Troy Bolton

**Troy Bolton** is one of the main characters from the High School Musical Franchise. He has appeared in all three of the films.

## Story

### High School Musical

In the first film, Troy meets Gabriella Montez at a ski lodge karaoke party on New Year's Eve. When the school year resumes, Troy finds that Gabriella is a new student at East High. For fear of what his father, friends and classmates would think, Troy asks Gabriella not to mention his singing performance to anybody else. However, the secret eventually gets out when Troy and Gabriella unintentionally audition for the Winter musical after singing in the auditorium. The news throws East High's social order out of balance. Troy finds himself having to choose between Gabriella and the musical call-backs or his team and the championship game. Although his friends initially try to thwart Troy's chances of being cast as the musical's lead, they help him make both the game and the call-backs, which had been scheduled on the same afternoon. Troy and Gabriella earn the lead roles, somewhat angering the drama department's president, Sharpay Evans.

### High School Musical 2

In the second film Sharpay has her mind set on capturing Troy's affections and coming between him and Gabriella. Troy, Gabriella and their friends are hired at a local country club, Lava Springs, but are weary of their new-found employment when they learn the club is owned by Sharpay's parents. Sharpay uses her wealth, power and influence over Troy, tempting him with college opportunities in exchange for him singing with her at the club's Midsummer Night Talent Show. Troy gives into Sharpay's plot, causing Gabriella, Chad Danforth and their friends to see Troy as a whole new person. Although Troy is being offered a college scholarship, he must not compromise his character while on the quest for his future.

### High School Musical 3: Senior Year

In the third film, Troy once again feels uncertain about his future as high school graduation draws near. While Troy is set to attend the University of Albuquerque, he begins to have second thoughts about other schools he and his father talked about. Coach Bolton and Chad are both insistent on Troy attending the university, but he decides to attend University of California, Berkeley in order to pursue both basketball and theatre and to be closer to Gabriella, who enrols at Stanford University.

## Songs

The following is a list of songs that are performed by Troy or include him in them:

* Start of Something New
* Get'cha Head in the Game
* What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)
* Breaking Free
* We're All in This Together
* What Time Is It?
* Work This Out
* You Are the Music in Me and (Reprise)
* Gotta Go My Own Way
* Bet On It
* Everyday
* All for One
* Now or Never
* Right Here, Right Now
* Can I Have This Dance? and (Reprise)
* A Night to Remember
* Just Wanna Be with You and (Reprise)
* The Boys Are Back
* Scream
* High School Musical

## Relationships

### Family

* Coach Jack Bolton - Troy's father.
* Lucille Bolton - Troy's mother.

### Friends

* Chad Danforth - Troy's best friend since childhood.
* Zeke Baylor
* Jason Cross
* Kelsi Nielsen

### Romantic

* Gabriella Montez - Troy's girlfriend throughout all three films.