TDL Biography - Biografia

Taylor Lautner was born on February 11, 1992, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He studied karate from a young age and won several championships. Lautner made his film debut in Robert Rodriguez's "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl." In 2008 he first played Jacob Black in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight film series. Lautner was voted one of People magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People" in 2009.

Early Life

Actor. Born Taylor Daniel Lautner on February 11, 1992, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has one sibling: a sister named Makena. Lautner is best known as an actor in the role of Jacob Black in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight movie series.

Lautner began studying karate at the age of six, and began winning tournaments within a year. After, Lautner began training with seven-time world karate champion Mike Chat. In 2004, at the age of 12, Taylor represented the United States in the 12 years and under division in the World Karate Association. Lautner went on to win the Junior World Forms and Weapons championship during the competition, as well as three gold medals. In 2003, Taylor Lautner was ranked No. 1 in the world for NASKA's Black Belt Open Forms, Musical Weapons, Traditional Weapons and Traditional Forms. By the age of 12, Lautner had won three Junior World Championships.

Foray into Show Business

Lautner got his show business start at the age of seven, when he auditioned for a part in a Burger King advertisement in Los Angeles, which he did not get. He would continue to audition, unsuccessfully, for other roles over the next three years. At the age of 10, Taylor and his family relocated to Los Angeles in order to pursue his acting career. Since then, he has landed roles on television shows My Wife and Kids and The Bernie Mac Show in 2001, and Summerland and The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour in 2004.

In addition to acting, Lautner also did voiceover work during this time. He landed a recurring voice role as Youngblood on the cartoon Danny Phantom and recorded two episodes on What's New, Scooby-Doo? and He's a Bully, Charlie Brown. He is also a series regular on Which Way Is Up? and as the voice of Silas on Silas and Britany.

Commercial Breakthrough

Lautner got his big break when he landed the role of Shark Boy in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D. The film was a full-length feature directed by the famous Robert Rodriguez. Lautner spent nearly three months on location for the film in Austin, Texas. Months after wrapping his first film, Lautner auditioned and won the part of Eliot, the son in Steve Martin's family in Cheaper by the Dozen 2. The film was released in 2005. In 2008, Lautner landed the role of Jacob Black, a Native American character in the teen hit Twilight, based on the best-selling novel. Also in 2008, Taylor played the son to Christian Slater's character in the short-lived television series My Own Worst Enemy. The show was canceled after only nine episodes.

Personal Life

Taylor is an avid football and baseball player, and he participates in the Hart Baseball Program. He also is a part of the hip-hop dance group, LA Hip Kids and the jazz dance group Hot Shots. In addition, Lautner has been working to gain 30 lbs. to reprise his role as Jacob Black in the sequel to Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Lautner is also in the film Valentine's Day, which stars Jamie Foxx, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Gardner. The film is being directed by Gary Marshall.

Lautner spends a lot of time making home movies with his friend and Shark Boy co-star, Taylor Dooley. Lautner was voted one of People magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People" in 2009.

Taylor - Biografia

Taylor Daniel Lautner nasceu no dia 11 de Fevereiro de 1992 em Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ele começou a praticar karatê com seis anos no Fabiano’s Karate School e, nos anos seguintes, ele já estava ganhando vários torneios. Logo, ele foi convidado para treinar com Mike Chat, sete vezes campeão mundial de karatê, e, quando ele estava com oito anos, ele foi chamado para representar o seu país na categoria de 12 anos e divisões menores no “World Karate Association”, onde ele foi o campeão do “Junior Wolrd Forms and Weapons”, ganhando três medalhas de ouro. Ele continuou a prosperar nas artes marciais; em 2003, com apenas 11 anos, ele foi considerado o número um do mundo no “NASKA’s Black Belt Open Forms”, “Musical Weapons”, “Traditional Weapons” e “Traditional Forms” e, com 12 anos ele ganhou o campeonato mundial de karatê para juniores, com a “faixa preta”.

Quando tinha sete anos, Taylor foi persuadido pelo seu instrutor de artes marciais para participar de uma audição para um commercial da Burger King, em Los Angeles. Embora ele não tenha passado no teste, ele gostou tanto da experiência que disse aos seus pais que queria começar com uma carreira de ator. Logo, ele e sua família estavam viajando e voltando da sua casa em Michigan para a California, assim Taylor poderia participar de algumas audições. Quando ele tinha 10 anos, sua família tomou a difícil decisão de se mudar para Los Angeles, onde Taylor teria a vantagem de participar de todas as audições. Foi difícil deixar para trás os amigos e a família, entretanto a mudança deu a ele um bônus dele poder competir em um nível intenso de futebol e beisebol.

Desde que se mudara para Los Angeles, Taylor tem feito participações em “My Wife and Kids” (2001), “Summerland” (2004), “The Bernie Mac Show” (2001), and “The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour” (2004) (TV). Ainda na TV, Taylor foi muito bem sucedido nos trabalhos de dublagem que fez. Ele fez a voz do personagem Youngblood, do desenho “Danny Phantom” (2004) e também gravou dois episódios de “What’s New, Scooby-Doo?” (2002) e “Charlie Brown”. Ele também fez a voz de Silas no desenho de nome “Silas and Brittany”.

Seu grande trabalho veio em 2005 quando, com 13 anos, Taylor fez o papel de Shark Boy no filme “As Aventuras de Shark Boy e Lavagirl 3-D”, de Robert Rodriguez. Ele passou três meses em uma locação em Austin no Texas realizando as filmagens, que foram ótimas, segundo Taylor. Alguns meses depois, ele foi adicionado ao elenco de “Doze é Demais 2″ (2005), seu papel foi Eliot, o filho da família inimiga aos Bakers.

Em 2008, atuou como Jack Spivey no seriado “My Own Worst Enemy”, que foi cancelado pela sua emissora. No mesmo ano, participou de audições para o filme “Crepúsculo” e ganhou o papel de Jacob Black, um adolescente da tribo quileute e melhor amigo da personagem principal, Isabella Swan e foi confirmado para o próximo filme da série, “Lua Nova”.

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