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Taylor LautnerActor
Born: 11 February 1992 Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan Best known as: Jacob Black in the movies Twilight and New Moon Taylor Lautner played dark and mysterious Jacob Black in the movie versions of Stephenie Meyer's novels Twilight and New Moon. After years of martial arts competitions and small acting jobs (and cartoon voice work), his athleticism helped land him a lead role in the Robert Rodriguez movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005, with George Lopez). He also appeared in the Steve Martin comedy Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005, with Jaime King), but his big break came with the success of Twilight (2008, starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart). For the sequel, 2009's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Lautner had to beef up and get more muscular for a more significant role as a Native American "shapeshifter" -- and as a love interest for the character Bella (Stewart). Extra credit: Lautner appeared as Christian Slater's son in the short-lived 2008 series My Own Worst Enemy. Copyright © 1998-2006 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. More on Taylor Lautner from Infoplease:
- Taylor Lautner - Biography of Taylor Lautner, Jacob Black in the movies Twilight and New Moon
- The Twilight Series - Read biographies of the actors in and reviews of the movies and books in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. Plus, take quizzes and polls about the series.
- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D - Starring Taylor Dooley, Taylor Lautner, Cayden Boyd, George Lopez, Jacob Davichy
- Stephenie Meyer - Biography of Stephenie Meyer, The author of the teen vampire romance Twilight
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone
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