Although he is still in his teens, Taylor Lautner is already a globally successful actor. Currently Hollywood’s most highly paid teenager, Lautner is best known for his role as Jacob Black, in the Twilight film series based on Stephenie Meyer’s vampire novels. Together with his fellow co-stars, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Lautner has achieved a level of fame that other young actors can only dream of. Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner have also received an incredible amount of media attention. Together, the three have spent many of their most formative years in the limelight. Fortunately, Lautner shows a remarkable equilibrium in the face of this intense media interest. Indeed, for someone so young, it is clear that Lautner nurses a fierce determination and desire to pursue his career as an actor rather than to simply enjoy his fame.