Taylor Lautner - Overview

Date of Birth: N/A

Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Nationality: United States

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Like Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee before him, Taylor Lautner came to be an actor after a top-ranking career in martial arts. He was encouraged to try his hand at acting after establishing himself as a karate champion at age nine, and his martial arts skills immediately came in handy for his feature debut as a tween superhero in Robert Rodriguez's "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D" (2005). More roles in family films like "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (2004) followed, and while Lautner's TV career seemed cursed with failed series, it did not hinder the young actor from evolving into a heartthrob with the teen set. In 2008, Lautner was launched to stardom after landing a supporting role in "Twilight" (2008), the pop culture phenomenon based on the teen vampire romance book series by Stephanie Meyers. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the film, Lautner reprised his role as shapeshifter Jacob Black in the sequels "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" (2009) and "Eclipse" (2010), vying for the love of human Bella (Kristen Stewart) with an adventurous spirit that earn... Read More

Filmography (13)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)

Abduction (2011)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Valentine's Day (2010)

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Milestones (23)

2011
Starred as a young man searching for the truth about his life in the action drama "Abduction"

2011
Reprised the role of Jacob in the Bill Condon directed "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"

2010
Reprised the role of Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

2010
Joined an ensemble cast for the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy "Valentine's Day"

2009
Reprised the role of Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"

2008
Played Native American character Jacob Black in "Twilight," the movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel

2008
Landed breakthrough film role as Native American teen Jacob Black in "Twilight," the blockbuster movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel

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