- Is a keen martial artist who, from the age of seven, won many karate tournaments on a local, national and international level.
- Plays football and baseball. He enjoys watching college football and supports the Michigan Wolverines.
- Has a younger sister named Makena.
- Has a Maltese named Roxy.
- Received his driver license in 2008.
- Played football during freshman year in high school.
- Had to start training the day after Twilight (2008/I) was finished for his role of Jacob Black in New Moon (2009), whose transformation had to be drastic. He gained approximately 30 lbs. for the part, as promised to the director.
- Has become close friends with Twilight (2008/I) co-star, Edi Gathegi . They have been exercising in the gym together since they finished filming the movie.
- Close friends with Gishel Rafael, Alyson Stoner, Kristen Stewart, and Nikki Reed.
- #1 in Access Hollywood's "Top Five Hollywood Abs".
- One of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People 2009.
- Of French, Dutch, German, and Native American (specifically Ottawa and Potawatomi) ancestry.
- Good friends with Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift.
- Likes the band Kings of Leon.
- Named Hollywood's highest paid teen actor (2010).
- His favorite actors include Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon.
- His last name "Lautner" is of German origin.
- He went to Jamestown Elementary School in Hudsonville, Michigan until he was eleven years old.
- His father, Daniel, is an airline pilot and his mother, Deborah, works for a software development company.
- Participated in the 2010 Celebrity Beach Bowl.
- Was originally cast in Northern Lights, but dropped out due to commitments to Abduction.
- His favorite band is U2.
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