Birthname: Taylor Daniel Lautner
Born: February 11, 1992
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nickname: None
Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Siblings: Younger sister named Makena
Parents: Unknown
Filmography: Taylor was bitten by the acting bug when he was seven years old. When he was ten his family made the hard decision to relocate to Los Angeles where Taylor would have the advantage of being able to audition on a full-time basis. Since moving to Los Angeles, Taylor has booked roles on My Wife and Kids (2001), Summerland (2004), The Bernie Mac Show (2001), and The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour (2004) (TV). In addition to television, Taylor has been very successful in the voice over work. Taylor has booked a recurring role as Youngblood on the cartoon Danny Phantom (2005) as well as he has recording two episodes of What’s New, Scooby Doo? (2002) and Duck Dodgers (2005). Taylor has also booked a series regular of a pilot presentation called Which Way is Up? (1977) along with the voice of Silas in an animation series entitled ‘Silas and Brittany’. His big break came in 2005 when, at the age of thirteen, Taylor won the role of Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005). He spent three months on location in Austin, Texas filming, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Within months, he then successfully auditioned to play Eliot, the son of the Bakers’ rival, in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005). Taylor worked little after that until finally landing the role of Jacob Black in Twilight (2008).
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