In his first months after moving to Los Angeles , Lautner appeared in small television roles , small film roles , and ads and commercials . In 2001 , Lautner first appeared in the made-for-television film , '' Shadow Fury '' . He then got a voice-over job in a commercial for '' Rugrats Go Wild '' . He then appeared in small television roles on '' The Bernie Mac Show '' , '' My Wife and Kids '' , and '' Summerland '' . Lautner then earned voice-over roles in animated series such as '' Danny Phantom '' , '' Duck Dodgers '' , and '' What 's New , Scooby-Doo ? '' . The same year , he earned his first breakout role , starring in the film , '' The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D '' . Lautner spent three months on location in Austin , Texas , to film the movie , which was received with negative reviews from critics , and was a minor international success . However , Lautner was nominated at the 2006 Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Leading Actor . For the film , Lautner choreographed all of his fight scenes after director Robert Rodríguez learned of his extensive martial arts training . Months later , he played Eliot Murtaugh in '' Cheaper by the Dozen 2 '' , which was panned by critics , being named one of the " Worst Films of the 2000s " by Rotten Tomatoes . After returning from Canada filming the latter movie , Lautner said he realized his newfound fame , from '' Sharkboy and Lavagirl '' . In 2006 he appeared in the show '' Love Inc. '' and the TV special '' He 's a Bully , Charlie Brown '' . Two years later , Lautner appeared in a lead role in the short-lived NBC drama , '' My Own Worst Enemy '' , portraying Christian Slater 's son , Jack Spivey . '' Rolling Stone '' coined his early roles as either " the popular kid , jock , or bully . " In 2007 , filmmakers began a search for actors to portray Jacob Black , a Native American friend of lead character Bella Swan in '' Twilight '' , the first film in The '' Twilight '' Saga film series . In January 2008 , an open casting call was held in Portland , Oregon . Lautner had not heard of the '' Twilight '' series before , but was urged by his agent to audition . At his audition , he read lines with Kristen Stewart , who had already been cast as Bella , and they acted out scenes from '' The Twilight Saga : New Moon '' and '' The Twilight Saga : Eclipse '' . The film was a commercial success , earning $ 69 million its opening weekend , and has grossed $ 392 million worldwide . It received mixed reviews from critics , having a " Rotten " rating with a weighted average of 5.5 / 10 . In describing the critical consensus , it stated : " Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen , '' Twilight '' will please its devoted fans , but do little for the uninitiated . " On Metacritic , which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 reviews from film critics , it has an average score of 56 from the 37 reviews . At the 2009 MTV Movie Awards , Lautner was nominated for Male Breakthrough Performance , which was won by co-star Robert Pattinson
2009 MTV Movie Awards
2009 MTV Movie Awards
Taylor Lautner