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| name = Taylor Lautner | |||
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| birthname = Taylor Daniel Lautner | |||
| name = Taylor Lautner | |||
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| yearsactive = 2001 — present | |||
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| birth_name = Taylor Daniel Lautner | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|11}} | |||
| notable role = '''Sharkboy''' in <br>'']''<br>(2005)<br>'''Eliot Murtaugh''' in <br>'']''<br>(2005) | |||
| birth_place = ], U.S. | |||
| URL = http://taylorlautner.com/ | |||
| occupation = Actor, martial artist | |||
| years_active = 2001–present | |||
| spouse = {{marriage|Taylor Dome|2022}} | |||
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'''Taylor Daniel Lautner'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/454/20140219/50-things-you-probably-didn-t-know-about-taylor-lautner.htm |title=50 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Taylor Lautner |publisher=Boombsbeat |date=February 19, 2014 |access-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108145544/https://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/454/20140219/50-things-you-probably-didn-t-know-about-taylor-lautner.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/10-things-you-need-to-know-431641 |title=10 things you need to know about Taylor Lautner |publisher=Mirror |date=November 22, 2009 |access-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108145549/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/10-things-you-need-to-know-431641 |url-status=live }}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aʊ|t|n|ər}} {{respell|LOWT|nər}};<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title=The Real Reason Taylor Lautner Let Fans Mispronounce His Name for Decades |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1379797/the-real-reason-taylor-lautner-let-fans-mispronounce-his-name-for-decades |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=E! Online |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717161752/https://www.eonline.com/news/1379797/the-real-reason-taylor-lautner-let-fans-mispronounce-his-name-for-decades |url-status=live }}</ref> born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and martial artist.<ref> https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/11-actors-who-are-legit-martial-artists.htm</ref> He is best known for playing ] ] in '']'' film series (2008–2012).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=2023-05-19 |title=Taylor Lautner Says He Doesn't Feel a "Bit of Resentment" Toward 'Twilight' Franchise Anymore |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/taylor-lautner-twilight-perspective-resentment-changed-1235495936/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531070102/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/taylor-lautner-twilight-perspective-resentment-changed-1235495936/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Howell |first1=Lou Vanhecke,Lilly |last2=Vanhecke |first2=Lou |last3=Howell |first3=Lilly |date=2018-11-21 |title=The Cast of 'Twilight,' Then and Now |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/cast-twilight-now-1113795/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531070306/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/cast-twilight-now-1113795/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His accolades include a ], seven ], two ], and an ]. | |||
'''Taylor Daniel Lautner''' (born ], ]) is an ] actor and ] who is perhaps best known for his 2005 family film performances in '']'' with ] and '']'' with ] and ]. He also appeared on the UPN/CW TV series '']'' He will portray ] in the upcoming film '']''. | |||
Born in ], Lautner began practising ] and ] at the age of six. He became a ] at the age of 10, and by the age of 14, he was a four-time world champion.<ref>https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/taylor-lautner-black-belt-karate-history</ref><ref>https://www.biography.com/actors/taylor-lautner</ref> He began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as '']'' (2003) and '']'' (2004), before having voice roles in television series like '']'' (2005) and '']'' (2005). In 2005, he got his big break when he landed the role of Sharkboy in the film '']''. Also that year, he starred in '']''. | |||
==Early life== | |||
Taylor was born in ] to mom, Deborah, and dad, Dan. He is of French, Dutch, and German descent.<ref name=nakedline>{{cite web | author=Larry Carroll | url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1587744/story.jhtml | title=Actor Taylor Lautner Is Eager To Deliver 'Naked' Line, Master Driving | publisher=] | date=2008-05-20 | accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Christina Radish | url=http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/the_news/celebrity/taylor_lautner_%26_edi_gathegi_discuss_their_roles_in_%22twilight%22_200810201298.html | title=Taylor Lautner & Edi Gathegi Discuss Their Roles in "Twilight" | publisher=MediaBlvd Magazine | date=2008-10-20 | accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref> When asked about playing Native American character ] in the ], he revealed that he has some ] ancestry, specifically ] and ].<ref name=nakedline/> | |||
The late 2000s saw Lautner become a ] and ], after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further ''Twilight'' installments, and generating media attention for his looks. In 2010, he was ranked second on '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, and fourth on '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Most Amazing Bodies" list. Also in the same year, Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood. | |||
Lautner began studying ] at the age of six, training at in ]. By the following year, he began winning tournaments. He was soon invited to train with seven-time world karate champion ] and, when he was eight, he was asked to represent his country in the twelve years and under division in the World Karate Association where he proved himself by becoming the Junior World Forms and Weapons champion, winning three gold medals. | |||
In 2011, Lautner starred in the action film '']'', in which he did almost all of his ].<ref>https://www.eonline.com/news/285449/taylor-lautner-watch-him-whip-out-martial-arts-tricks-in-this-never-seen-abduction-clip</ref> In 2013, he appeared in the comedy film '']''. From 2014 to 2018, Lautner starred in the ] sitcom ] as the son of the titular character. In 2015, he starred in the action film '']'' and the comedy film '']''. The following year, he portrayed Dr. Cassidy Cascade in the second season of ] ] series '']''. | |||
Lautner began his acting career after his martial arts instructor persuaded him to audition for a part in a ] advertisement in ]. Although he was unsuccessful, he enjoyed the experience so much that decided to pursue a career in acting. Soon, he and his family were traveling back-and-forth from their home in Michigan to California so that Taylor could audition for acting roles on a regular basis. When Lautner was ten, his family relocated to Los Angeles to allow him to pursue acting full-time. | |||
==Early life== | |||
He continued to flourish in the martial arts circuit; in 2003, at only eleven years old, he was ranked number one in the world for NASKA's Black Belt Open Forms, Musical Weapons, Traditional Weapons and Traditional Forms and, by the age of twelve, he won Junior World Championships.<ref name=official></ref> | |||
Lautner was born on February 11, 1992,<ref name=peoplebio>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/taylor_lautner |title=Taylor Lautner | website=]|access-date=2016-06-23| archive-date=2009-04-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090427001621/http://www.people.com/people/taylor_lautner | url-status=dead}}</ref> in ],<ref name=peoplebio /> the son of Deborah and Daniel Lautner.<ref name="rapids">{{cite news | url=http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2008/10/profile_actor_teen_heartthrob.html | title=Profile: Actor, teen heartthrob Taylor Lautner is in the 'Twilight' zone | last=Hamilton | first=Terri Finch | date=October 12, 2008 | work=] | publisher=] | access-date=2009-11-20 | archive-date=June 2, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602233431/http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2008/10/profile_actor_teen_heartthrob.html | url-status=live }}</ref> His mother works for a ] company, while his father was a ] pilot.<ref name="rapids"/><ref name="GQ"/> He has one younger sister named Makena.<ref name="rapids"/> Raised as a ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2009/11/taylor-lautner-modest-and-into-martial-arts/1|title=Taylor Lautner, modest and into martial arts|work=USA Today|access-date=2010-11-12|date=November 25, 2009|archive-date=November 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127100637/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2009/11/taylor-lautner-modest-and-into-martial-arts/1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| magazine=]| date=December 10, 2009|issue=1093 | title = Taylor Lautner's Wild Ride|first= Neil |last=Strauss|quote=His father, Dan, is an airline pilot with a master's degree in clinical psychology. His mother, Deb, was a project manager at Herman Miller, the office-equipment manufacturer. They are still married, took Lautner regularly to their Catholic church, supported him from an early age and taught him a strong work ethic and a sense of morality.}}</ref> Lautner has ], ], and ] ancestry, and has stated that he has "distant" ] ancestry (specifically ] and ], both ] peoples) through his mother.<ref name="nakedline">{{cite web | first=Larry | last=Carroll | url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1587744/story.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828183103/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1587744/story.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 28, 2008 | title=Actor Taylor Lautner Is Eager To Deliver 'Naked' Line, Master Driving | publisher=MTV | date=May 20, 2008 | access-date=2008-10-14 | df=mdy-all |quote=I know! And actually, I am part Native American. We learned that through this film. I'm French, Dutch and German, and on my mother's side, she has some Potawatomi and Ottawa Indian in her.}}</ref><ref name="tuo">{{cite news|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|title=Taylor Lautner Interview – Twilight at Comic Con 2008|publisher=About.com|year=2008|url=http://video.about.com/movies/Taylor-Lautner-Interview.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802140503/http://video.about.com/movies/Taylor-Lautner-Interview.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 2, 2008|access-date=2010-07-19|quote=Q: "Some people have said things about this being an Indian character and you're not Indian, are you?" Taylor Lautner: "I have some Native American in my distant background."|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He grew up in ], a town near Grand Rapids.<ref name="LautnerBook1">{{Cite book| last = Parvis| first = Sarah| title = Taylor Lautner| publisher = ]| location = ]| year = 2010| isbn = 978-0-7407-9962-4| url = https://archive.org/details/taylorlautner0000parv}}</ref> He has stated that he was bullied in school because he was an actor. He commented, "I just had to tell myself 'I can't let this get to me. This is what I love to do. And I'm going to continue doing it.'"<ref name=RollingStone>{{Cite magazine| last = Strauss| first = Neil| title = Taylor Lautner: Teen Wolf| date = December 10, 2009| magazine = ]| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/taylor-lautner-teen-wolf-61565/| access-date = 2019-03-31| archive-date = April 1, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190401013114/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/taylor-lautner-teen-wolf-61565/| url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
He took his first karate class at the age of six.<ref name="rapids"/> A year later, he attended the national karate tournament in ], where he met ], the founder of ]. Chaturantabut invited Lautner to a camp he held at ].<ref name="rapids"/> Lautner trained with Chaturantabut for several years, earning his black belt by the age of eight, and winning several junior world championships.<ref name="LautnerBook1"/> He appeared in an ] karate event televised on ] in 2003<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor Lautner - ISKA US Open 2003 |date=6 Feb 2008 |via=] |type=video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8SSl8JkUXA | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/I8SSl8JkUXA| archive-date=2021-10-30|access-date=28 Mar 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> that was later lampooned on the sports-comedy show '']'' that first aired in 2006.<ref>{{Cite episode| title = Cheap Seats Episode 11| series = Cheap Seats (TV series)| series-link = Cheap Seats (TV series)| season = 4| number = 11 }}</ref> | |||
In junior high, Lautner—who was involved in karate, baseball and hip-hop dance—won the award for "Best Smile" and played in the school's Turkey Bowl American Football game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com/famous/galleries/g/-/9144548/12/celebrities-in-high-school/ |title=Taylor Lautner The Twilight star left Valencia High School in Southern California to focus on his acting career |publisher=Nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com |date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=2011-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004090446/http://nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com/famous/galleries/g/-/9144548/12/celebrities-in-high-school/ |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He went to public school at ] in ] until his sophomore year.<ref name=Extra>{{cite web |url=http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2010/06/taylor_lautner_wants_to_go_back_to_school.php |title=Taylor Lautner Wants to Go Back to School |publisher=Extratv.warnerbros.com |date=June 29, 2010 |access-date=2011-08-10 |archive-date=November 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104151314/http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2010/06/taylor_lautner_wants_to_go_back_to_school.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Chaturantabut, who once portrayed the Blue Ranger in '']'', suggested to Lautner that he take up acting.<ref name="rapids"/> For a few years, the Lautners flew from Michigan to Los Angeles for auditions when his talent agency called, and returned to Grand Rapids for school sometimes the same day.<ref name="rapids"/> Lautner balanced karate and acting with being on the football and baseball teams at his school, and taking up ] and ] dance.<ref name="YahooBio">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808598632/bio|title=Taylor Lautner Biography|access-date=2010-11-13|work=]|publisher=Yahoo!|archive-date=October 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021045954/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808598632/bio|url-status=live}}</ref> After that became tiring, Lautner and his family decided to move to California for a month, to try it out, before moving to ], in 2002.<ref name="rapids"/><ref name="YahooBio"/> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
===2001–2007: Career beginnings=== | |||
Lautner began acting in 2001, appearing in the ] film ''Shadow Fury''. He subsequently had roles on the series '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name=official/> He has also had a recurring role on '']'' as YoungBlood. He is perhaps most famous for his starring role as Sharkboy in '']'', a film that showcased his martial arts skills.<ref name=reeldeal></ref> Lautner has stated that while he has been trying to succeed in his acting career, he also wants to finish high school.{{fact|date=July 2008}} | |||
In his first months after moving to Los Angeles, Lautner appeared in small television roles, small film roles, and ads and commercials. In 2001, Lautner first appeared in the made-for-television film, ''Shadow Fury''. He then got a voice-over job in a commercial for '']''.<ref name="LautnerBook1"/> He then appeared in small television roles on '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name="rapids"/> Lautner then earned voice-over roles in animated series such as '']'', '']'', and '']''. The same year, he earned his first breakout role, starring in the film, '']''.<ref name="rapids"/> Lautner spent three months on location in ], to film the movie,<ref name="rapids"/> which was received with negative reviews from critics, and was a minor international success. However, Lautner was nominated at the ] for Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Leading Actor.<ref name="YA1">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms27.htm|title=27th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations/Special Awards|work=youngartistawards.org|access-date=2010-11-12|archive-date=July 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704071111/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms27.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> For the film, Lautner choreographed all of his fight scenes after director ] learned of his extensive martial arts training.<ref name="YahooBio"/> Months later, he played Eliot Murtaugh in '']'', which was panned by critics, being named one of the "Worst Films of the 2000s" by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/worst_of_the_worst/1/|title=Worst of the Worst – 2009 – Whiteout|work=]|access-date=2010-11-12|publisher=]|archive-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706065124/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/worst_of_the_worst/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> After returning from Canada filming the latter movie, Lautner said he realized his newfound fame, from ''Sharkboy and Lavagirl''.<ref name="rapids"/> In 2006 he appeared in the show '']'' and the TV special '']''. Two years later, Lautner appeared in a lead role in the short-lived NBC drama '']'', portraying ]'s son, Jack Spivey.<ref name="LautnerBook2">{{Cite book| last = Griffin Llanas| first = Shelia|title = Taylor Lautner |publisher=Capstone Press |year = 2010}}</ref> '']'' coined his early roles as either "the popular kid, jock, or bully."<ref name=RollingStone/> | |||
===2008–2009: Breakthrough and ''The Twilight Series''=== | |||
He has had small roles in a number of other television shows and movies, including ''The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour''. He appeared as himself in ''America's Most Talented Kids'', putting on an exhibition of his ] skills. In addition to television, Taylor has been very successful in voice-over work. Taylor has booked a recurring role as Youngblood on the cartoon '']'', and has recorded episodes of '']'' and '']''.<ref name=reeldeal/> Taylor has also been as booked a series regular of a pilot presentation called ''Which Way Is Up?'', in addition to voicing the character of Silas in the animated series ''Silas and Brittany''.<ref name=official/> | |||
In 2007, filmmakers began a search for actors to portray ], a ] friend of lead character ] in '']'', the first film in ].<ref name="LautnerBook2"/> In January 2008, an open casting call was held in ]. Lautner had not heard of the ''Twilight'' series before, but was urged by his agent to audition.<ref name="LautnerBook2"/> At his audition, he read lines with ], who had already been cast as Bella, and they acted out scenes from '']'' and '']''.<ref name="LautnerBook2"/> The film was a commercial success, earning $69 million its opening weekend, and has grossed $392 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, having a "Rotten" rating with a ] of 5.5/10.<ref name=RT>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight/ |title=Twilight |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=IGN Entertainment |access-date=2009-02-14 |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428061712/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight |url-status=live }}</ref> In describing the critical consensus, it stated: "Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen, ''Twilight'' will please its devoted fans, but do little for the uninitiated."<ref name=RT/> On ], which assigns a ] rating out of 100 reviews from film critics, it has an average score of 56 from the 37 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/twilight2008 |title=Twilight (2008): Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CNET Networks |access-date=2010-11-12 |archive-date=April 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406042514/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/twilight2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the ], Lautner was nominated for Male Breakthrough Performance, which was won by co-star ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmofilia.com/2009/06/01/2009-mtv-movie-awards-winners/ |title=2009 MTV Movie Awards Winners |publisher=FilmoFilia |access-date=2010-11-12 |date=June 2009 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724082421/http://www.filmofilia.com/2009/06/01/2009-mtv-movie-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
]'' costars ] and ] at the ]]] | |||
His big break came in 2005 when, at the age of thirteen, Taylor won the role of Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film '']''. He spent three months on location in ] filming.<ref name=official/> Within months, he successfully auditioned to play Elliot, the son of the Bakers' rivals, in '']''.<ref name=reeldeal/> | |||
Initially, director ] wanted to recast the role of Jacob Black for ''Twilight''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> sequel, '']'', due to the major physical changes that occur in Black between the two novels, and have an actor that would accurately portray "the new, larger Jacob Black."<ref name=Copon>{{cite web|last=Carroll|first=Larry|title='New Moon' Casting News: Michael Copon, Ben Barnes Push For Roles In 'Twilight' Sequel|publisher=MTV|date=December 15, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1601332/story.jhtml|access-date=2010-11-23|archive-date=April 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425172257/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1601332/story.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Black's role in the novel also increases significantly, with him falling in love with Bella and becoming a ], putting the actor in a starring role. Representatives for Weitz had stated that they would make a full effort to recast the "high-profile gig", and ] confirmed that Weitz was looking at ] to take on the role; however, ] said a decision had not been made.<ref name="Copon"/> In an attempt to keep the role, Lautner weight-trained extensively and gained approximately 30 pounds of muscle.<ref name="grow">{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Huver |title=Taylor Lautner Growing (Literally) with the ''Twilight'' Franchise |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20282491,00.html |work=] |date=June 1, 2009 |access-date=2010-11-12 |archive-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605063415/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20282491,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In January 2009, Weitz and Summit Entertainment announced that Lautner would continue to play the role of Jacob in the sequel.<ref name="grow"/> In an interview, fellow cast member Kristen Stewart talked about Lautner's transformation saying, "He's an entirely different person physically."<ref>{{cite news|last=Snead |first=Elizabeth |title='Twilight' star Kristen Stewart's 'New Moon' lovers: Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 14, 2009 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/03/the-dish-rag-as.html |access-date=2010-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206021611/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/03/the-dish-rag-as.html |archive-date=2010-02-06 }}</ref> Stewart later said, "He gets a lot of attention because he's buff, but I think as soon as the movie comes out, people are going to realize that's not why he got the job."<ref name=RollingStone/> Co-star Robert Pattinson said after seeing Lautner's body, "I saw him and thought 'Jesus, I'm going to get fired.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holamun2.com/news/quote-of-the-day/quote-of-the-day-robert-pattinson-thought-taylor-lautners-abs-would-cost-him-his-job|title=Robert Pattinson thought Taylor Lautner's abs would cost him his job|access-date=2010-11-12|work=]|publisher=]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817094433/http://www.holamun2.com/news/quote-of-the-day/quote-of-the-day-robert-pattinson-thought-taylor-lautners-abs-would-cost-him-his-job|archive-date=August 17, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In an interview with '']'', Weitz said Lautner deserved a lot of credit for the movie's box office, stating, "If you look at the movie, it should have been the weakest in the franchise, because Robert Pattinson doesn't play as big a role."<ref name="TheWrap">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/lautners-75m-teen-based-what-15382?page=0,0|title=Lautner's the $7.5M Teen – but Based on What?|first=Sharon|last=Waxman|access-date=2010-11-12|work=]|date=March 17, 2010 |publisher=The Wrap News, Inc|archive-date=January 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121193015/http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/lautners-75m-teen-based-what-15382/?page=0,0|url-status=live}}</ref> Weitz said Lautner had to "pick up that slack, and if his character hadn't been emotionally, not just physically, appealing, the movie wouldn't have been as big a hit."<ref name="TheWrap"/> The commercial performance of the film outpaced the first film, setting several box office records including the biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada and the biggest single-day opening.<ref name="BoxOffice">{{cite web |first=Brandon |last=Gray |title='New Moon' Shatters Opening Day Record |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2626&p=.htm |publisher=IMDb.com, Inc. |work=Box Office Mojo |date=November 21, 2009 |access-date=2009-11-21 |archive-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611132900/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2626&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The opening weekend of ''New Moon'' is the ] with $142,839,137.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biggest Opening Weekends at the Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/ |publisher=IMDb.com, Inc. |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2009-11-23 |archive-date=March 9, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309023608/http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' also has the sixth highest worldwide opening weekend with $274.9 million total.<ref>{{cite web |title=All Time Worldwide Opening Records at the Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm |publisher=IMDb.com, Inc. |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2009-11-23 |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414074805/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Critical reception was less favorable, with the movie getting a 4.6/10 average from Rotten Tomatoes, and a 44 on Metacritic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight_saga_new_moon/|title=The Twilight Sage: New Moon (2009)|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=2009-12-27|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607072933/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight_saga_new_moon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CNET Networks">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/newmoon | title=The Twilight Sage: New Moon: Reviews (2009) | publisher=] | work=] | access-date=2009-12-26 | archive-date=March 24, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324123416/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/newmoon | url-status=live }}</ref> Lautner won Favorite Breakout Movie Actor at the ].<ref name="PeopleBreakout"/> | |||
Although it began after the release of the first film, upon release of ''New Moon'', Lautner and his co-stars Stewart and Pattinson transitioned to ] status, with Lautner particularly admired by teens for his new physical characteristics, becoming a ]. The trio appeared on many covers and televised appearances together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2009/07/-robert-pattinson-taylor-lautner-kristen-stewart-dodge-love-question.html|title=Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart dodge love question|first=Elizabeth|last=Snead|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=2010-11-12|archive-date=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709184648/http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2009/07/-robert-pattinson-taylor-lautner-kristen-stewart-dodge-love-question.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In between the second and third films in the ''Twilight'' series, Lautner was a part of the ] in the movie '']'' as Willy Harrington, acting alongside his rumored girlfriend at the time, American singer-songwriter ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Piña |first=Christy |date=2023-05-17 |title=Taylor Lautner Reacts to Taylor Swift Rereleasing 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' This Summer: "Praying for John" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/taylor-lautner-taylor-swift-re-releasing-speak-now-taylors-version-john-mayer-1235493259/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531070004/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/taylor-lautner-taylor-swift-re-releasing-speak-now-taylors-version-john-mayer-1235493259/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The duo was nominated at the ] for Best Kiss. Although it received generally negative reviews,<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/valentinesday | title=Valentine's Day (2010): Reviews | publisher=] | work=] | access-date=2010-02-11 | archive-date=February 16, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216135948/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/valentinesday | url-status=live }}</ref> the film grossed $213 million and had the second biggest opening in the United States for a romantic comedy film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2681|title=Weekend Report: 'Valentine's Day' Massacres Presidents' Day Record|first=Brandon|last=Gray|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=January 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108200747/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2681|url-status=live}}</ref> Lautner presented at the ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/shows/mtv-vma-2009/episodes/2009-mtv-video-music-awards-main-show/video/shakira-taylor-lautner-present-best-female-video-award-nominees-436592/|title=Taylor Swift Wins Best Female Video|date=September 14, 2009|publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom)|access-date=2010-02-10|archive-date=September 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924002539/http://www.mtv.com.au/shows/mtv-vma-2009/episodes/2009-mtv-video-music-awards-main-show/video/shakira-taylor-lautner-present-best-female-video-award-nominees-436592/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.instyle.co.uk/news/kristen-stewart-and-taylor-lautner-team-up-at-the-oscars-08-03-10|title=Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner team up at the Oscars|work=]|first=Pat|last=McNulty|date=March 8, 2010|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-date=March 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310200524/http://www.instyle.co.uk/news/kristen-stewart-and-taylor-lautner-team-up-at-the-oscars-08-03-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lautner hosted '']'' on December 12, 2009, making him one of the ] in the show's history.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Lyons, Margaret|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/11/26/taylor-lautner-james-franco-snl/|title=Taylor Lautner and James Franco: Who will be a better 'SNL' host?|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 26, 2009|access-date=2010-11-14|archive-date=November 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129144239/http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/11/26/taylor-lautner-james-franco-snl/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Lautner has been cast as ] in the upcoming ] of the book '']'' by ].<ref name="lautner">{{cite web|url=http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080310/NEWS/803100307|title='Twilight' to film one or two days in LaPush|work=|date=]|accessdate=2008-03-10}}</ref> | |||
===2010–present: Continuing ''Twilight'' and later projects=== | |||
At a recent appearance at a '']'' midnight release party at a ] in his hometown in ], Lautner revealed that he has a new show that will debut on Oct. 13 and that ] is one of his co-stars. The show, called '']'', is described by Taylor as a mix between '']'' and '']''. Taylor says that he is excited about the show, because it will give him a chance to showcase his martial arts skills.<ref name="Taylor Lautner's new show">{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/08/actor_makes_surprise_appearanc.html|title=Actor makes surprise appearance at 'Breaking Dawn' book release|accessdate=2008-08-02}}</ref> | |||
Lautner returned for the third ''Twilight'' film, '']'', in 2010. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film surpassed its predecessor to become the highest-grossing film of the ] and the highest-grossing romantic fantasy, shapeshifter and vampire movie of all time at ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=eclipse.htm |title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |publisher=] |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2010-09-08 |archive-date=January 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109011820/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=eclipse.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It ranked as the ] in the U.S. and Canada. The popularity of Lautner and his cast members continued to summit, especially via the "Team Edward vs. Team Jacob" campaign that promoted the film.<ref name="Huff">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-daily/team-edward-or-team-jacob_b_630265.html|title=Team Edward or Team Jacob: Why Women Love Vampires|first=Lisa|last=Daily|author-link=Lisa Daily|work=]|access-date=2010-11-12|date=June 30, 2010|archive-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219142523/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-daily/team-edward-or-team-jacob_b_630265.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lautner's fanbase also began to expand to older audiences.<ref name="Huff"/> Lautner won Best Fantasy Actor at the ], and he is nominated for Favorite Movie Actor for his role in ''Eclipse'' at the ].<ref name="People2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/|title=And the winners are..|work=]|publisher=Sycamore Productions Inc|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-date=July 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721213525/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2010 '']'' named Lautner as one of the young male actors who are "pushing – or being pushed" into taking over Hollywood as the new "A-List".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cover-hollywood-reporter-43374|title=See the Cover of the New Hollywood Reporter|last=THR staff|date=November 9, 2010|work=]|access-date=2011-04-13|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204165213/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cover-hollywood-reporter-43374|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywoods-list-redefined-44771|title=Hollywood's A-List Redefined|last=Lauren Schutte|first=Emily Blank|work=]|access-date=2011-04-13|date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=April 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423220342/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywoods-list-redefined-44771|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Lautner was initially supposed to be in two films, ''Northern Lights'' and a movie based on ], but pulled out of both films due to scheduling conflicts and better offers.<ref name="TheWrap"/> Other planned projects were the lead in a movie about ] and a hostage thriller, ''Cancun''.<ref name="TheWrap"/> Lautner filmed a '']''-esque spy film with ], entitled '']''. It was released in September 2011 to universally negative reviews from critics<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/abduction_2011/ | title = Abduction (2011) | work = ] | publisher = ] | access-date = 2011-09-26 | archive-date = July 30, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200730105131/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/abduction_2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> and Lautner's performance was mostly criticised.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/abduction/5769 |title=Abduction |author=R. Kurt Oselund |magazine=Slate Magazine |date=September 22, 2011 |access-date=2012-09-27 |archive-date=February 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218232922/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/abduction/5769 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.filmink.com.au/review/abduction-film/ |title=''Abduction'' – Filmink Review |author=Brown, Catherine |magazine=Filmink |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=2011-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926100053/http://www.filmink.com.au/review/abduction-film/ |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> For ''Abduction'', Lautner won a ] for ] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2012 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2012: Complete Winners List |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/4focrx/teen-choice-awards-winners-list |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801064801/https://www.mtv.com/news/4focrx/teen-choice-awards-winners-list |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> He appeared in the remaining parts of the ''Twilight'' series, ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'' films, which were released over a two-year period from 2011–2012.<ref name="TheWrap"/> Lautner then filmed '']'' alongside ] and ]. It was released in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-grown-ups-2-1200561423/|title=Film Review: 'Grown Ups 2'|last2=Barker|first2=Andrew|work=Variety|access-date=January 9, 2019|last1=Park|first1=Michael Y.|date=July 11, 2013|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413044736/https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-grown-ups-2-1200561423/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In 2010, Lautner was considered to be the highest-paid teen actor in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1629128/20100106/story.jhtml|title=Taylor Lautner Set To Become Highest-Paid Teen Actor|first=Eric|last=Ditzian|access-date=2010-11-12|work=]|publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom)|archive-date=July 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705080041/http://www.mtv.com/news/1629128/taylor-lautner-set-to-become-highest-paid-teen-actor/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2014, it was confirmed that Lautner would be joining the ] comedy series '']'', replacing ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26136546|title=Twilight star Taylor Lautner joins BBC comedy Cuckoo|work=]|access-date=2014-07-02|date=February 11, 2014|archive-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029173213/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26136546|url-status=live}}</ref> Lautner has continued in this role, co-starring in the BBC comedy for three series. From September to December 2016, Lautner co-starred on the ] comedy horror series '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/23/taylor-lautner-scream-queens|title=Scream Queens. Taylor Lautner cast in Season 2|magazine=]|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603105531/https://ew.com/article/2016/06/23/taylor-lautner-scream-queens/|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 7, 2023, Lautner appeared onstage after singer ] premiered a new music video for the song "]" at the ] in Kansas City. The video stars Lautner, ], and ]. Lautner inspired her '']'' album's single "]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeSantis |first=Rachel |title=Taylor Swift Brings Taylor Lautner and Joey King Onstage to Premiere New Video at Eras Tour Stop |url=https://people.com/taylor-swift-plays-eras-tour-stop-after-speak-now-release-7558190 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709060019/https://people.com/taylor-swift-plays-eras-tour-stop-after-speak-now-release-7558190 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==Public image== | |||
]'' premiere, 2011]] | |||
Publications such as '']'', '']'', and '']'' have referred to Lautner as a ], with the latter publication calling the actor a future epitome of ].<ref name="GQ"/><ref name="RollingStone" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20316279_20318492,00.html|title=Kristen Stewart: Taylor Lautner Grew Up During New Moon|work=]|first=Michael Y.|last=Park|access-date=2010-11-18|archive-date=January 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108124758/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20316279_20318492,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been called the new young adult star that can "both woo the girls with his intensity and impress the boys with his rugged agility."<ref name="YahooBio"/> According to Mickey Rapkin of ''GQ'', the use of Lautner's physique in films has been compared to ] in her work.<ref name="GQ"/> After his massive physical change following '']'', Lautner became a tabloid ] with his co-stars ] and ]. Lautner, determined to stay in the series, worked out every day and gained over {{convert|30|lb}} of muscle in order to bulk up for the role of ] in the remaining films in '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/taylor-lautners-workout | title=Build Muscle Fast | magazine=Men's Health | date=November 8, 2009 | access-date=2014-06-18 | author=Thieme, Trevor | archive-date=January 17, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117024110/http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/taylor-lautners-workout | url-status=live }}</ref> Michelle Lanz of ] said that Lautner's change may have saved his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/taylor-lautner-in-the-november-issue-of-gq-magazine-1523146.story|title=Taylor Lautner's Abs May Have Saved His Career|work=]|publisher=MSN|access-date=2010-11-12|first=Michelle|last=Lanz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714125842/http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/taylor-lautner-in-the-november-issue-of-gq-magazine-1523146.story|archive-date=July 14, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Several critics credit Lautner's physical characteristics for much of the success of the ''Twilight'' series, with critic ] stating, "as a tabloid teen idol, he certainly deserves some credit for ''New Moon's'' $700 million worldwide gross."<ref name="TheWrap"/> Lautner's ] in particular have been subject to media attention, with '']'' stating that companies bidding for the actor in movies in 2011 would "shell out for the young actor's much-on-display though mostly untried abs."<ref name="TheWrap"/> Mickey Rapkin of '']'' said, "the film's marketing issues were solved when Lautner's "abdominal muscles became ''New Moon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main talking point, not to mention his calling card."<ref name="GQ">{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/style/wear-it-now/201007/taylor-lautner-stretch-armstrong-twilight-eclipse?currentPage=2|title=Taylor Lautner, GQ Fall Preview 2010|work=]|access-date=2010-11-12|first=Mickey|last=Rapkin|date=June 15, 2010 |publisher=Conde Nast Digital|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132624/http://www.gq.com/style/wear-it-now/201007/taylor-lautner-stretch-armstrong-twilight-eclipse?currentPage=2|url-status=live}}</ref> He was named number one on ]'s "Top 5 Hollywood Abs" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/taylor-lautners-ab-workout|title=Taylor Lautner's Ab Workout|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=2010-11-12|archive-date=November 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106025825/http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/taylor-lautners-ab-workout|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
Before the actor turned 18, his sexualized image was often critiqued, and subject to controversy. In December 2009, Lautner appeared on the cover of '']'' in a wet T-shirt. Jennifer Cady of ] said to wait a few months when Lautner would "be of age, which will make this whole operation you got going on completely legal."<ref name="E!">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b155238_one_last_shot_of_taylor_lautners_abs.html|title=One Last Shot of Taylor Lautner's Abs|work=]|access-date=2010-11-12|first=Jennifer|last=Cady|date=November 24, 2009 |archive-date=July 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729170231/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b155238_one_last_shot_of_taylor_lautners_abs.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In his interview with the magazine, after declining to talk about whether he was dating ], the magazine pressed Lautner on rumors of him being ], which he brushed off.<ref name="AE">{{cite web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/people/2009/12/rolling-stone-new-love-taylor-lautner?page=0%2C1|title='Rolling Stone' Reaches New Gay Low in Taylor Lautner Interview|first=Brent|last=Haringer|date=December 1, 2009|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207121401/http://www.afterelton.com/people/2009/12/rolling-stone-new-love-taylor-lautner?page=0%2C0 |archive-date=2009-12-07 |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-05-10}}</ref> Brent Hartinger, a columnist for ], blasted the magazine, calling the questioning "unimaginably irresponsible", commenting that Lautner was just "a 17-year old kid" and that while the rumors were baseless and speculation from certain blogs and fans, it was disappointing that a "legitimate media outlet" would print gossip.<ref name="AE"/> Hartinger said the magazine reached a "new low" and did not have common decency, noting that the line between child and adult "is there for a good reason".<ref name="AE"/> | |||
Lautner has stated that he does not want to be just known for his looks, as some have attributed his popularity to that and not his actual acting skill. In an interview, the actor revealed that he was originally supposed to have a baring scene in the movie '']''.<ref name="GQ"/> He stated, "The script said we were walking into school and Willy takes off his shirt. I said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. Time out. He's gonna take off his shirt in the middle of school? No, no, no. The reason I took off my shirt for ''New Moon'' is because it's written in the book that way. And there's reasons behind it."<ref name="GQ"/> Lautner later said he would not bare his chest for any role that did not call for it.<ref name="GQ"/> In June 2010, Lautner covered '']'' magazine.<ref name="GQ"/> The actor was lampooned in conservative writer ]'s ] '']'', commenting to have Lautner as a mascot for the ], to fit their health-conscious theme, and have Lautner don a furry bunny head and appear shirtless.<ref>{{Cite book| last = Ingraham| first = Laura| title = The Obama Diaries| publisher = ]| location = New York City| year = 2010| isbn = 978-1-4391-9751-6| url = https://archive.org/details/obamadiaries00ingr}}</ref> In 2010, Lautner was ranked number two on '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "50 Sexiest Men of 2010 " list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-galleries/2010/08/50-sexiest-men-2010-results#!image-number=50|title=50 Sexiest Men of 2010 Results|work=]|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114081337/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-galleries/2010/08/50-sexiest-men-2010-results#!image-number=50|archive-date=November 14, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Men's Health'' ranked him at third on their list of "Top 10 Summer Bodies".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Kellan+Lutz-33737.html|title=Kellan Lutz has Best Summer Body|work=Femalefirst.co.uk|publisher=First Active Media Ltd|access-date=November 14, 2010|archive-date=October 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016185328/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Kellan+Lutz-33737.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally in 2010, he was ranked fourth on '']''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> "Most Amazing Bodies" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20391967_20394347_20799387,00.html|title=Sneak Peek! PEOPLE's Most Amazing Bodies|access-date=2010-11-13|work=]|archive-date=January 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107205634/http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20391967_20394347_20799387,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Lautner has an intricate workout plan, which was covered by '']'', and has a specific diet after developing his body for '']''.<ref name="GQ"/> In addition, he still practices and trains in martial arts regularly.<ref name="GQ"/><ref name=RollingStone/> He has stated that he is drug and alcohol-free.<ref name=RollingStone/> | |||
Taylor has a younger sister named Makena. He was a junior at ] for the 2008-09 school year, but recently tested out of high school and is taking college classes instead of attending school.<ref>{{cite web | author=Adrienne Gaffney | title=Q&A: Twilight’s Taylor Lautner | url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/culture/2008/11/03/twilights-taylor-lautner.html | publisher=] | date=2008-11-03 | accessdate=2008-11-11 }}</ref> In his spare time, Taylor loves playing football and baseball, and he is a fan of the ] and ]. He is a part of the Hart Baseball Program in the Los Angeles area, where he plays center field and second base. He also participates in the "LA Hip Kids", a hip-hop dance group, and "Hot Shots", a performing jazz dance group.<ref name=official/> | |||
Lautner is a fan of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/taylor-lautner-rocks-jacket-designed-by-kristin-juszczyk-8426390|title=Taylor Lautner Rocks Custom Lions Jacket Made by 'Mastermind' Designer Behind Taylor Swift's Chiefs Puffer|first=Bailey|last=Richards|date=January 15, 2024|access-date=January 22, 2024|work=]}}</ref> | |||
While filming '']'' in October 2009, Lautner began a romantic relationship with co-star ]; they broke up later that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20333466,00.html|title=Taylor & Taylor Romance Was Overblown, Says Source|last2=Sia|first2=Nicole|work=]|access-date=March 6, 2012|last1=Park|first1=Michael Y.|date=December 29, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113081709/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20333466%2C00.html|archive-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name="USW">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/954021/billboard-bits-taylor-swifts-offers-apology-to-taylor-lautner-christina|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=August 2, 2016|title=Billboard Bits: Taylor Swifts Offers 'Apology' To Taylor Lautner, Christina Aguilera Confirms Split|magazine=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605232045/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/954021/billboard-bits-taylor-swifts-offers-apology-to-taylor-lautner-christina|archive-date=June 5, 2016}}</ref> After filming '']'' with ], he began dating her in November 2010. They split in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/taylor-lautner-lily-collins-split-159861|title=Taylor Lautner & Lily Collins split|last=Young|first=Eleanor|date=September 26, 2011|publisher=]|access-date=October 19, 2020|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020044748/https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/taylor-lautner-lily-collins-split-159861|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2013 to 2015 he was in a relationship with Canadian actress and '']'' co-star ]. Lautner began dating actress and '']'' co-star ] in December 2016; the two split in July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Russian|first=Ale|date=July 6, 2017|title=Billie Lourd and Taylor Lautner Break Up After 8 Months Together: 'They Are Still Friendly,' Says Source|url=https://people.com/movies/billie-lourd-taylor-lautner-split/|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=]|archive-date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140230/https://people.com/movies/billie-lourd-taylor-lautner-split/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Lautner announced that he was dating Taylor "Tay" Dome, a nurse from California. The pair married on November 11, 2022, in California. Lautner previously stated Dome would take his last name upon marriage, making her name "Taylor Lautner".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/taylor-lautner-taylor-dome-are-married-wedding-details|title=Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dome Are Married After 4 Years Together: Wedding Details|work=US Weekly|first=Rosie|last=Marder|date=November 12, 2022|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=November 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115024334/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/taylor-lautner-taylor-dome-are-married-wedding-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
===Film=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Title | |||
! Role | |||
! class="unsortable"|Notes | |||
|- | |||
| 2001 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Young Kismet | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2005 | |||
| ''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D}}'' | |||
| Sharkboy | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
| Elliot Murtaugh | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2008 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| ] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2009 | |||
| ''{{sortname|The|Twilight Saga: New Moon}}'' | |||
| Jacob Black | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2010 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Willy Harrinton | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Jacob Black | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3" | 2011 | |||
| ''Field of Dreams 2: Lockout'' | |||
| Iowa Farmer | |||
| Short film | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Nathan Harper | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Jacob Black | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2012 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Jacob Black | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2013 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Frat Boy Andy | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2015 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Cam | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Lil' Pete | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2016 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Reymond Hightower | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2022 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Troy Lambert | |||
| <ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Ryan |title=Adam Sandler's Sean Payton Movie Turns Bounties Suspension Into Family Comedy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/adam-sandler-sean-payton-kevin-james-movie-bounties-comedy-1235062445/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 14, 2021 |date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805171345/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/adam-sandler-sean-payton-kevin-james-movie-bounties-comedy-1235062445/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
|} | |||
===Television=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Title | |||
! Role | |||
! class="unsortable"|Notes | |||
|- | |||
| 2003–2004 | |||
| ''{{sortname|The|Bernie Mac Show}}'' | |||
| Aaron | |||
| Episodes: "Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope", "Being Bernie Mac" | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3" | 2004 | |||
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | ''The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour'' | |||
| Mouseketeer | |||
| Unsold television pilot | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Tyrone | |||
| Episode: "Class Reunion" | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Boy on beach | |||
| Episode: "To Thine Self Be True" | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2005 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Ned / Dennis | |||
| Voice role; 2 episodes | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Terrible Obnoxious Boy / Reggie Wasserstein | |||
| Voice role; 2 episodes | |||
|- | |||
| 2005–2007 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Youngblood | |||
| Voice role; 3 episodes | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2006 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Oliver | |||
| Episode: "Arrested Development" | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Joe Agate | |||
| Voice role, television film | |||
|- | |||
| 2008 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Jack Spivey | |||
| Main role | |||
|- | |||
| 2014–2018 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Dale Ashbrick Jr | |||
| Main role (series 2–4) | |||
|- | |||
| 2016 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Dr. Cassidy Cascade | |||
| Main role (season 2) | |||
|} | |||
===Music videos=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |||
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Year | |||
| 2001 || '']'' || Kismet (child) || | |||
! Song | |||
! Artist | |||
! Role | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2023 | |||
| 2003 || '']'' || Aaron || TV | |||
| "]" | |||
| ] | |||
| Robber | |||
|} | |||
==Awards and nominations== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Year | |||
|rowspan="2" |2004 || '']'' || Tyrone || TV | |||
! Nominated work | |||
! Award | |||
! Category | |||
! Result | |||
! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Refs|References}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2005 | |||
| '']'' || boy on beach || TV | |||
| '']'' | |||
| ] | |||
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Lead Actor | |||
| {{nom}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="YA1"/> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"|2009 | |||
| rowspan= "5"| 2005 || '']'' || Elliott Murtaugh || | |||
|rowspan="2"|'']'' | |||
| ] | |||
| Male Breakout Performance | |||
|{{won}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Scream2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/film/twilight/news/160589-taylor-lautner-scream-awards-2009|title=Taylor Lautner At The 2009 Scream Awards|work=]|publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom)|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-date=2010-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128093208/http://www.mtv.co.uk/film/twilight/news/160589-taylor-lautner-scream-awards-2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ] | |||
| '']'' || Youngblood || TV; voice | |||
| ] | |||
|{{nom}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="MTV09">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/photos/collections/gallery/1736/2009-mtv-movie-awards-nominations|title=2009 MTV Movie Awards Nominations|date=May 4, 2009|work=]|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-date=2012-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111010946/http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/collections/gallery/1736/2009-mtv-movie-awards-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Himself | |||
| '']'' || Reggie Wasserstein || TV; voice | |||
| ] | |||
| Choice Fresh Face – Male | |||
| {{won}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|author=BuzzSugar |url=http://www.buzzsugar.com/Winners-2009-Teen-Choice-Awards-3904879 |title=Winners of the 2009 Teen Choice Awards |publisher=Buzzsugar.com |date=August 9, 2009 |access-date=2011-08-10 |archive-date=2013-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012073726/http://www.buzzsugar.com/Winners-2009-Teen-Choice-Awards-3904879 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="15"|2010 | |||
| '']'' || Sharkboy || | |||
| rowspan="5"|'']'' | |||
| ] | |||
| Favorite Breakout Actor | |||
| {{won}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="PeopleBreakout">{{cite web|url=http://www.j-14.com/2010/01/taylor-swift-and-taylor-lautner-win-big-at-the-peoples-choice-awards.html|title=Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner Win Big at People's Choice Awards|work=]|access-date=2010-11-13|publisher=]|archive-date=January 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102005325/http://www.j-14.com/2010/01/taylor-swift-and-taylor-lautner-win-big-at-the-peoples-choice-awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"|] | |||
| '']'' || Dennis/Ned || TV; voice | |||
| Favorite Movie Actor | |||
|{{won}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="KCA2010">{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/kids-choice-awards-2010-winners-taylor-swift-taylor-lautner-and-more.html|title=Kids' Choice Awards 2010 winners: Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner and more|first=Andrea|last=Reiher|date=March 27, 2010|work=]|publisher= ] Inc|access-date=2010-11-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222040326/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/kids-choice-awards-2010-winners-taylor-swift-taylor-lautner-and-more.html|archive-date=2011-02-22}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Cutest Couple <small>Shared with ]</small> | |||
|rowspan="2"| 2006 || '']'' || Oliver || TV | |||
|{{won}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="KCA2010"/> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
| '']'' || Joe Agate || TV special; voice | |||
|] <small>Shared with ]</small> | |||
|{{nom}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/worst-onscreen-the-golden-raspberry-nominees-1886027.html|title=Worst On-Screen: The Golden Raspberry nominees|work=The Independent|first=Matilda|last=Battersby|location=London|date=February 1, 2010|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-date=2015-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164457/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/worst-onscreen-the-golden-raspberry-nominees-1886027.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|rowspan="3"| 2008 || ''Caught Up in You'' by ]|| love interest|| music video | |||
|Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Lead Actor | |||
|{{nom}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms31.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225052539/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms31.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2010|title=31st Annual Young Artist Awards|access-date=2010-11-13|work=youngartistawrds.org}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| |
|'']'' | ||
|] | |||
|Best Kiss <small>Shared with ]</small> | |||
|{{nom}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/05/12/mtv-movie-awards-2010-nominees-list/|title=MTV Movie Awards 2010: Full Nominees List!|work=]|publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom)|access-date=2010-11-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120223702/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/05/12/mtv-movie-awards-2010-nominees-list|archive-date=2010-11-20}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"|Himself | |||
| '']'' || Jack Spivey || TV | |||
| rowspan="6" |] | |||
|Male Hottie | |||
|{{won}} | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=fashion>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/vote-fashion.php |title=Teen Choice Awards 2010 |access-date=2011-01-04 |publisher=Fox |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329170627/http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/vote-fashion.php |archive-date=2011-03-29 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|Red Carpet Fashion Icon – Male | |||
|{{won}} | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="AUSKCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/08/kids-choice-awards-2010-nominees.html|title=Kids' Choice Awards: 2010 Nominees|first=David|last=Knox|work=TV Tonight|date=August 16, 2010|access-date=2010-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630014825/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/08/kids-choice-awards-2010-nominees.html|archive-date=2015-06-30|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="2013 Razzies">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/razzies-awards-2013-honor-worst-actors-films-year/story?id=18574089 |title=Razzies Awards 2013: 'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2' Wins Seven Worsts |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=February 23, 2013 |access-date=2014-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110214718/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/razzies-awards-2013-honor-worst-actors-films-year/story?id=18574089 |archive-date=2020-01-10 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2013/winners.jhtml|title=2013 MTV Movie Awards Winners|author=|access-date=2013-04-15|work=MTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416030458/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2013/winners.jhtml|archive-date=2013-04-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="2013TeenChoiceWins">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1712166/teen-choice-awards-2013-winners/|title=2013 Teen Choice Awards: The Winners List|publisher=]|date=August 11, 2013|access-date=2018-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194231/http://www.mtv.com/news/1712166/teen-choice-awards-2013-winners/|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="2013TeenChoiceNoms">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-nominations|title=Teen Choice Awards Nominations Announced! Who Made The Cut This Year?|magazine=]|date=May 22, 2013|access-date=2018-09-29|archive-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620082510/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="2014 Razzies">{{cite web|author=Ben Child |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/16/razzies-2014-adam-sandler-grown-ups-2-film |title=Razzies 2014: Adam Sandler's Grown Ups 2 leads the field |work=The Guardian |date=January 16, 2014 |access-date=2014-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108015428/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/16/razzies-2014-adam-sandler-grown-ups-2-film |archive-date=2017-01-08 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees|title=Teen Choice Awards 2017: See the First Wave of Nominations|last=Ceron|first=Ella|work=]|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=2017-06-19|archive-date=2019-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619084051/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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|Choice Scene Stealer | |||
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American actor and martial artist (born 1992)
Taylor Lautner | |
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Lautner at the 2012 Comic-Con | |
Born | Taylor Daniel Lautner (1992-02-11) February 11, 1992 (age 32) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, martial artist |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse |
Taylor Dome (m. 2022) |
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Taylor Daniel Lautner (/ˈlaʊtnər/ LOWT-nər; born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for playing werewolf Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012). His accolades include a Scream Award, seven Teen Choice Awards, two People's Choice Award, and an MTV Movie Award.
Born in Michigan, Lautner began practising Karate and Xtreme Martial Arts at the age of six. He became a black belt at the age of 10, and by the age of 14, he was a four-time world champion. He began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004), before having voice roles in television series like What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) and Danny Phantom (2005). In 2005, he got his big break when he landed the role of Sharkboy in the film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. Also that year, he starred in Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and sex symbol, after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments, and generating media attention for his looks. In 2010, he was ranked second on Glamour's "The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, and fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list. Also in the same year, Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.
In 2011, Lautner starred in the action film Abduction, in which he did almost all of his stunts. In 2013, he appeared in the comedy film Grown Ups 2. From 2014 to 2018, Lautner starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo as the son of the titular character. In 2015, he starred in the action film Tracers and the comedy film The Ridiculous 6. The following year, he portrayed Dr. Cassidy Cascade in the second season of FOX black comedy series Scream Queens.
Early life
Lautner was born on February 11, 1992, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Deborah and Daniel Lautner. His mother works for a software development company, while his father was a Midwest Airlines pilot. He has one younger sister named Makena. Raised as a Roman Catholic, Lautner has Dutch, French, and German ancestry, and has stated that he has "distant" Native American ancestry (specifically Odawa and Potawatomi, both Anishinaabe peoples) through his mother. He grew up in Hudsonville, Michigan, a town near Grand Rapids. He has stated that he was bullied in school because he was an actor. He commented, "I just had to tell myself 'I can't let this get to me. This is what I love to do. And I'm going to continue doing it.'"
He took his first karate class at the age of six. A year later, he attended the national karate tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, where he met Michael Chaturantabut, the founder of Xtreme Martial Arts. Chaturantabut invited Lautner to a camp he held at University of California, Los Angeles. Lautner trained with Chaturantabut for several years, earning his black belt by the age of eight, and winning several junior world championships. He appeared in an ISKA karate event televised on ESPN in 2003 that was later lampooned on the sports-comedy show Cheap Seats that first aired in 2006.
In junior high, Lautner—who was involved in karate, baseball and hip-hop dance—won the award for "Best Smile" and played in the school's Turkey Bowl American Football game. He went to public school at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, California until his sophomore year. Chaturantabut, who once portrayed the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, suggested to Lautner that he take up acting. For a few years, the Lautners flew from Michigan to Los Angeles for auditions when his talent agency called, and returned to Grand Rapids for school sometimes the same day. Lautner balanced karate and acting with being on the football and baseball teams at his school, and taking up jazz and hip-hop dance. After that became tiring, Lautner and his family decided to move to California for a month, to try it out, before moving to Santa Clarita, California, in 2002.
Career
2001–2007: Career beginnings
In his first months after moving to Los Angeles, Lautner appeared in small television roles, small film roles, and ads and commercials. In 2001, Lautner first appeared in the made-for-television film, Shadow Fury. He then got a voice-over job in a commercial for Rugrats Go Wild. He then appeared in small television roles on The Bernie Mac Show, My Wife and Kids, and Summerland. Lautner then earned voice-over roles in animated series such as Danny Phantom, Duck Dodgers, and What's New, Scooby-Doo?. The same year, he earned his first breakout role, starring in the film, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. Lautner spent three months on location in Austin, Texas, to film the movie, which was received with negative reviews from critics, and was a minor international success. However, Lautner was nominated at the 2006 Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Leading Actor. For the film, Lautner choreographed all of his fight scenes after director Robert Rodríguez learned of his extensive martial arts training. Months later, he played Eliot Murtaugh in Cheaper by the Dozen 2, which was panned by critics, being named one of the "Worst Films of the 2000s" by Rotten Tomatoes. After returning from Canada filming the latter movie, Lautner said he realized his newfound fame, from Sharkboy and Lavagirl. In 2006 he appeared in the show Love Inc. and the TV special He's a Bully, Charlie Brown. Two years later, Lautner appeared in a lead role in the short-lived NBC drama My Own Worst Enemy, portraying Christian Slater's son, Jack Spivey. Rolling Stone coined his early roles as either "the popular kid, jock, or bully."
2008–2009: Breakthrough and The Twilight Series
In 2007, filmmakers began a search for actors to portray Jacob Black, a Native American friend of lead character Bella Swan in Twilight, the first film in The Twilight Saga film series. In January 2008, an open casting call was held in Portland, Oregon. Lautner had not heard of the Twilight series before, but was urged by his agent to audition. At his audition, he read lines with Kristen Stewart, who had already been cast as Bella, and they acted out scenes from The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The film was a commercial success, earning $69 million its opening weekend, and has grossed $392 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, having a "Rotten" rating with a weighted average of 5.5/10. In describing the critical consensus, it stated: "Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen, Twilight will please its devoted fans, but do little for the uninitiated." On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 reviews from film critics, it has an average score of 56 from the 37 reviews. At the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, Lautner was nominated for Male Breakthrough Performance, which was won by co-star Robert Pattinson.
Initially, director Chris Weitz wanted to recast the role of Jacob Black for Twilight's sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, due to the major physical changes that occur in Black between the two novels, and have an actor that would accurately portray "the new, larger Jacob Black." Black's role in the novel also increases significantly, with him falling in love with Bella and becoming a shapeshifter, putting the actor in a starring role. Representatives for Weitz had stated that they would make a full effort to recast the "high-profile gig", and MTV News confirmed that Weitz was looking at Michael Copon to take on the role; however, Summit Entertainment said a decision had not been made. In an attempt to keep the role, Lautner weight-trained extensively and gained approximately 30 pounds of muscle. In January 2009, Weitz and Summit Entertainment announced that Lautner would continue to play the role of Jacob in the sequel. In an interview, fellow cast member Kristen Stewart talked about Lautner's transformation saying, "He's an entirely different person physically." Stewart later said, "He gets a lot of attention because he's buff, but I think as soon as the movie comes out, people are going to realize that's not why he got the job." Co-star Robert Pattinson said after seeing Lautner's body, "I saw him and thought 'Jesus, I'm going to get fired.'" In an interview with The Wrap, Weitz said Lautner deserved a lot of credit for the movie's box office, stating, "If you look at the movie, it should have been the weakest in the franchise, because Robert Pattinson doesn't play as big a role." Weitz said Lautner had to "pick up that slack, and if his character hadn't been emotionally, not just physically, appealing, the movie wouldn't have been as big a hit." The commercial performance of the film outpaced the first film, setting several box office records including the biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada and the biggest single-day opening. The opening weekend of New Moon is the third highest opening weekend in domestic history with $142,839,137. The Twilight Saga: New Moon also has the sixth highest worldwide opening weekend with $274.9 million total. Critical reception was less favorable, with the movie getting a 4.6/10 average from Rotten Tomatoes, and a 44 on Metacritic. Lautner won Favorite Breakout Movie Actor at the 35th People's Choice Awards.
Although it began after the release of the first film, upon release of New Moon, Lautner and his co-stars Stewart and Pattinson transitioned to teen idol status, with Lautner particularly admired by teens for his new physical characteristics, becoming a sex symbol. The trio appeared on many covers and televised appearances together. In between the second and third films in the Twilight series, Lautner was a part of the ensemble cast in the movie Valentine's Day as Willy Harrington, acting alongside his rumored girlfriend at the time, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The duo was nominated at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss. Although it received generally negative reviews, the film grossed $213 million and had the second biggest opening in the United States for a romantic comedy film. Lautner presented at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and the 82nd Academy Awards. Lautner hosted Saturday Night Live on December 12, 2009, making him one of the youngest celebrity hosts in the show's history.
2010–present: Continuing Twilight and later projects
Lautner returned for the third Twilight film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, in 2010. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film surpassed its predecessor to become the highest-grossing film of the franchise and the highest-grossing romantic fantasy, shapeshifter and vampire movie of all time at the American and Canadian box office. It ranked as the 36th highest-grossing film of all-time in the U.S. and Canada. The popularity of Lautner and his cast members continued to summit, especially via the "Team Edward vs. Team Jacob" campaign that promoted the film. Lautner's fanbase also began to expand to older audiences. Lautner won Best Fantasy Actor at the 2010 Scream Awards, and he is nominated for Favorite Movie Actor for his role in Eclipse at the 37th People's Choice Awards. In November 2010 The Hollywood Reporter named Lautner as one of the young male actors who are "pushing – or being pushed" into taking over Hollywood as the new "A-List".
Lautner was initially supposed to be in two films, Northern Lights and a movie based on Max Steel, but pulled out of both films due to scheduling conflicts and better offers. Other planned projects were the lead in a movie about Stretch Armstrong and a hostage thriller, Cancun. Lautner filmed a Bourne Identity-esque spy film with Lily Collins, entitled Abduction. It was released in September 2011 to universally negative reviews from critics and Lautner's performance was mostly criticised. For Abduction, Lautner won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Action Actor in 2012. He appeared in the remaining parts of the Twilight series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn films, which were released over a two-year period from 2011–2012. Lautner then filmed Grown Ups 2 alongside Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. It was released in September 2013.
In 2010, Lautner was considered to be the highest-paid teen actor in Hollywood. In February 2014, it was confirmed that Lautner would be joining the BBC Three comedy series Cuckoo, replacing Andy Samberg. Lautner has continued in this role, co-starring in the BBC comedy for three series. From September to December 2016, Lautner co-starred on the Ryan Murphy comedy horror series Scream Queens. On July 7, 2023, Lautner appeared onstage after singer Taylor Swift premiered a new music video for the song "I Can See You" at the Eras Tour in Kansas City. The video stars Lautner, Joey King, and Presley Cash. Lautner inspired her Speak Now album's single "Back to December".
Public image
Publications such as GQ, Rolling Stone, and People have referred to Lautner as a sex symbol, with the latter publication calling the actor a future epitome of pop culture. He has been called the new young adult star that can "both woo the girls with his intensity and impress the boys with his rugged agility." According to Mickey Rapkin of GQ, the use of Lautner's physique in films has been compared to Megan Fox in her work. After his massive physical change following Twilight, Lautner became a tabloid teen idol with his co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. Lautner, determined to stay in the series, worked out every day and gained over 30 pounds (14 kg) of muscle in order to bulk up for the role of Jacob Black in the remaining films in The Twilight Saga. Michelle Lanz of MSN Wonderwall said that Lautner's change may have saved his career. Several critics credit Lautner's physical characteristics for much of the success of the Twilight series, with critic Sharon Waxman stating, "as a tabloid teen idol, he certainly deserves some credit for New Moon's $700 million worldwide gross." Lautner's abs in particular have been subject to media attention, with The Wrap stating that companies bidding for the actor in movies in 2011 would "shell out for the young actor's much-on-display though mostly untried abs." Mickey Rapkin of GQ said, "the film's marketing issues were solved when Lautner's "abdominal muscles became New Moon's main talking point, not to mention his calling card." He was named number one on Access Hollywood's "Top 5 Hollywood Abs" list.
Before the actor turned 18, his sexualized image was often critiqued, and subject to controversy. In December 2009, Lautner appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in a wet T-shirt. Jennifer Cady of E! Online said to wait a few months when Lautner would "be of age, which will make this whole operation you got going on completely legal." In his interview with the magazine, after declining to talk about whether he was dating Taylor Swift, the magazine pressed Lautner on rumors of him being gay, which he brushed off. Brent Hartinger, a columnist for AfterElton, blasted the magazine, calling the questioning "unimaginably irresponsible", commenting that Lautner was just "a 17-year old kid" and that while the rumors were baseless and speculation from certain blogs and fans, it was disappointing that a "legitimate media outlet" would print gossip. Hartinger said the magazine reached a "new low" and did not have common decency, noting that the line between child and adult "is there for a good reason".
Lautner has stated that he does not want to be just known for his looks, as some have attributed his popularity to that and not his actual acting skill. In an interview, the actor revealed that he was originally supposed to have a baring scene in the movie Valentine's Day. He stated, "The script said we were walking into school and Willy takes off his shirt. I said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. Time out. He's gonna take off his shirt in the middle of school? No, no, no. The reason I took off my shirt for New Moon is because it's written in the book that way. And there's reasons behind it." Lautner later said he would not bare his chest for any role that did not call for it. In June 2010, Lautner covered GQ magazine. The actor was lampooned in conservative writer Laura Ingraham's satirical The Obama Diaries, commenting to have Lautner as a mascot for the White House Easter Egg Roll, to fit their health-conscious theme, and have Lautner don a furry bunny head and appear shirtless. In 2010, Lautner was ranked number two on Glamour's "50 Sexiest Men of 2010 " list. Men's Health ranked him at third on their list of "Top 10 Summer Bodies". Additionally in 2010, he was ranked fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list.
Personal life
Lautner has an intricate workout plan, which was covered by Men's Health, and has a specific diet after developing his body for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. In addition, he still practices and trains in martial arts regularly. He has stated that he is drug and alcohol-free.
Lautner is a fan of the Detroit Lions.
While filming Valentine's Day in October 2009, Lautner began a romantic relationship with co-star Taylor Swift; they broke up later that year. After filming Abduction with Lily Collins, he began dating her in November 2010. They split in September 2011. From 2013 to 2015 he was in a relationship with Canadian actress and Tracers co-star Marie Avgeropoulos. Lautner began dating actress and Scream Queens co-star Billie Lourd in December 2016; the two split in July 2017. In 2018, Lautner announced that he was dating Taylor "Tay" Dome, a nurse from California. The pair married on November 11, 2022, in California. Lautner previously stated Dome would take his last name upon marriage, making her name "Taylor Lautner".
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Shadow Fury | Young Kismet | |
2005 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D | Sharkboy | |
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Elliot Murtaugh | ||
2008 | Twilight | Jacob Black | |
2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Jacob Black | |
2010 | Valentine's Day | Willy Harrinton | |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Jacob Black | ||
2011 | Field of Dreams 2: Lockout | Iowa Farmer | Short film |
Abduction | Nathan Harper | ||
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Jacob Black | ||
2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Jacob Black | |
2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Frat Boy Andy | |
2015 | Tracers | Cam | |
The Ridiculous 6 | Lil' Pete | ||
2016 | Run the Tide | Reymond Hightower | |
2022 | Home Team | Troy Lambert |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2003–2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Aaron | Episodes: "Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope", "Being Bernie Mac" |
2004 | The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour | Mouseketeer | Unsold television pilot |
My Wife and Kids | Tyrone | Episode: "Class Reunion" | |
Summerland | Boy on beach | Episode: "To Thine Self Be True" | |
2005 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Ned / Dennis | Voice role; 2 episodes |
Duck Dodgers | Terrible Obnoxious Boy / Reggie Wasserstein | Voice role; 2 episodes | |
2005–2007 | Danny Phantom | Youngblood | Voice role; 3 episodes |
2006 | Love, Inc. | Oliver | Episode: "Arrested Development" |
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown | Joe Agate | Voice role, television film | |
2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Jack Spivey | Main role |
2014–2018 | Cuckoo | Dale Ashbrick Jr | Main role (series 2–4) |
2016 | Scream Queens | Dr. Cassidy Cascade | Main role (season 2) |
Music videos
Year | Song | Artist | Role |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | "I Can See You" | Taylor Swift | Robber |
Awards and nominations
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