Zac Efron seen for the first time since his hospitalization as he cuts a dapper figure while attending the amfAR Gala during Venice Film Festival

Zac Efron made a stylish appearance at the amfAR Gala during Venice Film Festival on Sunday, marking his first public outing since his recent hospitalization. Zac Efron, 36, made a stylish appearance at the amfAR Gala during Venice Film Festival on Sunday, marking his first public outing since his recent hospitalization The High School Musical star looked dapper in an elegant black suit worn over a black t-shirt Efron was hospitalized in Ibiza at the begging of August, after he dove deep into a pool at a villa, with his chest striking the pool's bottom, leading to him ingesting water in his lungs. The actor completed the look with a pair of black sunglasses, and sported a light smattering of facial hair It comes a month after Efron was taken to hospital following an incident while swimming at luxe villa in Ibiza Inside the event he was pictured mingling with Pretty Woman star Richard Gere, 75, and his wife Alejandra Gere, 41 The actors were seen chatting it up The actor updated fans on his condition after his hospital trip, saying, 'Happy and healthy - thanks for the well wishes.' Efron was hospitalized in Ibiza in early August, after he dove deep into a pool at a villa, with his chest striking the pool's bottom and ingesting water in his lungs; Pictured in LA in June He later appeared to be on the mend in the wake of the incident, as he was pictured exercising on social media, and thanked his fans for the well wishes Efron said that when he was injured, the masseter muscles on the inside of his face and jaw then 'compensated' for his injury causing them to grow in size - hence his remarkable transformation.