Taylor Lautner: Biography in Details
Who is Taylor Lautner?
Taylor Lautner is an American actor, model, and martial artist.
He is best known for playing the role of ‘Jacob Black’ in “The Twilight” film series based on the novels of the same name by Stephenie Meyer.
A teenage heartthrob, Lautner is ranked amongst the ’50 sexiest men’ in Hollywood and was the highest-paid teenage actor in America in 2010.
Taylor Lautner: Birth Facts, Family, Childhood
Taylor Lautner was born on 11 February 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He was born to Deborah(mother) and Daniel Lautner(father).
He and his younger sister, Makena are raised as Roman Catholics.
Further, Taylor Lautner took his first karate class at the age of six and trained under Michael Chaturantabut, the founder of Xtreme Martial Arts.
By the age of eight, he became a black belt holder, won several junior martial arts championships, and also appeared on the ISKA Karate Event on television in 2003.
What nationality is Taylor Lautner?
His nationality is American and his ethnicity is a mix of German, French, Dutch, and Native American Lineage.
Education
He attended public school in Valencia and indulged in a lot of extracurricular activities like football, baseball, and hip-hop dance.
It was during this time he moved to Santa Clarita, California, and began acting.
Taylor Lautner: Professional Life, Career
After he moved to Los Angeles, Taylor appeared in several small television roles and commercials. He appeared in ‘Shadow Fury’, a television- film in 2001.
Following the brief success of ‘Shadow Fury’, he was offered a voice-over job for ‘Rugrats Go Wild’ and he appeared on ‘The Bernie Mac Show’, ‘My Wife and Kids’, and ‘Summerland’.
Taylor Lautner soon went back to singing voice-order roles for movies.
His first breakthrough performance was in the film, ‘The Adventures of Shark boy and Lava Girl in 3-D’ in 2005.
In 2008, Taylor Lautner was cast as Jack Spivey for the short-lived NBC drama.
The same year, filmmakers began searching for a boy, preferably of Native-American descent, for the role of Jacob Black for the first installment of the ‘Twilight’ film series.
During his audition, he read lines from the second and third books with Kristen Stewart, who was already chosen for the role of ‘Isabella Swan’.
Taylor Lautner was selected for his good looks and passed the screen test for his personal and dialogue delivery skills.
The movie became a critical and commercial success.
In an attempt to do justice to the role of the lovelorn wolf-boy, he weight-trained extensively and gained approximately 30 pounds of muscle, which wooed women across the world and earned him the ‘Teen idol’.
Taylor Lautner appeared in the second and third of the Twilight series, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ and ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’, in 2009 and 2010.
In 2010 he was also cast in ‘Valentine’s Day’ as Willy Harrington, where he played Taylor Swift’s love interest.
His success in the three Twilight movies, he appeared in ‘Abduction’ opposite Lily Collins, which did poorly at the box office, partially due to his poor performance, which was heavily criticized by critics.
Taylor Lautner reappeared in the final of the Twilight Saga films, ’Breaking Dawn Part 1’ and ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’, which were released in 2011 and 2012.
Two of his films ‘Grown Ups 2’ and ‘Tracers’ were released in 2013 and 2014.
Taylor Lautner: Salary, Net Worth
Taylor Lautner has a net worth of $40 million but his salary is not revealed yet.
Taylor’s movies budget and box office collection:
| Movie | Year | Budget | Box office |
| Twilight | 2008 | $37 million | $393.62 million |
| Valentine’s Day | 2010 | $52 million | $216.5 million |
| The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D | 2005 | $50 million | $72 million |
Taylor Lautner: Rumors, Controversy, Criticism
In the report of Taylor Lautner, most of the magazines announced that he was gay.
Taylor Lautner has a new girlfriend that he saw holding hands with 19 years old actress Maika Monroe during an LA Dodgers game on Friday night.
There are no desperate rumors regarding his professional and personal life as well.
Taylor Lautner: Body Measurements
Taylor Lautner has a height of 5 feet 10 inches.
His body weighs 76 kg. He has black hair and dark brown eyes.
Taylor Lautner: Social Media Profile
Taylor Lautner is active on Facebook and Instagram.
He has 5.9 million followers on Instagram and more than 27.5 million followers on Facebook.
Taylor Lautner’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November | Saturday |
| 2025 | November | Sunday |
| 2026 | November | Monday |
| 2027 | November | Tuesday |
| 2028 | November | Thursday |