Taylor Hanson

Taylor Hanson (born 1983) is a musician from Tulsa, Oklahoma, best known as the middle member of the band Hanson and usually considered the frontman. He is the second oldest of the seven Hanson children. Since their second indie album, Taylor has sung lead on most of the bands' songs, although they insist the band has no lead singer. 
Taylor also performs in the supergroup Tinted Windows, with Adam Schlesinger, James Iha and Bun E. Carlos. 
In 2002, he married Natalie Bryant, his girlfriend of two years. The two have seven children -- Jordan Ezra (2002), Penelope Anne (2005), River Samuel (2006), Viggo Moriah (2008) and Wilhelmina Jane (2012) Claude Indiana Emmanuel (2018) and Maybellene Alma Joy (2020). 
== Fanon Themes and Tropes ==
Taylor is the most common star in hanfic, as he has long been considered the heartthrob of the band. He is also the most likely to be portrayed as gay, a fact that was mentioned to Zac in a 2007 interview with The Advocate, to which Zac had the following to say:Zac Hanson Advocate interview mentioning slash fanfic
Other common tropes:PlaceToHide.net tropes list
*the screwed up heartthrob
*overly emotional and/or serious diva
*gets mistaken for a girl
*red jellybean obsession
*very “fashionable” or mocked for how he dresses
*his sexuality is often joked about, often actually is gay
*the dumb blonde
*arrogant and self-centered
*very reluctant to get married at nineteen
*has an eating disorder
*mostly likely to be “tortured” by the author
== Ships == 
===Michelle Branch===
Although the two were rumored to have dated and Michelle's Hotel Paper album is supposedly about Taylor, little fic exists that features this pairing as more than just a background/past pairing. The series of oneshots titled On Hotel Paper by Sarah Irene feature the most detailed portrayal of this rumored relationship.
===Eminem===
Although few fics exist for this pairing, aside from those by Ahestele, she succeed in making this a very popular pairing.
===Alex Greenwald===
Similar to the above, rumors of Taylor having a secret relationship with Alex have persisted for years.MMMCock '09, a debunked pornographic photo supposedly featuring Taylor and Alex The relationship between these two plays an important role in the Avenues Series by Diamond, Guilt by Abby and SNAFUBAR by Ali.
===Scott Moffatt/Taylor Hanson===
Sometimes referred to as Scottay, this pairing was popularized by Aspen's long unfinished story Devil Angel. 
===Taylor/Natalie===
Abbreviated as Naylor, the pairing of Taylor and his real life wife. Because of the shotgun nature of their wedding, this pairing provides more fodder for fic than most other canon pairings. Some popular fics to focus on the early years of their marriage are Road To Eden by Ashley and Love, Save The Empty by Elle.
===Taylor/Isaac===
Abbreviated as Tike. An early fic featuring the two is More Than Anything by Ariel Mark; a more recent and quite popular one is Rebekah's Caught In The Sun.
===Zac/Taylor===
Abbreviated as Zaylor, the most popular incestuous Hanson pairing of all. Made popular by Akimbie's On My Own and Kerry's Lost Without Each Other Trilogy.
== Fanworks == 
=== Fanart ===
File:Cherrybomb.jpeg|Cherrybomb by Lily Fox
File:Taylor hanson by gitchoo-d5astgx.jpg|Portrait by gitchoo
File:Unrefined34.jpg|"unrefined" by Toona
File:Taylor on harmonica.jpg|Taylor with harmonica by Monica Geist
File:Dark tay colored by phii chan.jpg|"Dark Tay" by Jill Andersen
*Taylor Hanson bookmark drawn by Mi Do
*Cosplay fun, Taylor as Tamaki Suoh from Ouran High School Host Club by Bet Stefenaski
*Effigy 4: Therapy Dog comic by Lily Fox
=== Fanfiction ===
*Catapult by Ella, in which Taylor's spirit visits an old friend while his body lies in a coma.
*Holding Onto Nothing by Allison Way, in which Taylor discovers a secret about his parentage.
*The Quiet One by Krystal, named for an early quote about Taylor's personality and in which he is kidnapped and has his vocal cords removed.
*SNAFUBAR by Ali, which pairs Taylor with Tommy Joe Ratliff.
*Walls/Roads by Sheryl and Karen, early fics dealing with sexual abuse and drug abuse.
=== Fan Vids ===
*Penny and Me by Silvia
*Breaktown by MMMHanson
=== Meta ===
*Taylor Hanson History Lesson (for non-Hanson fan SNAFU readers) by Ali (2012)
*Up For Review: Taylor Hanson by Ivey and London (2009)
== Websites and Communities == 
* FYeahTaylorHanson
* Always Taylor Hanson Yahoo Group
*Angry Angel
*Blame Taylor at LiveJournal
*Confessions of a Taylor Hanson Junkie, via Wayback June 11, 2003
*Perfection: Taylor Hanson, via Wayback Feb 2, 2001
* Taylor Hanson Daily (taylor_daily) at LiveJournal
*Taylor Hanson Fan at LiveJournal
*Taylor Hanson: The Angel of Pop, via Wayback Feb 2, 1999
*TaylorHanson.org, via Wayback June 6, 2006
*TaylorHanson.org, LiveJournal community for the now defunct website of the same name
*Taylor Hanson Club Yahoo Group
*Taylor Hanson Lovers Anonymous Yahoo Group
*Taylor Heaven/Taylor Hell, via Wayback January 20, 2002
*taylorland at LiveJournal
*TintedWindowsFan.com
== References ==
Category:Hanson Category:People