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.
