Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and martial artist. His roles include the family films The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, and Jacob Black in the Twilight film series.
[>>]Source: WikipediaTaylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and martial artist. His roles include the family films The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, and Jacob Black in the Twilight film series.
Early life
Lautner was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Deborah, who works for a software development company, and Daniel Lautner, a commercial airline pilot. He was raised in Hudsonville, Michigan, and attended Jamestown Elementary School until the age of eleven when the family moved to the Santa Clarita area. Lautner is of mostly Dutch, French, and German descent, and claims some Native American (specifically Ottawa and Potawatomi) ancestry through his mother. He has a younger sister, Makena.
Lautner is an accomplished martial artist, having studied karate at Fabiano's Karate School in Holland, Michigan from the age of six to thirteen. When he was eleven, he was ranked number one in the world for NASKA's Black Belt Open Forms, Musical Weapons, Traditional Weapons and Traditional Forms and, at the age of twelve, he won the Junior World Championships. His coach was Michael Chaturantabut.
Career
Lautner began acting in 2001, appearing in the made-for-television film Shadow Fury. He subsequently had roles on the series Summerland, The Bernie Mac Show, and My Wife and Kids. He also appeared in a number of other television shows and movies, including The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour. He appeared as himself in America's Most Talented Kids, putting on an exhibition of his Martial Arts skills. In addition to television, Lautner has been very successful in voice-over work. Lautner has booked a recurring role as Youngblood on the cartoon Danny Phantom, and has recorded episodes of What's New, Scooby-Doo? and He's a Bully, Charlie Brown. Lautner has also been booked as a series regular on a pilot presentation called Which Way Is Up?, in addition to voicing the character of Silas in the animated series Silas and Brittany.
In 2005, Lautner won the role of Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. He spent three months on location in Austin, Texas filming. Months later, he successfully auditioned to play Elliot, the son of the Bakers' rivals, in Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
In October 2008, Lautner played Christian Slater's son in the television series My Own Worst Enemy, until the show was canceled after only 9 episodes. Lautner then played Native American character Jacob Black in Twilight, the movie adaptation of the novel by Stephenie Meyer. Due to major physical changes that occur in the character of Jacob Black throughout the series, the director of Twilight's sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, considered replacing Lautner with a different actor in the second film. In an attempt to keep the role, Lautner weight-trained extensively and gained approximately 30 pounds. Lautner reprised his role as Jacob in New Moon. Lautner has also been cast in the film Valentine's Day as Tyler Harrinton. Lautner will take the lead role as Max Steel in the Paramount film production of the animated television series Max Steel.
Lautner hosted Saturday Night Live on December 12, 2009, making him one of the youngest celebrity hosts in the show's history. Lautner is currently the highest paid teenage actor.
Filmography
Year
Film
Role
Notes
2001
Shadow Fury
Young Kismet
2003
The Bernie Mac Show
Aaron
TV
2004
My Wife and Kids
Tyrone
TV
Summerland
Boy on beach
TV
2005
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Elliot Murtaugh
Danny Phantom
Youngblood
TV; voice
Duck Dodgers
Reggie Wasserstein
TV; voice
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
Sharkboy
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Dennis/Ned
TV; voice
2006
Love, Inc.
Oliver
TV
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
Joe Agate
TV special; voice
2008
Twilight
Jacob Black
My Own Worst Enemy
Jack Spivey
TV
2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Jacob Black
2010
Valentine's Day
Tyler Harrinton
Post-production
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Jacob Black
Post-production
Northern Lights
Pre-production
References
^ Hamilton, Terri Finch (October 12, 2008). . The Grand Rapids Press (mlive.com). . Retrieved November 20, 2009.
^ Serba, John (November 19, 2009). . The Grand Rapids Press (chicagotribune.com). . Retrieved November 20, 2009.
^ Larry Carroll (2008-05-20). . MTV. . Retrieved 2008-10-14.
^ Christina Radish (2008-10-20). . MediaBlvd Magazine. . Retrieved 2008-10-22.
^ . TV.com. . Retrieved December 16, 2009.
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^ Gaffney, Adrienne (November 3, 2008). . Vanity Fair (vanityfair.com). . Retrieved November 20, 2009.
^ Bentley, Rick (November 20, 2009). . McClatchy Newspapers (newsobserver.com). . Retrieved November 20, 2009.
^ Scott Huver (2009-06-01). . People. . Retrieved 2009-06-09.
^ . . 2009-07-30. . Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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^ Lyons, Margaret (November 26, 2009). . Entertainment Weekly. .
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External links
- at the Internet Movie Database
Persondata
NAME
Lautner, Taylor Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Actor
DATE OF BIRTH
February 11, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH
Grand Rapids, Michigan
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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