Line #28 Creator/TaylorLautner


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3	Taylor Daniel Lautner (pronounced LOWT-ner) (born February 11, 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actor, voice actor, model, and martial artist. As a child, Lautner took up martial arts and was ranked number one in his category by the American Sports Karate Association. Lautner soon thereafter began his acting career, appearing in bit roles in comedy series such as ''Series/TheBernieMacShow'' (2003) and ''Series/MyWifeAndKids'' (2004), before having voice roles in television series like ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo'' (2005) and ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' (2005). In 2005, he appeared in ''Film/CheaperByTheDozen2'', and starred in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl in 3-D''.
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5	Lautner got his big break when he was cast as Jacob Black in ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' film series, beginning with the first film, ''Twilight'' (2008). Lautner returned for the following two movies, ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' (2009) and ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' (2010), and appeared in the last two films for the series, ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn''. Lautner has been nominated for and won several awards for his work in the ''Twilight'' series, including honors at the MTV Movie Awards, People's Choice Awards, and Scream Awards.
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7	The late 2000s saw Lautner become a TeenIdol and rise as a [[MrFanservice sex symbol]], after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further ''Twilight'' installments, and thereafter generating media attention for his good 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, among other honors. As of 2010, Lautner was considered the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.
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10	!!Filmography
11	* ''Series/TheBernieMacShow'' (2003-04) as Aaron
12	* ''Series/MyWifeAndKids'' (2004) as Tyrone
13	* ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo'' (2005) as Ned, Dennis (voice)
14	* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl'' (2005) as Sharkboy
15	* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' (2005) as Youngblood (voice)
16	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' (2005) as Terrible Obnoxious Boy, Reggie Wasserstein (voice)
17	* ''Film/CheaperByTheDozen2'' (2005) as Eliot Murtaugh
18	* ''Series/MyOwnWorstEnemy'' (2008) as Jack Spivey
19	* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' (2008-12) as Jacob Black
20	* ''Film/ValentinesDay'' (2010) as William "Willy" Harrington
21	* ''Film/{{Abduction}}'' (2011) as Nathan Harper
22	* ''Film/GrownUps 2'' (2013) as Frat Boy Andy
23	* ''Series/{{Cuckoo}}'' (2014, 2016, 2018) as Dale
24	* ''Film/TheRidiculous6'' (2015) as Lil' Pete Stockburn
25	* ''Series/{{Scream Queens\|2015}}'' (2016) as Dr. Cassidy Cascade
26	* ''Film/HomeTeam'' (2022) as Troy Lambert
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28	!!Tropes associated with Taylor Lautner's roles:
29	* HeroicBuild: The end result of his [[{{Determinator}} pursuit to keep his role]] in the ''Twilight'' series.
30	* MrFanservice: A big part of his appeal in the ''Twilight'' films... and pretty much anything else he's been cast in. Unlike Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio before him, he hasn't been able to move past this into a genuinely talented actor, having begun to appear in DirectToVideo "movies".
31	* PlayingAgainstType: After a couple of failed attempts at Drama and Action films outside of ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'', Lautner decided to flex his comedic muscles. He appears in several films that play on his MrFanservice persona and has more recently joined [[Creator/AdamSandler Adam Sandler's]] ProductionPosse.

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