Taylor Lautner

Taylor Daniel Lautner is an American actor and martial artist. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the 2005 films The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. Lautner has been involved in martial arts since the age of six. He was trained by martial artist Mike Chat and was a member of the XMA Performance Team, competing professionally[1] and achieving three Junior World Championships by the age of thirteen. Currently, he no longer competes professionally, citing a lack of time. However he still enjoys wrestling with friends. Lautner began acting in 2001, appearing in the made-for-television film, Shadow Fury. He subsequently had roles on the series Summerland, The Bernie Mac Show and My Wife and Kids. In 2005, Lautner played Shark Boy in the children's fantasy-adventure The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, which was released on June 10 and grossed $38 million domestically, making Lautner well-known among pre-teenage audiences. The same year, he also appeared in Cheaper by the Dozen 2, playing one of the many children of Eugene Levy and Carmen Electra's characters. He also provides the voice of Youngblood in the animated TV show Danny Phantom. He has appeared on America's Most Talented Kids and in TV commercials. He voiced Joe Agate in "He's A Bully, Charlie Brown".
Taylor also got a role on the TV show "My Own Worst Enemy" as Jack, the son of Henry played by Christian Slater. During the same time, Taylor got the role of a lifetime to play Jacob Black in the movie "Twilight". Fans will get to see more of Jacob when he reprises his role in the sequel "New Moon".