Taylor at NBC My Own Worst Enemy Premiere Party, Oct 08

Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is an American actor and martial artist who is perhaps best known for his 2005 family film performances in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D and Cheaper kwa the Dozen 2 with Steve Martin au as Jacob Black in the 2008 film Twilight. He also appeared on the UPN sitcom upendo Inc. Taylor was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Deborah and Daniel Lautner. He is of French, Dutch, German,[1][2] and Native American (specifically Ottawa and Potawatomi) ancestry.[1] He also has a little sister named Makena.

Lautner began studying karate...