Taylor Daniel Lautner (pronounced /ˈlaʊtnər/; born February 11, 1992) is an American actor . His roles include the family films The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, and Jacob Black in the Twilight film series . In 2005, Lautner won the role of Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D . He spent three months on location in Austin, Texas filming . Months later, he successfully auditioned to play Elliot, the son of the Bakers' rivals, in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 . In October 2008, Lautner played Christian Slater's son in the television series My Own Worst Enemy, until the show was canceled after only 9 episodes . Lautner then played Native American character Jacob Black in Twilight, the movie adaptation of the novel by Stephenie Meyer . Due to major physical changes that occur in the character of Jacob Black throughout the series, the director of Twilight's sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, considered replacing Lautner with a different actor in the second film. In an attempt to keep the role, Lautner weight-trained extensively and gained approximately 30 pounds. Lautner reprised his role as Jacob in New Moon. In 2010, Lautner starred in the romantic comedy film Valentine's Day as Tyler Harrinton. In September 2009, Lautner and Shakira presented the Best Female Video award to Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Lautner hosted Saturday Night Live on December 12, 2009, making him one of the youngest celebrity hosts in the show's history. In 2012, Lautner will also star as Stretch Armstrong in a 3-D film about the eponymous toy. Lautner is also cast to star in two action films, Abduction, and in 2012, Cancun, which will center more around his martial arts skills. Lautner is currently the highest paid teenage actor. .