Zac Efron Pays Tribute To His Late Cousin Who Died From Cancer

Zac Efron’s birthday was bittersweet.

The “We Are Your Friends” star, who turned 28 on Sunday, shared a heartbreaking throwback photo of himself with his late cousin, Emily, who died after battling cancer.

“Happy birthday to my cousin and best friend, Emily, who passed away from cancer 2 years ago – she was 28 like me. We share the same birthday and this day is forever ours,” he captioned the pic.

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Zac Efron’s throwback photo with his late cousin
(Instagram)

The star said his “birthday wish” was for fans to donate anything they can to the Stand Up To Cancer organization in honor of Emily, and added a link to SU2C’s website.

“Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes. Love you,” he concluded his post.

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Twenty-eight will be a busy year for Zac – he has three films in the pipeline for 2016, and will also begin work on the “Baywatch” reboot with Dwayne Johnson.

Erin O’Sullivan

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