Taylor Lautner

 
 
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  • Taylor Lautner and Vanessa Hudgens at the Access Hollywood ‘Stuff You Must’ gift lounge
  • Taylor Lautner debuts his buff bod with Bertolli Oven Bake Meals at Access’ Stuff You Must lounge
  • Taylor Lautner with his Habitual jeans at Access’ Stuff You Must lounge
  • Vanessa Hudgens and Taylor Lautner present the CVS:Pharmacy donation to the Lollipop Theater Network and Best Buddies at Access’ Stuff You Must lounge
  • Taylor Lautner tries on a Glamour Campaign shirt at Access’ Stuff You Must lounge
  • Access’ Nancy O’Dell and Billy Bush accept CVS/Pharmacy’s donation to the Best Buddies and Lollipop Theater Network charities with Vanessa Hudgens and Taylor Lautner
  • ‘Twilight’ star Taylor Lautner chows down on a Bertolli Oven Bake Meal at Access Hollywood’s Stuff You Must lounge
  • Taylor Lautner hits a ‘Twilight’ red carpet
  • Taylor Lautner at the ‘Twilight’ premiere in Westwood
  • ‘Twilight’ star Taylor Lautner

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    Taylor Lautner and Vanessa Hudgens at the Access Hollywood ‘Stuff You Must’ gift lounge
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    Taylor Lautner debuts his buff bod with Bertolli Oven Bake Meals at Access’ Stuff You Must lounge
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    Taylor Lautner with his Habitual jeans at Access’ Stuff You Must lounge
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    Vanessa Hudgens and Taylor Lautner present the CVS:Pharmacy donation to the Lollipop Theater Network and Best Buddies at Access’ Stuff You Must lounge
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    Taylor Lautner tries on a Glamour Campaign shirt at Access’ Stuff You Must lounge
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    Access’ Nancy O’Dell and Billy Bush accept CVS/Pharmacy’s donation to the Best Buddies and Lollipop Theater Network charities with Vanessa Hudgens and Taylor Lautner
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    ‘Twilight’ star Taylor Lautner chows down on a Bertolli Oven Bake Meal at Access Hollywood’s Stuff You Must lounge
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    Taylor Lautner hits a ‘Twilight’ red carpet
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    Taylor Lautner at the ‘Twilight’ premiere in Westwood
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    ‘Twilight’ star Taylor Lautner
 
 

overview

Taylor Daniel Lautner, who is best known for the role of Jacob Black in the hugely successful Twilight, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 11, 1992. By the age of six, Taylor was studying martial arts and by seven was already placing first in karate competitions. By the time he was eight, he has won his first three championship medals, and decided to try acting. When he was nine, he auditioned for his first role, a television commercial, and liked it so much he began trying out regularly. 

While pursuing acting, in 2001 Taylor earned top honors at the World Karate Association. In addition, he learned jazz and hip-hop. Taylor landed his first role the same year in the TV-movie “Shadow Fury,” and over the years began appearing on television shows including “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Summerland,” and “My Wife and Kids.” In 2002, his family moved to Los Angeles permanently to support Taylor’s acting.

In 2003, Taylor was cast as Sharkboy, in “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.” Taylor got to use his martial arts background choreographed all of his fight scenes in the film.

In 2004, Taylor landed the role Eugene Levy’s son in “Cheaper by the Dozen 2.” He also started doing a lot of voice-over work in the animated television shows “Danny Phantom” and “Love, Inc.”

Lautner got his big break in 2008 when he was cast as Jacob Black in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight.” Overnight, Taylor became a teen heartthrob by playing a boy who eventually turns into a werewolf. Although he had to fight to keep the role for the second Twilight film “New Moon,” Taylor met the challenge and gained weight and muscle to retain the bigger role his character will play in the second film.

  • Name: Taylor Lautner
  • Birthdate: February 11, 1992
  • Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan

fun facts

  • Taylor appeared in the Cassi Thompson music video “Caught Up In You.”

  • Taylor is of French, Dutch and German descent.

  • Before being cast in “Twilight,” Taylor hadn’t read any of the series’ books.

  • Since playing a Quileute tribe member in “Twilight,” Taylor met and interviewed real Quileute Indians.

  • Taylor has a Maltese dog named Roxy.