The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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Taylor Lautner

Bio

TAYLOR LAUTNER got his big break in 2005 when, at the age of 13, he won the role of Shark Boy in Robert Rodriguez’s The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D. Within months, he had successfully auditioned to play Eliot, the son of Steve Martin’s rival Jimmy Murtaugh, in the family hit Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Lautner was born in 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He began studying karate at the age of six and was winning tournaments by age seven. He was soon invited to train with seven-time world karate champion Mike Chat and by age eight, Lautner was asked to represent his country at the World Karate Association championships. He proved himself by becoming the Junior World Forms and Weapons champion, winning three gold medals.

Lautner continued to flourish on the martial arts circuit. In 2003, at age 11, he was ranked No. 1 in the world in several categories and over the next year tucked three Junior World Championships under his black belt.

Lautner was first bitten by the acting bug at age seven, when his martial arts instructor persuaded him to audition for a Burger King commercial in Los Angeles. When he was 10, his family made the difficult decision to relocate to Los Angeles, where Lautner could audition on a full-time basis. After the move, Lautner landed roles on “My Wife and Kids,” “Summerland,” “The Bernie Mac Show” and “The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour.”

Lautner has been very successful in the world of voiceover work. He has a recurring role as Youngblood on the cartoon “Danny Phantom” and has voiced characters for two episodes of “What’s New, Scooby-Doo?” and “Charlie Brown.”

Appearing as:

Jacob Black