Zac Efron has taken one small step toward being the rugged leading man he so desperately wants to be, and a giant leap away from the anime-coifed heartthrob we all know from the tweeny-bopper High School Musical franchise.

Zac Efron with the fan who diposting his new 'do on Twitter. (From Twitter.com)
The young actor just finished shooting his upcoming Marine film The Lucky One in Louisiana, and he shaved his head for the lead role. His brand new jarhead 'do was debuted via Twitter thanks to a fan who ran into him, but the best part is that he's donated an undisclosed amount of cash to local charity...