Taylor Lautner is a model and actor from the United States. He is best known for playing Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga" franchise series which is the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's vampire novel series. His other notable film roles are "Valentine's Day", "Abduction", "Tracers" and "The Ridiculous 6". He has also guest-starred in numerous television series like "The Bernie Mac Show", "My Wife and Kids", "Summerland", "Love, Inc.", and others. From 2014 to 2018, he has portrayed the main role of Dale "Cuckoo" Ashbrick Jr in the BBC sitcom "Cuckoo". Throughout his acting career, Lautner has won multiple awards including "Scream Awards", "Nickelodeon Kids'Choice Awards", "Teen Choice Awards", and "People's Choice Awards".
Besides acting, he is quite active on social media platforms with a huge fanbase. He has around 6.6 million followers on his Instagram account @taylorlaunter and more than 71k followers on his Twitter account @TaylorDLaunter. His official Facebook page boasts 27 million followers.
Furthermore, he has a black belt in Karate and has won numerous junior world championships. He began learning karate at the age of six and was ranked No 1. in the world in several categories at age of 11. Moreover, he was also active in many extra-curricular activities such as football, baseball, jazz, and hip-hop dance in his junior high school.
Early Life
Taylor Lautner was born on 11th February 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the United States as Taylor Daniel Lautner. He is the son of Daniel Lautner (father) and Deborah Lautner (mother). His father was a Midwest Airline pilot while his mother works for a software development company. He grew up in Hudsonville, Michigan along with his younger sister named Makena Lautner. Lautner is American by nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. He has English, swiss, German, Dutch, Scottish, Irish, French, and Welsh ancestry. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. His religious belief is in Roman Catholic.
About his education qualification, Taylor attended Valencia High School in Valencia, California.
Personal Life
Taylor Lautner is unmarried but has been in a romantic relationship with Taylor Dome since 2018. Dome is a registered nurse and a social media influencer. Dome is also a close friend of Lautner's younger sister Makena. They share two dogs together. The couple constantly dotes on each other on their social media pages. and they seem very happy together.
Previously, Taylor Lautner was in many highly publicized relationships. He has dated singer-songwriter Taylor Swift in 2009. The couple first met on the sets of the film "Valentine's Day" and began dating. The couple was spotted enjoying several dates around Hollywood. Swift has also written two songs, "Back to December", and "Begin Again" about him. However, the duo parted their ways later that year. After their separation, Lautner began dating his "Abduction" co-star Lily Colling in November 2010 but the pair ended their relationship a week before the red carpet premiere of "Abduction". He was also romantically involved with Canadian-Greek actress Marie Avgeropoulos from 2013 to 2015.
In December 2016, Lautner began dating his Scream Queens co-star Billie Lourd but their relationship ended in August 2017. He was also rumored to be dating Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Maika Monroe, Raina lawson, Liliana Mumy, and Olivia holt.
Net Worth
Taylor Lautner has a great fortune of $50 million from working in the entertainment industry. From his acting career, Lautner has achieved a huge fan base and also earned millions of dollars. From his earnings, Lautner lives a lavish lifestyle. Currently, he resides along with his family in Valencia, California. Talking about his car collections, he owns a BMW 5 Series, a BMW Z4, a Porsche 911, an Audi R8, and a Mercedes SLS AMG.
Body Measurements
Hollywood heartthrob Taylor Lautner is a handsome man with an attractive athletic body build. He stands at 1.78m (5 feet and 10 inches) tall while his body weighs around 76kg(168 lbs.). His chest, waist, and biceps size are 35 inches, 29 inches, and 14 inches respectively. He wears a shoe size of 11(US). He has a fair complexion with black hair and a pair of brown eyes. His sexual orientation is straight.
Filmography
Movies
- 2001- "Shadow Fury"
- 2005- "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D"
- 2005- "Cheaper by the Dozen 2"
- 2008- "Twilight"
- 2009- "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
- 2010- "Valentine's Day"
- 2010- "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"
- 2011- "Field of Dreams 2: Lockout"
- 2011- "Abduction"
- 2011- "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1"
- 2012- "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2"
- 2013- "Grown Ups 2"
- 2015- "Tracers"
- 2015- "The Ridiculous 6"
- 2016- "Run the Tide"
TV Shows
- 2003-2004- "The Bernie Mac Show"
- 2004- "The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour"
- 2004- "My Wife and Kids"
- 2004- "Summerland"
- 2005- "What's New, Scooby-Doo?"
- 2005- "Duck Dodgers"
- 2005-2007- "Danny Phantom"
- 2006- "Love, Inc."
- 2006- "He's a Bully, Charlie Brown"
- 2008- "My Own Worst Enemy"
- 2014-2018- "Cuckoo"
- 2016- "Scream Queens"
Awards & Nominations
- 2005- Nominated Young Artist Awards-Best Performance in a Feature Film-Young Lead Actor for "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D"
- 2009- Won Scream Awards-Male Breakout Performance for "Twilight"
- 2009- Nominated MTV Movie Awards-Best Breakthrough Performance-Male for "Twilight"
- 2009- Won Teen Choice Awards-Choice Fresh Face-Male
- 2010- Won People's Choice Awards-Favorite Breakout Actor for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
- 2010- Won Nickelodeon Kids'Choice Awards-Favorite Movie Actor for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
- 2010- Won Nickelodeon Kids'Choice Awards-Cutest Couple for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" (shared with Kristen Stewart)
- 2010- Nominated Golden Raspberry Awards-Worst Couple for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" (shared with Kristen Stewart)
- 2010- Nominated Young Artist Awards-Best Performance in a Feature Film-Young Lead Actor for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
- 2010- Nominated MTV Movie Awards-Best Kiss for "Valentine's Day" (shared with Taylor Swift)
- 2010- Won Teen Choice Awards for Male Hottie, Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Male, and Choice Smile
- 2010- Won Teen Choice Awards-Choice movie Actor: Fantasy for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"
- 2010- Nominated Teen Choice awards-Choice Movie: Liplock for "Valentine's Day" (shared with Taylor Swift)
- 2010- Nominated Teen Choice Awards-Choice Movie; Chemistry for "Valentines Day" (shared with Taylor Swift)
- 2010- Nominated Scream Awards-Bst Fantasy Actor for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"
- 2010- Nominated Nickelodeon Australian kids choice awards-Fave Kiss for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" (shared with Kristen Stewart)
- 2010- Won Nickelodeon Australian Kids'Choice Awards-Hottest Hottie
- 2011- Nominated People's Choice Awards-Favorite Movie actor for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"
- 2011- Won People's Choice Awards-Favorite On-screen Team for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" (shared with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart)
- 2011- Nominated Golden Raspberry Awards-Worst Actor for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" & "Valentine's Day"
- 2012- Nominated Golden Raspberry Awards-Worst aCtor for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1" & "Abduction"
- 2012- Won Nickelodeon Kids'Choice awards-Favorite Buttkicker for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking DAwn-Part 1"
- 2013- Won Golden Raspberry Awards-Worst Supporting actor for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking DAwn-Part 2"
- 2013- Won Golden Raspberry Awards-Worst Screen Couple for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2 "(shared with Mackenzie Foy)
- 2013- Won Golden Raspberrry Awards-Worst Ensemble for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2" (shared with the entire cast)
- 2013- Won MTV Movie Awards-Best Shirtless Performance
- 2013- Won Teen Choice awards-Actor Sci-Fi/Fantasy for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking DAwn-Part 2"
- 2014- Nominated Golden Raspberry aWards-Worst Supporting Actor for "Grown-Ups 2"
- 2014- Nominated Golden Raspberry Awards-Worst Screen Combo for "Grown-Ups 2" (shared with the entire cast)
- 2017- Nominated Teen Choice awards-Choice Movie actor: Drama for "Run the Tide"
- 2017- Nominated Teen Choice Awards-Choice Scene Stealer for "Scream Queens"
