Taylor Daniel Lautner ( February 11, 1992). Lautner began acting in 2001, appearing in the made-for-television film 
Shadow Fury. He subsequently had roles on the series 
Summerland, 
the bernie mac show, and my wife and kids. He also appeared in a number of other television shows and movies, including 
The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour. His big break came in 2005 when, at the age of thirteen, Lautner won 
the role of Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film, 
The adventures of sharkboy and lavagirl in 3-D. n October 2008, Lautner played christian slater
's son in the television series 
my own worst enemy, until the show was canceled after only 9 episodes. Lautner then played Native American character Jacob black in Twilight, the movie adaptation of the novel by 
Stephenie meyer. Due to major physical changes that occur in the character of 
Jacob Black throughout the series, the director of 
Twilight's sequel, 
The twilight saga : New Moon, considered replacing Lautner with a different actor in the second film.
 In an attempt to keep the role, Lautner weight-trained extensively and gained approximately 30 pounds.
 Lautner reprised his role as Jacob in 
New Moon.
 Lautner has also been cast in the film 
Valentine's day as Tyler Harrinton.
 Lautner will take the lead role as Max Steel in the paramount film production of the animated television series 
max steel.
 Lautner hosted 
Saturday night live on December 12, 2009, making him one of the ten youngest celebrities hosts in the show's history and the first 17-year-old host to be male.