Taylor Lautner

Robert Pattinson's been the apple of our eye since Twilight came out, but there's another cast member who's on our hot-dude radar. Taylor Lautner played the character of Jacob, and is one good-looking young man who is not to be overlooked. But he's not just a (very) pretty face. There are a few quirky little things you ought to know that'll make you love him more.

Taylor didn't set out to be an actor — his first love was actually martial arts! As a child and young teen, he represented his country competing in world tournaments, and hadn't even thought about acting until his martial arts instructor suggested he audition for a Burger King ad!

Taylor wasn't successful with the ad, but he apparently loved the experience so much he decided to pursue a career in acting, which prompted his family to pack up and moved to Los Angeles so he could attend as many auditions as possible.

Taylor had a few small gigs before he got his break as Jacob in Twilight, and those of you with a good memory will remember him from Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

On the subject of Twilight, Taylor said he had no idea how big the film would be!

"When I first found out I had an audition for some Twilight movie, my agent told me … 'Yeah, this one's kind of big. This one's big.' And I was like, 'I've never heard of it … '" Taylor told reporters at the LA Twilight premiere.

"So then I get cast and I go do my research. 'Oh this is based off a book series. How big is the book series?' So I check it out and [it was] just mind-blowing. I'm just, 'Oh my gosh, what am I getting myself into?!' This is life-changing, so now I'm so excited to be a part of it," Taylor said.

Unfortunately, there is some bad news for Taylor. While the other characters have been signed on to star in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, Taylor has yet to be signed.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the character of Jacob is going to be changed massively in the sequel. One of the biggest changes is that Jacob will be huge in size, rough looking and older. Baby-faced Jacob just might not fit this part!

We've got our fingers crossed Taylor does make it to the sequel — it just wouldn't be the same without him!

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