Talk:Taylor Lautner/Archive 1

Archive 1

Clean Up Tag

References to Lautner being a "martial artist" have been removed (edit: "should be removed" because the page is "locked")from the page. In the "Early life" section there are two paragraphs containing at least eight unverified claims. The second of the two martial arts-related paragraphs contains a link to supposedly sourced information, but that link is dead.

A Google search does not turn up any information that verifies most of the claims, and while Lautner may indeed have been ranked by NASKA (no record of his ranking exists in Google searches), a quick look at the organization's site shows that there are hundreds of ranking categories, and several hundred children are "ranked number one" in different NASKA categories each year. If Lautner was ranked first in one category in 2003, that means some 1,200 other children have been "ranked number one" in various NASKA categories since then -- it would be difficult to argue that each of those children meets Wikipedia's standards for notability.

In Lautner's case, there is little else besides his official biography -- and several reproduced variations of it -- that support the claims in those paragraphs, there is no coverage from reliable media (only dozens of links from Twilight fansites that have reworded his biography), and there is nothing "independent of the subject" (in this case, nothing written by an objective biographer instead of Lautner's publicists) to suggest he has been a nationally recognized martial artist with several notable honors under his belt.

On Wikipedia, the burden is on the user who posts the information. Although Lautner is notable for his acting work, he is not notable as a martial artist and insistence from users with handles like "His #1 Fan" is, regrettably, not enough to pass muster. In this case, references to Lautner's martial arts accomplishments are entirely unsourced and do not pass the Wikipedia guidelines for notability.

Stormstrike (talk) 09:16, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

I cleaned it up a little; I removed some unverified (and probably unnecessary) details, and added a notable ref which states that he has an "accomplished background in extreme martial arts". It definitely still needs work though. Andrea (talk) 05:50, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

"well i think if he thinks hes a master then that is exactly what he is"

                                                      signed, cortnee belton his #1 fan 

• Well I think you should respect Talkpage Guidelines. Hencetalk (talk) 10:34, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.176.249.66 (talk) 16:47, 20 November 2007 (UTC) 

I have placed a clean up tag on this page as the prose is far from brilliant, the article lacks sources or references and is poorly wikilinked. I will try to attend to this myself when I can, but would welcome other editors to be bold and help out! Pedro |  Chat  19:37, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Ethnicity

Taylor Lautner is playing Jacob Black in "Twilight" he is supposed to be a boy who is Quiliete (Native American Tribe) and is trying to hide the fact from Bella that he is a werewolf. He was about to be fired because he was too scrawny he started working out and was able to keep his job. He had just finished filming "New Moon" and is now working on Eclipse. "New Moon" is going to be in theaters November 11, 2009. Go Team Jacob! Oh and I forgot to mention that Edward Cullen (Vampire) and Jacob Black (Werewolf) hate each other. But, have to join forces to save Bella Swan's life in Eclipse.

Anyone know it? He's set to play an American Indian, Jacob Black, in Twilight, but he doesn't quite look the part, does he? Just wondering... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.253.91 (talk) 06:47, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I remember reading on Stephenie Meyer's page that the casting call for Jacob Black was for Native American teens specifically... so it's likely. I can't confirm it. He definitely has some indigenous background from his features, and I doubt he's Hispanic... - BJeanLouis625 (talk) 23:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)Taylor is Native American and ItalianBJeanLouis625 (talk) 23:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC) 72.171.0.143 (talk) 02:14, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

If you read this article, it says that he just discovered that he is (at least part) Native American. Andrea (talk) 05:46, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Jacob Black is a Werewolf. Taylor has a wolfish look - and he certainly looks a lot more Native American than German, Irish or French. Das Baz aka Erudil 19:24, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

He most certainly does NOT look Native American just because he's tanned and had his hair dyed and grown out. An MTV website article is not a definitive source; they're printing what they're told by the interviewee. And claiming to find some Indian blood back in the day does not prove anything; plus, it's clear that this has never been part of his identity or culture if he had to suddenly go digging for the possibility after criticism started coming. The boy is white and it's sad that they could cast a veteran like Gil Birmingham and think Lautner could pass as his son when there are a ton of fullblooded Native actors who would have done a great job with the role. Clearly, it was not a priority for the filmmakers. Very sad. Efrafra (talk) 23:34, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

It's total nonsense to claim that he "dyed" His hair. It's natural black. Always has been. And his skin was an even darker shade of brown when he was 13 than it is now. Das Baz, aka Erudil 18:50, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

MOVIES AND TV SHOWS

In 2001 Taylor played Kismet in Shadow Fury. Then, in 2003 he played Aaron on The Bernie And Mac Show. In 2004 He was Tyrome on My Wife And Kids. He was also a boy on the beach in Summerland and he was Elliott Murtaugh in Cheaper By The Dozen 2, The second youngest of the bakers rivals. He also played the voice of Young Blood in Danny Phantom. In 2005 he played Reggie Wasserstein in Duck Dodgers. The same year he played Sharkboy in Sharkboy and Lava Girl. he was also the voice of Dennis/Ned in Scooby Doo. In 2006 He played Oliver in Love Inc. And he was also the voice of Joe in He's A Bully Charlie Brown. Then in 2008 he starred in Twilight as Jacob Black and My Own Worst Enemy as Jack Spivey. And in November he will be Jacob Black in New Moon.

Picture

Resolved

 – By Squishy Vic and Liquidluck • S • C • A • R • C • E • 03:09, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Can we get an image for this entry? Jayavarman1 (talk) 21:25, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.twilightgear.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/taylor-lautner-recent.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.twilightgear.net/twlight-news/taylor-lautner-march-9-on-blogtalkradio/1997/comment-page-1&usg=__5G5YL5y_diobtM29vs6OLIT4rLQ=&h=500&w=335&sz=23&hl=en&start=20&tbnid=J2kbGrpcU1jUdM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtaylor%2Blautner%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.184.201.203 (talk) 20:07, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

For living people, we need to use free images. But don't worry, I'm about to upload one. Liquidluck (talk) 00:10, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Relationships

Per: this edit Could you please elaborate? Do you mean it's trivial for the section? (a better reference can be found) • S • C • A • R • C • E • 16:31, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

There isn't a section with who he's associated with. I think there should be one and Selena Gomez,Victoria Justice, Taylor Swift and Laura Natali should be added. [info on Laura Natali is on facebook search Laura Boo {third on down under people}]

—Preceding unsigned comment added by LadyyLaura (talk • contribs) 15:30, 10 November 2009 (UTC) 

New image

What do you say we change the image? From ... to File:Taylor Lautner Vision Awards.jpg? I'm just asking so a mini edit war won't break out. The new pic is from June '09 $©@®©Ξ 09:22, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

The second one is a copyright violation, so I've asked someone on Commons to list it for deletion. Theleftorium 10:21, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Ah yes, I see now. My mistake :P $©@®©Ξ 10:25, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Taylor's favorite actor

Taylor says he likes Denzel Washington and Matt Damon. He likes Matt's role in the movie "Bourne Identity". Source: www.youtube.com >search for taylor lautner's "interview" ---jhoiceb_wikipedia member/user —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.55.79.210 (talk) 20:29, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

And? If you're implying you want this added to the article, the answer is no. As this it too irrelevant (unless he sites them as an influences) and YouTube can not be used as a source as the video is probably posted illegally and can get removed at any time. $©@®©Ξ 03:12, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Minor corrections

"He owns a BMW 5 series, which have tinted windows for obscurity." Should say "has" tinted windows for obscurity

"The actor also stated that he enjoys the small-town feel in Valencia, which is a planned community of Santa Clarita, California, in Los Angeles County, where Mitchel Musso, and Ashley Tisdale also reside." (This is a run-on sentence and after "Mitchel Musso" there should not be a comma.

Lukemags (talk) 05:54, 26 September 2011 (UTC)Luke M.

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Lautner at the VMAs

Video on AOL

Video summary - Lautner said he was at the VMAs when Taylor Swift got interupted by Kanye West. He then says "this is what I wanted to do." and does karate moves on a Kanye cutout.

Just thought I would throw this out there. Might would be a funny thing to add to the article. _Blake ^{(Talk·Edits)} 16:07, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Just because it's amusing, doesn't mean it's encyclopedic. Also, he did not have a large enough role in VMA incident ~ ς ح д r خ є ~ 03:55, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

I agree, however it may be worth noting that he presented one of the awards with Shakira, or that he also presented the New Moon official trailer there with his co-stars.--WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Taylor at Fabiano's Karate

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Lautner is an accomplished martial artist, having studied karate from the age of six to thirteen. He began studying martial arts atFabiano's Karate School in Holland,_mi.

True, according to http://www.tv.com/taylor-lautner/person/303126/summary.html (further at Google). Will be added shortly ~ ς ح д r خ є ~ 00:58, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Lautner was an accomplished martial artist. On his last appearance on The Tonight Show, he admitted that he hasn't practiced martial arts for several years. KarateFighter1 (talk) 09:01, 11 February 2010

Filmography

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Please add in the 2010 section of Taylor Daniel Lautner's filmography the following as these films have been certified according to Summit Entertainment. In 2010 Lautner will also be in the film adaption of animated childrens stories 'Max Steel' where he will play the leading role, and also a film called 'Cancun' which will begin shooting in june 2010, he also plays the lead role in this. Breaking dawn is set to come out soon and taylo lautner is set to be in it and if a new one is madde after he will surley bew in it http://www.clevvertv.com/taylor-lautner/9142/taylor-lautners-new-movie-cancun.html <Cancun http://www.clevvertv.com/twilight-saga/8628/taylor-lautners-new-action-role-max-steel.html <Max Steel (eveidence and sources)

Do you have a source? BOVINEBOY2008 :) 13:25, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Those are not reliable sources, but I will add Max Steel as the his entry at IMDb seems to agree. BOVINEBOY2008 :) 21:19, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

IMDb is not a reliable source, as you can see, we have this information at the bottom of the "Career" section with this source. We have not included it in the filmography as the year is not verified at the link above. ~ ς ح д r خ є ~ 02:06, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

You're right, it isn't reliable (sometimes I just use it for a quick check). The Max Steel article is confirming this, but it is using a blog for a source. I guess we should wait until an RS. BOVINEBOY2008 :) 02:45, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

There's also Variety ~ ς ح д r خ є ~ 02:51, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

I think that's good. We could add it with a TBA in the year. BOVINEBOY2008 :) 03:05, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

this isnt in the tagged Max Steel article, at least as far as i can see. it says "max steel" is voiced by Christian Campbell. which is right?? *dream on*dance on* 19:10, 7 January 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Taylor Lane (talk • contribs)

No, that is the article for the television series for which the movie is based on. An article doesn't exist for the film yet nor should one be created. ~ ς ح д r خ є ~ 01:23, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Director Robert Rodriguez's name is improperly listed as Adam Rodriguez (an actor) when talking about Shark Boy and Lava Girl. - Shawn — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slealos (talk • contribs) 00:49, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

razzie nominated

can you put that on his resume... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.47.227.146 (talk) 23:02, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

If you have a source for it.--大輔 泉 (talk) 23:11, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

lautner will star in a new movie abduction filmed at hampton highschool in allison park Pennsylvania call Abduction —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.219.197.124 (talk) 10:26, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

i do have a source....

in the 2010 nominATIons list of the razzies he is nominated for worst supporting actor along with his co star robert pattison —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.47.227.146 (talk) 00:32, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

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Josemrdj (talk) 21:25, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

A "Personal life" section doesn't exist because no one has created one yet. However, if one is created, it must contain NO rumors or speculation. All content in the section must be true and easily verifiable (see WP:SOURCES), as the rest of the article is. Content in biographies of living persons are handled stricter than other articles. ~ ς ح д r خ є ~

he was going out with swift tho wasn't he?IAmTheCoinMan (talk) 01:01, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Taylor presenting awards

Taylor Lautner presented an award for best pop video/music video (which one?) with Shakira, which was won by Taylor Swift. Id like to add the fact that he presented an award at the MTV VMAs 2009 in his career section. But was it best music video?--WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 12:31, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

I would usually, but recently ive had this history of adding and being told its been deleted because i didn't discuss it first. Not taking my chances anymore. --WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 12:39, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Pronunciation of "Lautner"

Should we add a pronunciation key next to Lautner's name in the intro? Taylor and John Bon Jovi (in Taylor's presence) pronounce it laʊtnɜr in this SNL promo. I think it's important to note because everyone says it as lɔːtnɜr ~ ς ح д r خ є ~ 19:47, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Great idea! Go right ahead! :-) -Duribald (talk) 20:58, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm going to add it. If someone doesn't like it they can always come here. ~ ς ح д r خ є ~ 21:05, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

His ethnic background

What is his background? If Taylor he travels to Brazil, no one would believe he is American. People would swear he is a native from the South American country. He also looks a bit South East Asian, and there are many people from the old Dutch Colonies in South East Asia who say they are Dutch. Perhaps, this is the Dutch ancestry in his biography. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.44.93.16 (talk) 05:29, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Commenting on ethnic backgrounds is risky...get it wrong and its more than a mistake. It doesnt matter what he looks like, unless you can provide some fool-proof absolutely certain sources, we cant add anything. Racist would be the wrong word but something along those lines. --WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 17:44, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Would a paragraph about the controversy ove his supposed Native American heritage be out of place? There is huge interest - I got 119 MILLION hits in Google for "Taylor Lautner Native American Heritage". A number of NA's think it was awfully convenient that he discovered he was part NA, during the outcry to cast a real NA in the Jacob Black part . Tedpack (talk) 19:14, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Even if there is controversey, it is just speculation and cant be used in the article because its incredibly offensive to comment on a rumoured lie if its not a lie. Also, everything used in the article needs to be certified and although 119 million hits is impressive, each one is just saying what they suspect. No one KNOWS, since he hasnt said it himself. Like i said, saying someone comes from or doesnt come from something is just too risky without proof. --WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 19:58, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

It's not about offensiveness, it just the simple fact of adding something that isn't true or isn't backed up with proper sources. If you can find some reliable sources that verify he has native American heritage, feel free to add it. ~ ς ح д r خ є ~ 20:51, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

The article already states that Lautner claims American Indian heritage. Tedpack wants to add a line implying it's a lie. --SchutteGod (talk) 17:29, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

It cannot be proved as a lie, if it were a lie it would not be in the article, therefore i think it is fine as it is. --Stripy Socks (talk) 17:37, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

So I know that you can easily just ignore this argument because anyone could say this on the internet, but I do know some of his relatives and they have always said he is 100% white. 207.118.252.183 (talk) 21:28, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Anon 207, you're right, we can easily (and should) ignore your argument. In the anonymity of the internet, everyone knows a celebrity or someone who knows a celebrity. Cresix (talk) 16:38, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

It was not unusual for the French to marry Native Americans. Ottawa and Potawatomi live in areas where there were many French, so his claim seems highly credible. Although I do not know if this is the explanation.Ideportal (talk) 06:43, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

I clearly see African soul brother in him or at the very least Asian. This guys screams black. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.30.104.4 (talk) 04:40, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Much of his paternal grandfather's ancestry is documented here and here (whose parents were LaVern Lautner and Maxine Draper). Some of the other branches are harder to trace. There's an obituary of the mother of Lautner's paternal grandmother here. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 09:37, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

nomination missing

his worst actor nomination is missing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.122.160.54 (talk) 06:10, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

No it isnt, its in the filmography table with the New Moon entry. --WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 19:36, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

youre wrong

nope only one nomination is there —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.47.227.40 (talk) 04:10, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

It may have been removed or never added because the source for the razzie nomination that is there doesnt mention a second nomination. --WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 10:32, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Teenager

True. I was thinking of child actor. Cheers –Scarce ✉ 17:15, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Taylor lautner in the future

Taylor will be playing in an upcoming movie that will be out in 2012. He will be playing as Stretch Armstrong a Famouse Action figure in the 80's ,but he will also be filming in Breaking dawn the last book of the Twilight saga. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.234.139.234 (talk) 19:58, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

That will be added closer to filmography closer to the time, seeming as its only 2010...--WhereTheLinesOverlapXX (talk) 15:52, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Starter

{{editsemiprotected}} In the starter paragraph, it says 'His roles include the family films The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, and his most esteemed role of Jacob Black in the Twilight film series.' could someone change this to 'His roles include the family films The adventures of sharkboy and lavagirl in 3-D, cheaper by the dozen 2. He also plays the role of Jacob Black in the Twilight Saga film series.' please, as it is too POV currently, and Twilight is not a family film series, or basically undo the last edit to this paragraph.--Stripy Socks (talk) 09:33, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Partly done:changed to:"His roles include the family films The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, and as Jacob Black in the Twilight film series." Spitfire19 (Talk) 20:54, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

What bout the rest of it...twilight isnt a family saga, and right now its being abbreviated as one.--Stripy Socks (talk) 21:01, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Iza pulgitas, 9 May 2010

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Iza pulgitas (talk) 03:13, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —fetch·comms 03:32, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Character's name in Valentines Day film.

The character 'Tyler Harrinton' is actually Willy Harrington. A simple web search to a majority of sites confirms this. The citation source #15 has no mention of the characters name, only commenting on the "hottness" of Lautner as a track star. senior noodles 05:58, 31 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beaniebrunette (talk • contribs)

Edit request from 78.146.203.121, 12 June 2010

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78.146.203.121 (talk) 08:44, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

I"m sorry, what did you want to change? {{Sonia|ping|enlist}} 10:53, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Overlinking?

Minor query: Usually "an American actor" will link to the United States article. Is it considered overlinking now to do so? --70.181.171.159 (talk) 02:53, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

I see it linked, but I can't say that it is linked most of the time. Some people might object that "American" can refer to anyone living in North or South America. But I don't know if that is a reason it might not be linked, because articles almost always describe a person from the United States as an "American". In fact, some of my Canadian friends always refer to people of the United States as Americans. If you add the link, use a pipe link like this: [[United States|American]]. Just linking "American" goes to a disambiguation page. Cresix (talk) 03:09, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Taylor Lautner height

I would like something to be changed on the Taylor Lautner page. On the page it says that he is 5 ft 10 in. However,I have been told that this was what his height was before and that currently he is either 5.11 or 5.11.5 On further exploration, i have been able to satisfy myself that I am correct. Gauri Sindhu (talk) 18:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

On a quick note, he is not 5 ft 10 or 11. He happens to be shorter than 5 ft 9 Taylor Swift in flats. So no. He's at best 5 ft 8.5-5 ft 9.--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 04:13, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Taylor's early beginnings.

Wasn't Taylor on a episode of Scooby Doo and Duck Dodgers?

Just wondering why this isn't listed on his "films made"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Inahurry2learn (talk • contribs) 23:31, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Taylor Lautner's cars

he happens to own a BMW 5series,a Porsche 911 turbo and an Audi R8. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gauri Sindhu (talk • contribs) 12:31, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Undue weight in image section

Major WP:UNDUE concern here. There are a whopping four paragraphs dedicated to his "sex symbol" status (on a sidenote, how many reliable sources refer to him as one?), when his physique has only been notable since around the time of the New Moon movie (according to the article), which would be around 2009, no? This needs to be addressed ASAP especially since this is a good article nominee; it's highly inappropriate to dedicate a whole section (that's essentially all the Image section is) to an aspect of Lautner's career that has only been relevant in the media for one year(?) - it could probably even border on WP:RECENTISM as well.

Furthermore, while I'm here, I would like to discuss the use of File:Taylorlautnerrollingstone.jpg. The purpose of use reads, "To illustrate portions of the article's text, specifically as they relate to Lautner's appearance on the cover, and the controversy surrounding it, and Lautner's sex symbol image." Only one comment on the cover is given so there doesn't seem to be a controversy. All that is said about the cover itself is "In December 2009, Lautner appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in a wet t-shirt." Easily described in the text, thus no need for the picture. On top of the fact that the article fails to explain the cover's relevance and significance to Lautner and his career that the purpose of use on the file page implies. As much as I'm sure many of the Twilight fans reading this article would enjoy seeing a picture him in a wet t-shirt here, that's not reason enough for its inclusion. We're only supposed to use non-free content when absolutely necessary. –Chase (talk / contribs) 02:43, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

After 2009, its been almost a year and a half (or more) since this all went down so I doubt this will fall under WP:RECENTISM. Secondly, the whole "whopping four paragraphs" is not all just about his ab transformation. Just to name one reliable source for sex symbol People Magazine, just to name one All of this did not happen just after New Moon in 2009, as he appeared on two lists by Glamour and People for 2010. I believe the section benefits of the image, but if any one else insists on its removal, I won't object, although not only does it cover the sex symbol status, but it also the controversy surrounding the segment, and Lautner's age at the time of the interview. Candyo32 03:48, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

The majority of the section is about his physical figure. RECENTISM would apply as this is just recently starting to gain notability - you have to think about the career as a whole, not just about right now. And of course UNDUE as it applies almost as much weight to his career and his figure... surely the career is much more notable? And as for the image, the article does not speak of any "controversy". There is one opinion given on the cover. A true "controversy" would require multiple, differing opinions. Therefore the "purpose of use" is still invalid as there is no controversy to highlight. And we certainly don't need the cover just for identification; as I said, it's easy to describe someone wearing a wet t-shirt. –Chase (talk / contribs) 05:26, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Like I said if someone else also insists on the removal of the cover I'll concede although I think it passes NFCC, but recenticsm should not be a reason to call the section undue or if it is only containing his physical figure (which it does not it also gives other personal information). Saying that this is undue per WP:RECENT is like saying the cultural impact of "Whip_My_Hair#Cultural_impact" concerning its mashup and effect on black girls should be removed just because the song came out recently. As a matter of fact, in a similar situation on the WMH article where an editor said that positive reception was redundant and should be because there was no negative reception. Here, just because all the image attention been given has been toward his physical appearance (although that is not the only thing as it talks about other personal information and reception and miscellaneous), it is no need to remove due to that basis. Candyo32 22:14, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I Agree with Candy on this one. First off, maybe your not 16-23 but we are and let me tell you, he is everything that the article states. He is on the cover of muscles, image and various other magazines and is very well known for his body and martial arts. I don't see an issue also with using the Rolling Stone picture either, I mean it gives us an example of what kind of cover and impact he has had. This should in no way hinder the GA nomination.--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 23:28, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

The statement about recentism is rubbish. The article gives decent detail about his childhood and early career. There may be more written about the Twilight movies but that is because they are his only major acting roles. In terms of the magazine cover, I'm not really opinionated either way. Adabow (talk · contribs) 02:31, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

This discussion isn't about the major focus on Twilight, that is to be expected as those films are his most notable works. This discussion is about the focus on his physical figure, which I believe is discussed in too much detail in respect to all aspects of Lautner - his life, career, and overall image. –Chase (talk / contribs) 03:04, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't dispute that a portion of his notability comes from his physical figure. However, having a whole section on it is a little much. I stand by my RECENTISM comments because this article is supposed to be an overall summary of his 18 years and we have a fairly lengthy section which deals almost entirely with an aspect of his career that has only been relevant for one year. And whatever impact the Rolling Stone cover had is not discussed in the article, thus the "purpose of use" is still invalid. This probably will be mentioned in the GA review and would undoubtedly be mentioned if this were a FA candidate. I'm not saying to rid of the image section entirely, but rather to incorporate more information about other aspects of his image and cut back on the excessive (and somewhat repetitive) content about his abs, his sex symbol status, etc. Perhaps an undue-section tag was more appropriate and I will change that accordingly. –Chase (talk / contribs) 03:04, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

(→ Trolling through) Having read all the discussions and scrutinizing the section in question, I find the RECENTISM claims as vestigeal. Lautner's claim to fame post-Twilight the film has been his rapid change in his physique and his Jacob black persona. That has been in the last 1.5 years, its not Recentism if supported by valid sources. I don't question the authority of the reliable sources commenting on them, what I feel is that a restructure of the section, minor pruning, removing snake-like sentences and an accordance to the authors is needed. For example, sentences like "Lautner is considered a sex symbol" etc, needs to address who is calling him a sex symbol. If a number of publications are calling it, then list them, referencing following. Another instance "The use of Lautner's physique in films has been compared to Megan Fox in her work." Who is comparing, why? There is an unfinished connotation added. I do agree with one thing, that the RS cover is redundant and fails NFCC badly. Similar to it is the additions and the listy details of which magazines he covered. Celebrities appear on the cover of a lot of magazines, unless there is some hoopla around it, I find no reason to include such sentences. Another issue I think needs to be addressed is the fancrufty additions going on in the section. Instance like "According to Lautner, he is also drug and alcohol free." What is the importance of this line in context with an encyclopedia? Its du'hh that celebrities will always claim they are alscohol and drug free at an early stage. I'm willing to work on the section, if its fine by the concerned editors. Thats just my two cents ( or rather 10 cents, lol). — Legolas ^(talk2me) 06:20, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I have removed some fancrufty content, the image, and added sources for some critics on who said what. Any more suggestions you would suggest? Candyo32 23:36, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Much much better. There are still some small issues I see, would you mind if I take a look? And don't paste talkback in my page, I have the article watchlisted. — Legolas ^(talk2me) 04:01, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Ok, great! & Sure. Candyo32 12:25, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Awards and nominations

In the section awards and nominations, it's written that he was nominated at the 2010 teen choice award in those categories: "Male Hottie", "Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Male", "Choice Smile", "Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy", "Choice Movie: Liplock" and "Choice Movie: Chemistry" but he was also nominated in the category "Summer Movie Star - Male". Also, he won in four categories : "Male Hottie", "Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Male", "Choice Smile" and "Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy". here's a source : http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TC10-Winners.pdf --Lilaslilas2 (talk) 00:28, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Image

Why don't you change the first picture to "Taylor Lautner Paris.jpg"? This one is newer - it is taken in Paris, France, in November 2009 on promotion of The Twilight Saga: New Moon and the other one is taken in July 2009 on San Diego Comic-Con. Pages of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart has a picture from promotion of The Twilight Saga: New Moon.--Renesemee (talk) 22:26, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

No offense, but the Paris image makes Lautner look like Eddie Munster cross-bred with a chipmunk. Personally, the one we have up now looks fine. Natural smile, more candid shot, brightly lit, as opposed to the other image's lighting, which makes it seem as though Lautner just emerged from his vampiric crypt. Also keep in mind that the Paris image is an awkward and not very flattering crop of an image of the full cast, whereas the San Diego image is an actual head-and-shoulders portrait of Lautner himself. --SchutteGod (talk) 05:47, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Additionally, it is neither here nor there if an image is "newer"; both images are over a year old and relatively speaking, neither is really more up-to-date than the other. If I could produce a blurred, badly angled, embarrassingly amateur image and can demonstrate it was taken just yesterday, would it be given more weight than the professional images from 2009? I doubt it. --SchutteGod (talk) 06:00, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

I was just about to write the same thing about the Comic-Con image. The lighting in the Comic-Con image is extremely inferior to the Paris image, as there is hardly any shadow in the Paris image. The Comic-Con image is also an edit of File:Taylor Lautner.jpg, which features a very odd perspective that was "corrected" in the edit. Also, the angle is uncommon whereas in the Paris image, he is staring towards the direction of the camera. "More candid shot"? Isn't a less candid shot more ideal? Also, I think a full photo from waist up is better and less awkward than shoulder up. As for his appearance in the image, that's merely subjective, as one (such as myself) could argue that he looks better in the Paris image. ►Scarce◄ 10:42, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

I disagree that the Comic-Con is photographically inferior. I see no poor lighting or uncommon angle; good photography doesn't always require the subject to look directly into the camera. As for "waist up" vs. "shoulder up": No, facial shots are preferred (and the norm when available) for infoboxes. Waist-up shots should go elsewhere in the article. Cresix (talk) 16:07, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Agreed with Cresix, obviously. The fact remains that the infobox already had a perfectly good, professional-looking image, and there was/is no need to replace it with a slightly newer professional-looking image from a slightly different angle. --SchutteGod (talk) 17:54, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Awards That He's Won

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I watched the teen choice 2010 awards and he won all these "Male Hottie" "Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Male" "Choice Smile" "Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy" so can u change where it says nominated to won thanks

Also, I watched the teen choice 2009 awards and he won "Choice Fresh Face - Male" so can u change that from nominated to won as well thanks again :P

Here's the source: http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/vote-movies.php

70.71.121.39 (talk) 03:30, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

 Done CTJF83 chat 16:44, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Mike Chat

{{edit semi-protected}} In the interest of clarity, "Mike Chat" should be changed to Michael Chaturantabut and properly linked (and all references to "Chat" to "Chaturantabut"). I would have changed it myself, but unfortunately the article is semi-protected. 134.169.106.141 (talk) 07:09, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Requesting. Right now it says "he met Mike Chat, the founder of extreme martial arts." --68.161.165.100 (talk) 23:26, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

 Done Stickee (talk) 01:16, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

taylor lautner

he started at about 11 years old, and 8 years later is still here, and acting.he has many loving fans, but this is just my opinion, i think he is very hot (he he!) from "my wife and kids, to the hit series, "twighlight", he is an amazing actor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epicfailzofjello (talk • contribs) 02:45, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

What about his fans?

Hey, i was wondering. What about Taylor's fans? I mean you have no addresses, websites or anything where you can 'contact him' as such. Obviosly i'm not exspecting his direct home address, but you have nowhere, where fans can send fan mail, or you don't have any external links sending them to a twitter or facebook page where you can 'follow' Taylor. Is this because Taylor does not want the fan mail, or is it he just literally doesn't have anywhere for it to be sent? Surely there is a studio or some place where he or his agent works where the letters may be sent. Anyhow i was just curiose of this as I myself am a big Taylor Lautner fan, i think his work is amazing and his emotions and body language when acting is exsquisite, yet as much as i serched in the past two days i have not found one place where i could send a letter or a email/ message to congratulate him. Yet i have managed to find what high school he went to and what hotels he has stayed in.

I have searched many different sources yet still not found anything of this sort. I was wondering if you could help me and possibly many other Taylor Fans.

Anyway thank you for your time and i hope this is answered soon. 82.34.192.8 (talk) 19:22, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

This is not a fan site. Andrea (talk) 22:59, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Agreed. Encyclopedic content only! Nadanon (talk) 00:43, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

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Spelling and Grammar

Current: ...Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), and is set to appear in the last two films for the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Should be: ...Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), and is set to appear in the last two films of the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Current: The late 2000s saw Lautner become a teen idol and rise as a sex symbol...

Could be: In the late 2000s Lautner rose to the status of teen idol and sex symbol...

50.43.33.114 (talk) 05:03, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Current: Spelling and Grammer

Should be: Spelling and Grammar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.238.152.8 (talk) 17:38, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

        Taylor Lautner won Teen Choice Award 2011 Movie Actor Sci-Fi/Fantasy.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.166.48.199 (talk) 14:45, 19 October 2011 (UTC) 

Correction: Taylor Lautner is not dead

The wiki article on Taylor Lautner says he died on October 7, 2011. Seems like a terrible goof up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.162.116.45 (talk) 09:57, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Bold text

      You forgot update the awards, Taylor Lautner won Teen Choice Awards 2011 best Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Movie Actor.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.166.48.199 (talk) 16:30, 21 October 2011 (UTC) 

Changing Picture!!!!

That is possibly the most unattractive picture I have ever seen of Taylor Lautner. Can we change it so that he isn't squinting in the sun, and so that the sun is not shining down on only one part of his face? Seriously, with all the beautiful pictures he's taken, we picked that one????!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by DKP12 (talk • contribs) 17:31, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Is Taylor Lautner more famous for his karate kid skills or his acting career? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.92.38 (talk) 14:25, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

New films

taylor is in two more films which are coming out. they are called 'My Own Worst Enemy' and the other is 'Incarceron' thank you :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.199.237 (talk) 21:27, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Real quotes from Taylor Lautner from Interview Ebook

For all fans and journalists who are interested in quotes from interviews conducted from 2008 to 2011 I want to refer to this e-book:

http://www.amazon.com/Pattinson-Kristen-Stewart-Lautner-ebook/dp/B0068QD1M4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321881276&sr=8-1-fkmr0

Edit request on 9 January 2012

You need to add that he dated lily Collins while working on abduction. Then 6 weeks later they broke up...

TDL'Sbiggestfanever (talk) 08:57, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

 Not done - Please provide reliable sources to corroborate your claim. Thank you, -- MST☆R ^{(Chat Me!)} 09:12, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

The award list is icomplete

Taylor Lautner won Teen Choice Award 2011 Movie Actor Sci-Fi/Fantasy you can cheking it looking "Winners List Teen Choice Awards 2011" in any search web. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.220.186.111 (talk) 17:38, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Abduction a sleeper hit?

the wiki page for abduction only mentions it being a moderate box office success. Nowhere is sleeper hit mentioned and the movies' ratings are quite bad for it to be considered to be one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.8.64.96 (talk) 22:12, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

No where has it ever been a sleeper hit. It was probably added by a twilight fan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.117.253.69 (talk) 15:37, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 April 2012

2012- Kids Choice Awards- Favorite But kicker~ Abduction & Breaking Dawn Part1~ Himself(Won) 142.68.207.174 (talk) 14:37, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed.   — Jess· Δ♥ 22:58, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Abduction was NOT a "sleeper hit" by any stretch of the imagination

 Done

I wanted to put a "citation needed" after that description of the movie in the second paragraph of the summary, but the article is locked. It just sounds like something his agent would have written.

According to the film's Wikipedia article: "After an unexpected weak opening, the film became a moderate box office success. Abduction only grossed $28 million domestically but did slightly better around the world with over $54 million to a total of $82 million worldwide." And here's the Wikipedia definition of sleeper hit: "a film...that gains a sudden and unexpected success or recognition."

Doing "slightly better" does not a sleeper hit make. Someone should remove that little bit of self-promotion for a completely forgettable movie that only earned its star a Golden Raspberry Award nomination. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.227.222.142 (talk) 07:56, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

I think there is no need for a tag. You are correct that there appears to be no basis for it to be called a sleeper hit. I have changed the wording. (marked done) Taroaldo (talk) 08:11, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 28 July 2012

Taylor Lautner won at the Teen Choice Awards 2012 in the category for Choice Movie Actor: Action for his role in “Abduction.” Here is the source if needed [1] Sodapops123 (talk) 14:38, 28 July 2012 (UTC)User:Sodapops123 (User talk:talk) 14:05, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Infobox image

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Hi, I would like to say that if change, Infobox image, cropped the best manner. This is the opinion. I will change Infobox image and see better. Greetings to all. --M.Sunshine (talk) 13:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC) Okay I think that people should allow this site to be edited to I'ts full potencial.

List of Awards and Nominations is incomplete!

 PLEASE, the List of Awards and Nomination should  be updated in 2011 and 2012 , missing some details below:

TAYLOR LAUTNER WON Teen Choice Awards 2011 Actor Sci-fi/Fantasy, source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Teen_Choice_Awards TAYLOR LAUTNER WAS NOMINATED Teen Choice Awards 2011 with Kristen Stewart for best LIPLOK for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Teen_Choice_Awards TAYLOR LAUTNER WAS DOMINATED People's Choice Awards 2012 Favorite Actor Movie Star for Abduction, source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_People's_Choice_Awards TAYLOR LAUTNER WAS DOMINATED Teen Choice Awards 2012 Actor Sci-fi/Fantasy for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, source http://teenchoiceawards.com/movies.aspx TAYLOR LAUTNER WON Teen Choice Awards 2012 Action Movie for Abduction source http://teenchoiceawards.com/movies.aspx TAYLOR LAUTNER WON Teen Choice Awards 2012 Actor Action for Abduction source http://teenchoiceawards.com/movies.aspx

Edit request on 8 December 2012

He is currently in a relationship with Justice Rooks. Allnavy (talk) 06:11, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format. Vacation^nine 06:47, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request

Taylor Lautner has wax statues in New York & in Germany Madam Tussauds Bloom Cheryl (talk) 07:31, 25 June 2013 (UTC) Bloom_Cheryl

• References for these: New York and Berlin. --LukeSurl ^{t c} 09:46, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Is that something that we generally note in articles? It doesn't seem terribly notable to me...many famous people have wax statues made of them, but we don't mention them. ~Adjwilley (talk) 18:08, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

I concur, this isn't really notable enough to mention in the article. Since it's been open for two weeks with no further discussion, closing the edit request. BryanG (talk) 03:41, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

 Not done This is not particularly useful information for a biographical article. Taroaldo ✉ 21:25, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Update

This sentence in the article As of 2010, Lautner was considered to be the highest-paid teen actor in Hollywood, shouldn't it be change because Lautner is not teen anymore, I mean he is 21 years old. Also no information about his role in Grown ups 2 and Tracers is mentioned in his career section, only films are listed in Filmography table.--Jockzain (talk) 23:33, 11 January 2014 (UTC) and yes is gay — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.94.92.77 (talk) 19:10, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Done. Cannolis (talk) 00:35, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2014

75.117.97.166 (talk) 00:09, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 00:33, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

hey taylor — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.30.11.73 (talk) 19:54, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 September 2015

I think that this article should be edited because I've learned alot about this charecter taylor lautner and I think that with my experties I think that I could improve this article for the better.

By:Hluebben123 Thank You for your cooperation

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 21:33, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 November 2015

I would like to edit the Taylor Lautner filmography. 75.117.97.61 (talk) 03:27, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Callmemirela 🍁 {Talk} ♑ 03:56, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 January 2016

Lightbulb019 (talk) 22:24, 9 January 2016 (UTC) One text that should be inserted into Taylor Lautner's personal life section of this page is that he married Kayla Le Fevre on the date of December 25th, 2015. There has been many rumors of the two dating. A source from People Magazine quoted "Taylor and Kayla have been going at it for a while, but we never saw the engagement coming! A source has told People that the wedding was beautiful and had a terrific winter setting."

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. @Lightbulb019: "A source has told People" seems a little weak to meet the WP:RS criteria, especially in a biography of a living person. —C.Fred (talk) 22:33, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 30 December 2016

There is a typo on the name Lautner (written Launter in the paragraph that starts with "Since 2013, Launter... " Gipsyane (talk) 10:29, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Done! Thankyou for pointing that out. regards, DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 10:37, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 31 March 2019

The last two "sentences" of the first paragraph of the Early Life subsection of this article are both run-ons. They read 'This is what I love to do. And I'm going to continue doing it.', and they are run-ons because they are a single sentence that the author of this article didn't copy correctly. Since established organizations such as the quoted one, Rolling Stone, employ editors who are experts at the English language, it is quite obvious that it must be the Wikipedia article's author who made the mistake. Even if what is quoted here is exactly what is/was written in the magazine, that should be prefaced by the word (sic), including the parentheses, to let the reader know that what has been quoted is an exact quote. Myocardia (talk) 10:39, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

 Not done Duplicate request – Þjarkur (talk) 12:13, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 March 2019

Hi, this article has a grammatical mistake in the last two "sentences" of the first paragraph of the subsection Early Life. It currently says, "'This is what I love to do. And I'm going to continue doing it.'" Both of those sentences are run-on sentences. They are two halves of the same sentence, which should read "'This is what I love to do, and I'm going to continue doing it.'" I assume this mistake was made by the un-paid author of this Wikipedia article, since established organizations such as Rolling Stone employ editors who are experts in use of the English language, who are paid very well not to make such mistakes.

In case Rolling Stone actually did print such a mistake, this should be denoted here by the word (sic), including the parentheses. In case the person reading this/doing the editing doesn't already know, here is a quick link/source for the use of the word (sic) to denote quoting a mistake by the author who is being quoted. It is the third entry on this page.] I still believe this was a mistake by the wikipedia author of this article, however.

Robert Myocardia (talk) 11:21, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: Such sentences are not wrong although some style guides may recommend against using them. We don't add [sic] to direct quotes just because they follow another style. – Þjarkur (talk) 12:12, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

@Myocardia: Þjarkur's point aside, while the citation in the article didn't originally link to an online copy (something I've now corrected), it wasn't hard to find on their website. Turns out Rolling Stone published that quote exactly the way it's reproduced here, assumptions and "beliefs" to the contrary be damned.

It's almost like (most of) the volunteer contributors just want to help make Wikipedia the best it can be. -- FeRDNYC (talk) 01:43, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

I should amend that, after taking a second look: Exactly the way it's reproduced here except for the inner quotation marks, which don't appear in the original. The question is whether that would fall under trivial spelling and typographic errors [which] should simply be corrected without comment according to MOS:PMC. -- FeRDNYC (talk) 01:53, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

References

What means "distant" ancestry ?

"Lautner has Austrian, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, and Swiss ancestry, and has stated that he has "distant" Native American ancestry "... Why don't you write "Lautner has Austrian, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Swiss and Native American ancestries". Unless Lautner's 4 grand-parents were Austrians, Dutch, English and French-German-Irish-Swiss. — Preceding unsigned comment added by UnPeudeRigeur (talk • contribs) 09:34, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2021

Is there by any chance if someone could delete voice actor from his occupation section, plus in the short description section above the article and in the first sentence, because voice acting is a subset of acting. Plus the term “Actor” already covers his voice over work. 97.33.65.223 (talk) 16:39, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

 Done. IDK why people keep trying to separate film acting and voice acting, but they never separate other types of acting. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 17:01, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

He only had four voice credits according to his filmography, he isn’t notable for doing a lot of voice work. Because he only had just four. 97.33.78.104 (talk) 17:12, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2021 (2)

The other thing that forgot to be removed from the article is voice actor in the short description section above the article. As shown here: “short description|American actor, voice actor, and model” to “short description|American actor and model” 97.33.78.104 (talk) 17:36, 16 May 2021 (UTC) 97.33.78.104 (talk) 17:36, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

 Done (CC) Tbhotch^™ 17:38, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 August 2021

Change werewolf to shapeshifter. Jacob Black is/was a shapeshifter. Edward says as much in the final book. TheAquarianGoat (talk) 08:04, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

 Done Have changed to shapeshifter, as per the article on Jacob Black. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:50, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 May 2022

82.2.224.18 (talk) 17:50, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

• Getaway

 Not done: Unclear change, and no sources WikiVirusC^(talk) 18:58, 13 May 2022 (UTC)