He grew up in the suburb of Hudsonville (viaIMDb).
He has a younger sister named Makena, with whom he has remained close.
His dad was a pilot and his mom worked for a software company.
Lautner said that his coach, Mike Chaturantabut, encouraged him to give acting a shot.
He practiced like a disciplined Navy SEAL."
One downside to Lautner’s burgeoning career?
He reportedly became the subject of bullying at school.
Not physical bullying but people making fun of what I do …
I just had to tell myself I can’t let this get to me.
This is what I love to do.
And I’m going to continue doing it."
I think it will."
He also said that he thought his acting resume needed a bit more variety.
(We wonder if a certain 2008 supernatural romance counts?)
He recalled toMLivethat his agent told him about the role of protagonistBella Swan’sbest friend, Jacob Black.
“I realized how big it was,” he said.
“Suddenly, it was all over the internet.
I started hearing about all the hype, all the fans.
I thought, ‘Oh my goodness.
If I get this, it’ll be huge.’
I realized I really want this.”
“Nobody knew what ‘Twilight’was going to be,” Lautner also toldRolling Stone.
We thought we were making it just for passionate fans of the book.
People kept telling us, ‘Oh, yeah, the movie is going to do so good.’
And we were like, ‘All right, whatever.
We’ll see.’
But when the movie came out, I was just blown away.
That’s when I realized, ‘Boy, what am I getting myself into?'"
And the rest, as they say, is history.
I think we were all, at that point, replaceable" (viaInsider).
And that’s what I did."
The public could not get enough of Lautner and the paparazzi and fans alike constantly followed him.
I’d get super anxious to go out.
So I just didn’t."
He also reflected on the fickle nature of fame.
“In the moment, it got frustrating because you just wanted to live a normal life.
He also joined the cast of “Scream Queens” for its second season playing Dr. Cassidy Cascade.
He also held a recurring role on the BBC sitcom “Cuckoo.”
It’s not about the parents.
It’s not really a sequel you’d have your face covered the whole time.’
There wasn’t a big enough role for him to do.
It wasn’t about those characters.
His face is covered the whole time!
Hey, he didn’t have any dialogue!’
It’d certainly look like a demerit against him, and I wouldn’t want that.”
As for the whole having-the-same-name thing?
(via theDaily Dot.)
Lautner reflected on the renewal of “Twilight’s” popularity during a January 2022 interview withET Online.
“It just kinda outgrew itself.
I love the TwiMoms, but only recently has it resurged.”
“We have these young teenagers starting to watch it,” he added.
“It’s crazy to see it come back around.”
He also toldPeoplethat he’s increasingly been stopped by teenagers in the streets again.
But it seems that Lautner is now in a more comfortable place regarding his fame and being recognized.
Lautner plays the 6th-grade team’s coach, Troy Lambert.
Another reason this movie got him to come out of his hiatus?
“None of their projects feel like work.
I’ll say yes to a Happy Madison project for the rest of my life.”
He also added that working with the kids who make up his character’s team was a fun experience.
“I just wanted to be there for them and just be their friend more than anything.”
