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Robert Pattinson

Full Name:

Robert Thomas Pattinson

Nickname:

Rob, RPattz, Spunk Ransom

Date of Birth:

13 May 1986

Place of Birth:

London, England

Siblings:

Sisters

Lizzy, 25

;

Victoria, 27

Robert Pattinson, as well as two older sisters, was born and
raised in London, England to Richard and Clare, who worked for a
modeling agency. In England, he attended both the Tower House
School and Harrodian School.

He was brought up to become a triple threat.

Modeling was one of Robert’s first, though ultimately least
involved, endeavors. He broke into modeling at the age of twelve
believing it would establish his name in the entertainment
industry.

However, it quickly wound down, and by the age of 16, he was
forced to end his career. Robert has attributed this unraveling on
his masculine appearance, saying that he was too much of a guy to
get any more jobs.

Although he did make a brief return to modeling after becoming
famous by completing an ad campaign in autumn 2007 for Hackett, a
company that features authentic British clothing and men’s
designer clothing.

Modeling may not have panned out, but music always came first for
Robert. He began taking guitar lessons at the age of 5, and piano
lessons at the young age of three. In addition to his talent on
these two instruments, he also composes his own songs. He formed
a band with his friends known as the 'Bad Girls'.

Though he considers being a musician as his backup career, he has
managed to incorporate music into his acting career. The
soundtrack for one of his feature films, How to Be, featured three
of his songs, while the album for the first Twilight movie
included 'Never Think' and 'Let Me Sign', both performed by
Pattinson.

Acting is undoubtedly the most significant of Robert’s talents, as
it is his acting ability that paved the way to his overwhelming
success.

He was introduced to the world of acting at the age of 15, when he
joined the Barnes Theatre Company, an amateur theatre company
located in London. He actually began working backstage for the
company before taking on acting roles in productions of Anything
Goes and Our Town. It wasn’t until his role in Tess of the d’
Urbervilles that he realized his own potential.

His performance grabbed the attention of an acting agent in the
audience one night. That led to a role in the amateur version of
Macbeth for the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre. Offers and
opportunities were soon heading in Robert’s direction. He appeared
in the 2004 television movie, Ring of the Nibelungs, and then in
Mira Nair’s Vanity Fair.

Soon after, Robert officially joined the Harry Potter family. A
mere one week after meeting director Mike Newell, he received the
role of Cedric Diggory in the fourth film of the series, Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The director has stated,

“Cedric exemplifies all that you would expect the

Hogwarts’ champion to be. Robert Pattinson was born

to play the role; he’s quintessentially English,

with chiseled public schoolboy good looks.”

That year, he was named the 'British Star of Tomorrow' by The
Times because of his performance in that film, and it was soon
after that the won his most recognized role.

Robert was chosen to play the character Edward Cullen, the vampire
protagonist who falls in love with the human Bella Swan in
Stephanie Meyer’s popular book series, Twilight. Though originally
fearful of meeting the expectations attached to the role, his vast
and unwavering fan base only confirms that he was best suited for
the character.

There is also no doubt, based on the devotion of those fans, that
Robert officially established his place in Teen Idol history. In
November 2009, Revolver Entertainment released Robsessed, a
documentary chronicling Robert’s immense popularity.

Robert credits Jack Nicholson to be his acting inspiration. He
claims that he imitated Jack for weeks after watching the film One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

He was named the 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People Magazine in 2008,
and was given the same honor by Glamour Magazine based on a 2009
poll.

He currently lives in L.A. where he will appear in the remaining
Twilight (New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn) movies as well as the
upcoming movies Little Ashes and Remember Me.

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