not done for publicity at all. This is why I love Zac Efron:

(This from Covenant House Vancouver which works with homeless and at risk youth living on Vancouver streets. Covenant House Vancouver exists for those young people for whom there is often no one else - young people who have either willingly fled physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse or those who have been forced from their homes.)

"Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens walked by our building at Drake & Seymore in Vancouver the other day. A young man (we'll call him James) who has been staying in our crisis shelter was standing outside. Zac said hello, and he stopped to talk. James loves movies, he dreams of being an actor. If he can turn it around, he's like to pursue acting one day. And Zac took the time to chat and hear his story, very directly asking James why he was at Covenant House, and James answered honestly, sharing details about his experience on the street as Zac listened intently.

When their conversation came to and end, James was hoping for an autograph. Zac wasn't carrying anything with him so they said goodbye and he left...only the next day, a package was delivered to James at Covenant House Vancouver and inside the package was a photo and on the photo Zac had written a personal message to James, with kindness and compassion, encouraging him to stick with his program at Covenant House and signing Love, Zac.

You cannot imagine how excited James is. Yes, it was cool to meet a celebrity, yes it was cool to get his autograph, but it's even cooler that Zac not only remembered his name, but kept thinking about him afterwards, thought about it enough to make sure James received his note.

Sometimes that's all it takes.

One of the most common sentiments I've heard from out kids is that they "don't want to fee invisible" anymore. It's the lack of eye contact, it's they way we look away from them, even when they're not asking for anything, it's the constant shunning that hurts the most.

Zac Efron stopped at a crisis shelter and showed a lot of respect to someone his own age at the opposite end of the life lottery. Never mind celebrities, not many civilians would bother to do the same.

Thank you Zac Efron."

In a world where most people turn away from the homeless and don't show them any amount of decency Zac Efron comes along and shows more compassion than most of us give to our closest friends and family. I hope people can realize that they don't have to be a celebrity to be human. Zac Efron, thank you, for reminding me how one small act of kindness can make a world of difference.

Now we know it's true, you CAN be gorgeous inside and out!