claim: Zac Efron is a performer.
evidence: Mervyn Conn -LRB- born 5 February 1935 -RRB- is a British music promoter and entrepreneur .. British. United Kingdom. He started work in the fashion industry , but by the early 1960s , with the help of his cousin , the comedian Bernie Winters , he had begun running a club , Romano 's , in Gerrard Street in Soho , London .. fashion. fashion. Bernie Winters. Bernie Winters. Gerrard Street. Gerrard Street, London. Soho. Soho. London. London. He worked closely with agent Joe Collins -LRB- the father of Joan and Jackie Collins -RRB- , and staged the first Beatles Christmas Shows in 1963 .. Joan. Joan Collins. Jackie Collins. Jackie Collins. Beatles Christmas Shows. List of The Beatles' live performances#The Beatles 1963 Christmas Shows. He then managed many of the major pop music touring shows in the UK , including those headlined by such bands and musicians as P.J. Proby , The Byrds , Johnny Cash , Chubby Checker , Marlene Dietrich , Sarah Vaughan , Chuck Berry , Peggy Lee , the Red Army Ensemble and many more .. pop music. pop music. P.J. Proby. P.J. Proby. The Byrds. The Byrds. Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash. Chubby Checker. Chubby Checker. Marlene Dietrich. Marlene Dietrich. Sarah Vaughan. Sarah Vaughan. Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry. Peggy Lee. Peggy Lee. Red Army Ensemble. Red Army Ensemble. He also directed the Melody Maker Pop Shows held at Wembley Arena in the 1960s , before launching the annual International Festivals of Country Music held at the same venue between 1969 and 1991 .. Melody Maker. Melody Maker. Wembley Arena. Wembley Arena. The shows were later taken into Europe , and featured such stars as Johnny Cash , Dolly Parton , Tammy Wynette , and Jerry Lee Lewis .. Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash. Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton. Tammy Wynette. Tammy Wynette. Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee Lewis. More recently he has been responsible for major touring shows including Annie and Three Steps To Heaven .. Annie. Annie ( musical ). In 1989 , Conn was convicted of a serious sexual assault on his 19-year-old receptionist and was sentenced to eight weeks in prison .. In July 2014 , he was arrested at Gatwick airport in connection with an alleged historic rape and sexual assault .. In October 2016 Mervyn Conn as convicted of 2 rapes and 1 sexual assault and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with a minimum of 7 years before parole can be considered. In 2010 Conn published an autobiography , Mr Music Man  : My Life in Showbiz .