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Dylan Efron revealed that his name isn't actually "Dylan" during an appearance on E!'s Hot Goss
The reality television star and influencer has had a major 2025, winning season 3 of The Traitors and competing on the latest iteration of Dancing with the Stars
Efron's older brother is Zac Efron
Dylan Efronisn't actually Dylan Efron.
The reality television star and influencer, 33, revealed that his name is not "Dylan," but really Nicholas Dylan Harrison Efron.
Efron made the revelation during an appearance onE!'sHot Gosson Dec. 11, when he and formerThe TraitorscostarRob "Boston Rob" Marianowere asked to state the other's middle name. (The pair have a new YouTube series,Everything's a Competition.)
As Efron said, "He's gonna get this wrong," Mariano, 49, listed "Nicholas" and "Dylan," but left out "Harrison."
"Nicholas is axed off," Efron explained, adding, "That's my first name, and everything gets bumped up."
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Efron began his career behind the camera, previously working as a production coordinator and as a producer for his older brotherZac Efron's Netflix series,Down to Earth with Zac Efron.
After winning season 3 ofThe Traitorsearlier this year, Efron went on to compete on the latest iteration ofDancing with the Stars,where he placed fourth afterJordan Chiles,Alix Earleand winnerRobert Irwin.
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Efron — who is also a brother totwo other siblings, Olivia and Henry —told PEOPLE exclusivelythat after a whirlwind 2025, he is "continuing to challenge" himself.
"I want to just keep pushing myself. If I've learned anything over this last year, it's just stepping into whatever feels uncomfortable and seeing if I can grow that way," he said. "I have to prove myself wrong all the time and just keep telling myself, like, 'Look, there's a little bit of fear from doing this type of thing because I've never been good at it, but let's change that.' "
As for something he'd like to explore more in 2026, Efron said, "I would really like to try acting. Acting would be on that bucket list of things that I never thought I would do, but I've always loved movies."
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