Lucas Grabeel (the flamboyant Ryan) plays it low-key on the set after undergoing knee surgery and having to wear a brace. "They called me 'Gramps,'" he joked. Still, the star – who said of his character, "I don't think anyone wears this much pink" – clocked quality time with director Kenny Ortega's teacup Yorkie, Manly, who is both the school's mascot and a costar.