<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> (show) Family </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parents </Th> <Td> Charlie Danforth (father) Mrs. Danforth (mother) </Td> </Tr> <P> Chad Danforth is Troy Bolton's best friend and teammate . Chad is known for wearing shirts with eccentric phrases and messages on them . In the third film, those messages are all environment - friendly . In High School Musical, Chad is gearing up for the district championship basketball game and assumes Troy, also the team captain, is doing the same . However, news soon spreads around school that Troy and Gabriella Montez, a new student, have auditioned for the school musical and have been called back for the lead roles . Hoping to keep Troy's head in the game, Chad and his teammates stage an intervention while Taylor McKessie and her friends, who want Gabriella to stay focused on the national decathlon team, do the same with Gabriella . The plan is successful, but Chad and Taylor soon realize that they hurt their close friends . After admitting their guilt, they help Troy and Gabriella make the callbacks, as well as the game and decathlon . At the end of the film, Chad asks Taylor on a date . In the second film, Chad and Taylor seem to have maintained a relationship . Hoping to save up for a car, Chad takes a job at the Lava Springs country club for the summer, alongside Troy, Gabriella, Taylor, and their friends . Chad reluctantly agrees to participate with the other employees in the Midsummer Night Talent Show at the club . His friendship with Troy also hits a wall when Troy compromises himself for luxuries at the country club . The two, however, make up . In High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Chad is looking forward to playing basketball with Troy at the University of Albuquerque following high school graduation . He is initially upset when Troy decides to attend the University of California, Berkeley instead, but accepts the fact that he and Troy cannot stay together forever . Chad also struggles with asking Taylor to prom, but finally succeeds after several tries . </P> <P> Corbin Bleu portrays Chad Danforth in the first three films of the franchise . Bleu originally auditioned for the role of Ryan Evans, but was suggested for the role of Chad instead . Bleu had auditioned for Disney Channel projects in the past . </P>

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