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Taylor Lautner is an American actor best known for playing Jacob Black in the Twilight film series. He has appeared in various movies and television shows throughout his acting career.
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Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is a Euro-Indigenous American actor and model. He is best known for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series. Lautner began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004), before having voice roles in television series like What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005)…
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- The Ridiculous 6 — Lil Pete2015
- Scream Queens — Dr. Cassidy Cascade2015
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self2014
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Taylor Daniel Lautner (/ˈlaʊtnər/ LOWT-nər; born February 11, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the werewolf Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012). His accolades include a Scream Award, seven Teen Choice Awards, two People's Choice Award, and an MTV Movie Award.
Born in Michigan, Lautner began practising martial arts at the age of six. He became a black belt at the age of 10, and by the age of 14, he was a four-time world champion. He began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004), before having voice roles in television series like What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) and Danny Phantom (2005). In 2005, he got his big break when he landed the role of Sharkboy in the film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. Also that year, he starred in Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
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