Biography
Like Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee before him, Taylor Lautner came to be an actor after a top-ranking career in martial arts. He was encouraged to try his hand at acting after establishing himself as a karate champion at age nine, and his martial arts skills immediately came in handy for his feature debut as a tween superhero in Robert Rodriguez's "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D" (2005). More roles in family films like "Cheaper by …
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Untitled (Summit Entertainment/Taylor Lautner Action Project)
Max Steel
Career Milestones
2012 | Reprised role in franchise's final film "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," also directed by Bill Condon |
2011 | Reprised the role of Jacob in the Bill Condon directed "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" |
2011 | Starred as a young man searching for the truth about his life in the action drama "Abduction" |
2010 | Reprised the role of Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" |
2010 | Joined an ensemble cast for the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy "Valentine's Day" |
2009 | Reprised the role of Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" |
2008 | Landed breakthrough film role as Native American teen Jacob Black in "Twilight," the blockbuster movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel |
2008 | Played Christian Slater's son on the short-lived NBC series "My Own Worst Enemy" |
2006 | Voiced the Bully in the ABC special "He's a Bully, Charlie Brown" |
2005 | Played the son of Eugene Levy and Carmen Electra in "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" |
2005 | Voiced the recurring role of Youngblood on the Nickelodeon series "Danny Phantom" |
2005 | Cast in the role of Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D" |
2005 | Lent his voice to the Cartoon Network series "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" |
2004 | First TV appearance was a bit part on The WB's "Summerland" |
2001 | Made acting debut in the Japanese film "Shadow Fury" |
Awards
2010 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
2010 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Valentine's Day |
2009 | MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance Male in Twilight |