‘Excessive College Musical’ Star Bart Johnson Says Movie Sunk His Profession at First

“High School Musical” was a slam dunk hit for Disney 20 years in the past, however not for Bart Johnson — who performed Coach Bolton — as a result of he tells TMZ the film f***** up his profession at first!

It could be laborious to imagine, however Johnson tells us his appearing profession took a flip for the more serious regardless of his skyrocketing fame as Zac Efron‘s on-screen dad and East Excessive’s head basketball coach in ‘HSM.’

Take a look at our clip … Bart tells TMZ he was “put out to pasture” for being a dad in a Disney film, and it took a complete decade to get his profession again on observe.

Bart additionally tells us ‘HSM’ had a minor influence on his private life, claiming his children’ elementary college barred him from dropping them off as a result of his presence turned an excessive amount of of a distraction!

However Bart says he all the time stayed within the sport and is now getting work once more! In 2024, he landed the a part of Aaron in Kevin Costner‘s “Yellowstone” and has a recurring position in Taylor Sheridan‘s “Landman.”

“High School Musical” debuted 2 many years in the past this week and it was a sport changer for Disney Channel and lots of the movie’s now big-name actors. As you realize, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Zac all went on to do huge issues … proving the movie was the “Start of Something New.”

Throughout our interview, Bart additionally raves about how the ‘HSM’ franchise is being acquired by the subsequent era. And he teases a possible fourth installment after the third movie premiered in 2008 … even telling us he pitched his personal thought. It is all within the clip.