Hot is Tough

This young hottie has caught the eyes of the audience when he played the Native American character Jacob Black in the film adaptation of Twilight and its sequel New Moon. But did you know that this hot and sexy actor is an accomplished martial artist? He studied karate from the age of six to thirteen. At age eleven, he was ranked number one in the world for NASKA's Black Belt Open Forms, Musical Weapons, Traditional Weapons, and Traditional Forms, and at the age of twelve, he won the Junior World Championships.

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taylor Lautner began acting in 2001, appearing in various television shows and movies. He also appeared as himself in America's Most Talented Kids, putting on an exhibition of his martial arts skills. The hot and sexy young actor has also been very successful in voice-over work. He has booked a recurring role as Youngblood on the cartoon Danny Phantom, has recorded episodes of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, and He's a Bully, Charlie Brown.

Taylor's big break was in 2005 when, at the age of thirteen, he won the role of Shark Boy in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, a film that showcased his martial arts skills. Within months, he successfully auditioned to play Elliot, the son of the Bakers' rivals, in Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

The 17-year-old star became known to a larger audience thanks to his role as Jacob in Twilight, the movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel. Due to major physical changes that occur in the character of Jacob throughout the series, Taylor weight-trained extensively and gained approximately 30 pounds just to reprise his role in the Twilight's sequel, New Moon. In addition, he has also been cast in the film Valentine's Day as Tyler Harrinton.

In December 2009, hot and sexy Taylor hosted Saturday Night Live, making him one of the ten youngest celebrity hosts in the show's history and the first 17-year-old host to be male. Recently, it was reported that he would take the lead role in the Paramount film production of the animated television series Max Steel.