Zac Efron 'busts' his grandpa out of nursing home so he can watch Euros 2020 final

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Zac Efron decided to "bust" his grandpa out of a nursing home so that he could enjoy the Euro 2020 final.

The actor, 33, shared the experience on Monday, July 12, as he revealed how he stole a care worker's ID to gain access to his grandfather's bedroom before taking him to see the game.

"Let's bust grandpa out of here," the High School Musical star said at the beginning of the video he posted to his Instagram account.

Efron showed off his fitness by doing a somersault before reuniting with his grandpa and wheeling him down the hall past the other residents to freedom.

The actor's grandfather looked delighted as he enjoyed some Coca-Cola in the car as Efron took him to his home to watch the game.

The footage appeared to be filmed by the actor's brother Dylan who briefly appears at the beginning of the video.

Watch the hilarious footage below: 

Needless to say, the hilarious video did not go unnoticed on Instagram, as it racked up over 6.6 million views and thousands of comments.

The video, naturally, ends with the pair watching the Euro 2020 final, which saw England lose to Italy through a penalty shootout.

Reacting to the video, one fan wrote: "This is too cute!"

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A second added: "Congratulation @zacefron and your grandfather @dylanefron because Italia is champion of the EURO."

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A third wrote: "Oh my! So cute! Looks like he had an awesome day."

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For many of Efron's 47.5 million followers, the video will undoubtedly remind them of the 2016 movie Dirty Grandpa, which sees the actor play a lawyer to drives his grandfather to Florida for spring break.

News of Efron busting his grandpa out of the care home comes after the actor was accused of looking unrecognizable by some in a new video for Bill Nye's Earth Day! The Musical earlier this year.

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Fans subsequently took to social media to comment on how different Efron looks.

"I refuse to believe this is Zac Efron," one wrote

Many others then went on to compare him to a number of famous fictional characters.

One Twitter user thought that Efron looked like Shrek's human incarnation in the music video. They questioned: "is Zac Efron planning to be casted as Shrek in a live action [sic]."

A second suggested that Efron appears like another well-known animated face, writing: "Holy sh*t I can't believe Zac Efron is Handsome Squidward."

The video was created to highlight the work of young activists like Greta Thunberg who are working tirelessly to save the planet.

Clearly, Efron is a man who respects the older and the younger generations!

Featured image credit: Alamy / JEP Celebrity Photos