Taylor Lautner

@Film & Theater Personalities, Timeline and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Taylor Lautner is an American actor, model and teenage sensation Michigan Millionaires Twilight Cast American Film & Theater Personalities Actors Aquarius Celebrities Taylor Lautner is an American actor, model and martial artist, best-known for playing the role of ‘Jacob Black’ in ‘The Twilight Saga’ film series. A teenage heartthrob, Lautner is ranked amongst the ’50 sexiest men’ in Hollywood and is currently the highest-paid teenage actor in America. A martial arts buff, Lautner is extremely passionate about football, baseball, jazz and hip-hop dance, alongside acting. A three-time Junior World Champion in martial arts, Lautner’s entry into Hollywood was through sheer hard-work and determination. He began by appearing in small roles on television and did a few commercials before he was chosen for voice-over roles in movies like ‘What’s New, Scooby-Doo?’ and ‘My Wife and Kids’. His first breakthrough was in the film ‘Cheaper by the Dozen 2’ and ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D’. He then went on to play minor roles in a number of other movies and occasionally worked as a model. Interestingly, Lautner had not heard of the Twilight series and was urged by a friend to audition for the role of the charming, wolf-boy, ‘Jacob Black’. The sudden and unexpected success of the Twilight films propelled Lautner and his co-stars into a world of red-carpet events, paparazzi and stardom that would forever change their lives.

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Birthday: February 11, 1992 Nationality: American Famous: Millionaires, Twilight Cast, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors City/State: Michigan Siblings: Makena Lautner Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Height: 174cm Information Detail Birthday February 11, 1992 Nationality American Famous Millionaires, Twilight Cast, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors City/State Michigan Siblings Makena Lautner Birth Place Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Height 174cm Gender Male Father Daniel Lautner Mother Deborah Net Worth $40 million Sun Sign Aquarius Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.

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He was romantically involved with actor-singers, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez. Unsplash Personal Life

According to the popular magazine, ‘Men’s Health’, Lautner follows a strict diet and continues to train in martial arts during his spare time. He currently resides with his parents and sister in California. Unsplash Personal Life

Taylor Lautner was born to Deborah and Daniel Lautner in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He and his younger sister, Makena, are raised as Roman Catholics and are a mix of German, French, Dutch and Native American lineage. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He took his first karate class at the age of six and trained under Michael Chaturantabut, the founder of Xtreme Martial Arts. By the age of eight, he became a black belt holder, won several junior martial arts championships and also appeared on the ISKA Karate Event on television in 2003. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended public school in Valencia and indulged in a lot of extra-curricular activities like football, baseball and hip-hop dance. It was during this time he moved to Santa Clarita, California and began acting. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After he moved to Los Angeles, he appeared in a number of small television roles and commercials. He then appeared in ‘Shadow Fury’, a television-film, in 2001. Unsplash Career

Following the brief success of ‘Shadow Fury’, he was offered a voice-over job for ‘Rugrats Go Wild’ and he appeared on ‘The Bernie Mac Show’, ‘My Wife and Kids’ and ‘Summerland’. Unsplash Career

He soon went back to signing voice-over roles for movies like ‘Danny Phantom’, ‘Duck Dodgers’ and ‘What’s New, Scooby Doo?’ At the same time, he broke into modeling and was soon picked by Adam Shankman for the film, ‘Cheaper by the Dozen 2’ as Elliot Murtaugh. Unsplash Career

His first breakthrough performance was in the film, ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D’ in 2005. Although the movie received negative reviews from critics, it became an international success and put Lautner in the spotlight. Unsplash Career

In 2008, he was cast as Jack Spivey for the short-lived NBC drama, ‘My Own Worst Enemy’ and he also appeared in ‘Love Inc.’ and ‘He’s a Bully, Charlie Brown’. Unsplash Career

He is best-known for his role as ‘Jacob Black’ in the ‘Twilight’ film series, which earned him a permanent spot as a tabloid teen and sex idol along with his co-stars, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. The highest-grossing romantic vampire-werewolf fantasy captured the hearts of millions around the globe and continues to be one of the ‘most-watched’ films in the romantic genre of films. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	February 11, 1992
Nationality	American
Famous	Millionaires, Twilight Cast, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
City/State	Michigan
Siblings	Makena Lautner
Birth Place	Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Height	174cm
Gender	Male
Father	Daniel Lautner
Mother	Deborah
Net Worth	$40 million
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.

Taylor Lautner

American

Feb 11, 1992

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.