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Taylor Lautner is an American actor and model most famous for his role as Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series. Taylor Lautner was also nominated among People magazine’s “100 Most Beautiful People” in 2009. Likewise, he was also ranked among the ’50 Sexiest Men in Hollywood.
Early age and education
Taylor Lautner was born in February 11, 1992, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Also, he is 30 years.
His parents are Deborah and Daniel Lautner. Her father was a pilot for Midwest Airlines while her mother worked for a software company.
Taylor has a younger sister named Makena. Taylor and her younger sister Makena were raised Roman Catholics.
He is of German, French, Dutch and Native American ancestry. When he was a child, his classmate bullied him for being an actor.
Taylor first took karate classes at the age of 6. She met Michael Chaturantabut, a Thai-American actor and stuntman, founder of Xtreme Martial Arts during the national karate tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.
He trained with him and was a black belt at the age of 8. Taylor won several world junior championships. Lautner also participated in an ISKA karate event televised by ESPN in 2003.
In addition to karate, Lautner loved baseball, jazz and hip-hop dancing and also played soccer on his school team. His karate mentor advised him to venture into acting.
Then he went to the audition. Despite failing the audition, she decided to pursue acting.
He and his parents flew from Michigan to Los Angeles for auditions, occasionally returning to his hometown for the start of school.
This routine tired him and his relationship with his colleagues worsened. The family eventually decided to move to California.
He attended the public school Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, California. After finishing high school, she enrolled at Grant Valley State University and graduated.
Caption: Baby Taylor celebrating her birthday Source: Instagram
Taylor Lautner – Net worth 2023
Taylor Lautner earned most of his fortune from a successful acting career. Lautner was once the highest-paid actor. Lautner’s total net worth is $40 million.
Personal life
Taylor Lautner has a long dating history. During high school, she dated her high school friend Sarah Hicks. In 2009, she had a romantic relationship with Taylor Swift during the filming of Valentine’s Day.
The couple separated a year later. He then dated co-star Lily Collins in the film Abduction in 2010. Taylor then dated beautiful blonde actress Mika Monroe in 2013.
He then broke up with her and dated the Canadian actress and tracers co-star Marie Avgeropoulos from 2013 to 2015. In 2016, he dated Scream Queens co-star Billie Lourd.
They later broke up in July 2017. He has been publicly dating Taylor Dome, a nurse from California since 2018. Taylor announced via Instagram that he and Dome are engaged on November 13, 2021.
The couple also shares a dog. Taylor also practices and trains martial arts regularly.
Caption: Taylor with his girlfriend Dome Source: Instagram
Body measurements
Taylor Lautner is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 76 kg. Taylor has black hair and his eyes are black.
Career and professional life
After moving to California, Taylor Lautner played several minor roles in television and commercials. In 2001, she appeared in the television movie ‘Shadow Fury’.
He then landed a voice role on ‘Rugrats Go Wild.’ He also appeared on ‘The Bernie Mac Show’, ‘My Wife and Kids’ and ‘Summerland’.
After that, he returned to voice characters in films such as “Danny Phantom,” “Duck Dodgers” and “What’s New, Scooby-Doo?”
Taylor Lautner also landed modeling jobs at the same time. Adam Shankman quickly cast him as ‘Elliot Murtaugh’ in the film ‘Cheaper by the Dozen 2’.
He got his first breakthrough when he landed a role in the movie ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D’ in 2005.
The film received bad reviews but its popularity increased. He played Jack Spivey in the short-lived NBC drama ‘My Own Worst Enemy.’ Lautner then appeared in ‘Love Inc.’ and “He’s a bully, Charlie Brown.”
Twilight
That same year, filmmakers began searching for a teenage actor, ideally of Native American descent, to play ‘Jacob Black’ in the first installment of the ‘Twilight’ film franchise.
She read lines from the second and third books in her audition with Kristen Stewart, who had already been cast as ‘Isabella Swan.’
He was chosen for his stunning appearance, behavior and ability to converse. The film became a critical and box office success.
To do the role justice, Lautner trained intensely with weights and gained about 30 pounds of muscle. His physique attracted women from all over the world, making him a teen idol and sex symbol.
He appeared in the second and third installments of the ‘Twilight’ series, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ and ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’, respectively, in 2009 and 2010.
In 2010, he played Willy Harrington, Taylor Swift’s love interest in Valentine’s Day. Following the success of the three Twilight films, Taylor starred in ‘Abduction’ alongside Lily Collins.
The film did poorly at the box office and was harshly criticized by critics for its poor performance.
He also acted in the last two parts of the ‘Twilight’ film series, ‘Breaking Dawn Part 1’ and ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’, which were released in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Taylor also starred in the films Grown Ups 2 and Tracers, both released in 2013 and 2015.
He filmed a drama film titled Run the Tide in 2016. He also co-starred in Ryan Murphy’s comedy horror series ‘Scream Queens’ that same year.
Caption: Taylor Lautner with her Scream Queens co-stars Source: Instagram
Achievements and awards
Taylor Lautner won numerous awards in his acting career. In 2009, he received the ‘Teen Choice Award’ for ‘Best New Male Performance’ for Twilight.
Glamor magazine named him among ‘The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010’. People magazine ranked him fourth in ‘Most Amazing Bodies’.
In 2011, he also received the ‘Audience Award’ for ‘Favorite On-Screen Team’ with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart for ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’.
In 2013, he won the MTV Movie Award for “Best Shirtless Performance” for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.”
Taylor Lautner – Social Networks
Taylor Lautner is quite active on social media. He has an Instagram account @taylorlautner with 7.6 million followers. His Twitter account @TaylorDLautner has 70.6 thousand followers.
He also has a Facebook page called Taylor Lautner with 26 million followers. She often posts about family, friends, and travels.
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