Taylor Daniel Lautner

Taylor Lautner
Lautner at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2009.
Born	Taylor Daniel Lautner February 11, 1992 (age 19) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, model
Years active	2001–present
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Lautner got his big break when he was cast Taylor Daniel Lautner 

(born February 11, 1992) is an American actor,
 voice actor, model, andmartial artist. 
As a child, Lautner took up martial arts and was ranked 
number one in his category by 
the American Sports Karate Association. 
Lautner soon thereafter began his acting career,
appearing in bit roles in comedy series such as
 The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004),
 before having voice roles in television series like
 What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) and Danny Phantom (2005). In 2005, 
he appeared in the film, Cheaper by the Dozen 2,
and starred in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.

as Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series,
 beginning with the first film, Twilight (2008).
 Lautner returned for the following two movies,
 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
 and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), 
and is set to appear in the last two films for the series,
 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. 
Lautner has been nominated for several awards for his work in the
 Twilight series, including honors at 
the MTV Movie Awards,People's Choice Awards, and Scream Awards.

The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and rise as
 a sex symbol, after extensively changing his physique to keep
 the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments,
 and thereafter generating media attention for his good looks.
 In 2010, he was ranked second onGlamour's 
"The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, 
and fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list,
 among other honors. As of 2010,
 Lautner was considered the highest-paid teenage actor in
 Hollywood.