Taylor Lautner (AP File Photo)

Taylor Lautner (AP File Photo)

These child stars have outgrown their baby fat and haven taken the entertainment world by storm. As they get upgraded from private tutors to private jets, Kids Choice Awards to Globes and Oscars, we look at stars who’ve matured well in the spotlight.

TAYLOR LAUTNER

Now and then

He used to wear a ridiculous shark-like costume, but now he wears no shirt at all. From the days when he played one of the title roles in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl, this once laser-beaming resident of Planet Drool will soon be on the big screen as a buff, sexy werewolf/man called Jacob Black, in the Twilight saga. 

We think he’s hot because…

At only 17, Taylor has managed to whip up a strong fan base of hysterical girls and women alike. Having piled on up to 30 pounds of muscle for the Twilight sequel, New Moon, Taylor now flaunts his perfect, god-like body, making girls everywhere swoon. His other upcoming cinematic release, Valentine’s Day, will put him opposite Taylor Swift onscreen.  We’re eager to see how the couple’s first on-screen kiss and suspect that there might be a little something going on, off the set.

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