Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is an
American actor and
martial artist. His roles include the family films
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D,
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and as
Jacob Black in the
Twilight film series.
Early life
Lautner was born in
Grand Rapids,
Michigan, the son of Deborah, who works for a
software development company, and Daniel Lautner, a commercial
airline pilot.
He was raised in
Hudsonville, Michigan, and attended Jamestown Elementary School until the age of eleven.
Lautner is of mostly
Dutch,
French, and
German descent,
and claims some
Native American (specifically
Ottawa and
Potawatomi) ancestry through his mother.
[ He has a younger sister, Makena.]
