Age: 34
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Taylor Daniel Lautner (born February 11, 1992) is a Euro-Indigenous American actor and model. He is best known for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series. Lautner began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as The Bernie Mac Show (2003) and My Wife and Kids (2004), before having voice roles in television series like What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) and Danny Phantom (2005). In 2005, he appeared in the film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and starred in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. He also starred in the 2011 action film Abduction. From 2014 to 2018, Lautner starred in the BBC sitcom Cuckoo as the son of the titular character. In 2016, he played a leading role, Dr. Cassidy Cascade, in the second season of FOX black comedy series Scream Queens. The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and sex symbol, after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments, and generating media attention for his looks. In 2010, he was ranked second on Glamour's "The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, and fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list. Also in the same year, Lautner was named the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.
Taylor Lautner
Yamato
for Yamato in Naruto (Live-Action) Movie Cast
Suggested by bcrazy713
Live action Hollywood Movie (Lionsgate) Trying to vote on good casting fits with the following in mind: Favoring Actor/Actresses of Asian Descent Favoring Actor/Actresses with Martial Arts experience where able Favoring Actor/Actresses with American cinema experience (English speaking) Also some Concepts for Diversity without Compromising Asian cast too much: Naruto is in a fictional setting, not technically Japan (obviously heavily influenced) Hidden Sand- Has Arab Influence, so Arab descent considered Hidden Cloud- Has western Influence (Especially African-American), so African descent considered Hidden Leaf- Has strongest Japanese influence Hidden Mist- Has story similarities to USSR/Russia, descent considered Hidden Mist-Also has reminiscence of Polynesian culture (Geography/ Water Abilities), descent considered Senju Clan- Lots of references to Buddhism and Hinduism (symbol resembles Vajra, Tsunade Forehead mark, Hashirama's Sev. 1000 hands=Buddhist "Senju Kannon")...Indian descent considered Jashinism (Hidan)- Similarities to Thuggee beliefs, Indian descent considered Uzumaki Clan- Red Hair of great significance, Red Heads considered Inuzuka Clan- Indigenous evoking characteristics, descent considered
