Date of
Birth: 11 February 1992 , Grand Rapids , Michigan , USA
Birth Name:
Taylor Daniel Lautner
Height: 5' 8½"
(1.74 m)
Taylor
Daniel Lautner was born in Grand Rapids , Michigan to parents, Deborah and Daniel
Lautner. He, and younger sister Makena, were raised in a well-mannered, Roman
Catholic household in Hudsonville , Michigan . At the age of six, Taylor began studying military arts at
Fabiano's Karate School and he, along with his family,
rapidly noticed his unique and usual gift for the sport. He was soon invited to
train with seven-time world karate champion Michael Chaturantabut (aka Mike
Chat) and, at the age of eight, he was asked to stand for his country in the
twelve years and under separation in the World Karate Association where he
became the for kids World Forms and Weapons champion, winning three gold medals.
In 2003, Taylor continued to flourish in the military arts circuit where he
ranked number one in the world for NASKA's Black Belt Open Forms, Musical
Weapons, customary Weapons and Traditional Forms and, at the age of twelve, he
became the three time Junior World Champion.
However, in
addition to his love for military arts, Taylor quickly urbanized a love for
acting at the age of seven years old when his martial arts teacher, who was
concerned in show business, confident him to audition for a small look in a
Burger King commercial. Although he was ineffective, he enjoyed the knowledge
so much that he told his parents that he wanted to follow a career in acting. quickly,
he and his family were itinerant back-and-forth from their home in Michigan to California so Taylor could test for acting roles on a
usual basis. When Taylor was ten, with the frequent
itinerant and air fares starting to become irresistible, his family made the
crucial decision to move to Los Angeles where Taylor would have the benefit of being
able to test for films, television, and commercials full-time.
Once Taylor stirred with his family to Los Angeles , he found himself landing more and
more small acting roles. He booked many occurring roles on various television
shows such as My Wife and Kids (2001), Summerland (2004), and The Bernie Mac
Show (2001). Taylor also found himself flattering
successful in films as well. In 2005, he landed the role of Sharkboy in the
family blockbuster flick, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005),
and the role of Eliot Murtaugh in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005). However, it
would be one single role that would ultimately change Taylor 's life forever. In 2008, Taylor auditioned for the iconic role of
werewolf piece Jacob Black in the proof smashing, blockbuster hit Twilight (2008).
With the sudden and unforeseen success of the film, Taylor , along with fellow cast members
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, found himself being propelled into a
world that would eternally change his living and his job.