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Robert Pattinson was born on May 13, 1986, in
London, England. He
enjoys music and is an excellent musician, playing both the guitar and
piano. Known for his Messy Hair.
When Robert was 15, he started acting in amateur plays
with the Barnes Theatre Company. Afterward, he took screen role like Curse of the Ring (2004)
(TV) (Kingdom of Twilight) as Giselher.
In 2003, Robert took on
the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire (2005). He got his role a week later after meeting Mike Newell in late 2003.
He
has since been cast as Edward Cullen in the highly-anticipated film, Twilight (2008/I). His
music will also be heard in the film. Additionally, Robert has completed
upcoming roles as Salvador
Dal in Little Ashes
(2008) and Art in How to
Be (2008).
He Is an excellent musician and plays both the guitar
and piano. He
began taking piano lessons at age three, and classical guitar at five.
Attended
Harrodian private school in London.
He has two older
sisters,
Lizzie and Victoria.
Remains close friends with Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire (2005) co-stars, Stanislav IanevskiKatie Leung. and
Was
taught how to scuba dive for his role in Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire (2005).
Sports: Has said that darts and
pool are more
his sport, and that he made up that he liked snowboarding and soccer for
his Harry Potter audition.
Acting
Inspiration: Jack Nicholson.
Was
ranked #23 on Moviefone's "The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25" (2008).
Chosen
by the Hollywood Film Festival Award Committee as the recipient of the
2008 New Hollywood Award.
Awarded Best Actor
2008 at the
Strasbourg Film festival for his performance as "Art" in the film How to Be (2008).
One
sister, Lizzy, 25, had a top ten hit with the band Aurora. The other,
Victoria, 27, works in advertising.
Most of his
earnings from his
first acting job - a supporting role in the television film Curse of the Ring (2004)
(TV) - went on paying his own fees at The Harrodian School in Barnes.
He
beat 3,000 people to play Edward Cullen in the movie Twilight (2008/I).
Named
as Yahoo's Top Movie Heart Throb of 2008.
Named as Rolling
Stone
Magazine's Hottest Actor of 2008.
Named by "Entertainment Tonight"
(1981) (ET) as their top hunk of 2008.
Named as one of
the LA
Times Breakout Stars of 2008.
Named as one of
Forbes Breakout
Stars of 2008.
His small, but would-have-been-memorable
part in Vanity Fair (2004), was
cut out in the final production.
Awarded Hello
Magazine's Most
Attractive Man Award of 2008.
Invited an
obsessive fan out for
dinner when he was having a bad day.
Father is a car
salesman.
Supports
Arsenal Football Club.
Splits his time residing between
London,
UK where his family is from and Los Angeles, CA.
One of People
Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive 2008.
Moviefone's Number
1 Hottest
Young Star Under 25 2009.
Sarah Barry
Williams wrote song "She
wants to be Mrs Robert Pattinson".
Named AOL
Moviefone's Sexiest
Male Star of 2009.
Named GQ (UK) Best Dressed Man of
2009.
"Extremely elegant and inspiring, the true essence of a contemporary
man." Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, designers.
Learned to
drive in a ten hour crash course on the set of Twilight.
Merited a
place in Time magazine's - The 100 Most Influential People in the World
("Artists" category) - with a tribute provided by Chris Weitz. [May 10,
2010]
Quotes: Up until I was 12 my sisters used to dress me up as
a girl and
introduce me as 'Claudia'! Twelve was a turning point as I moved to a
mixed school and then I became cool and discovered hair gel.
It's
strange, somebody asked for my autograph the other day. Because I
finished school and I'm not really doing anything at the moment, I was
just kind of aimlessly wandering around London and these two guys who
were about 30 came up and asked for my autograph. I was really quite
proud at the time, and they wanted to take photos and stuff. And then
they were sort of wandering around and I was kind of wandering around
and I bumped into them about three times, and every single time their
respect for me kept growing and growing and growing.
They [Barnes
Theatre Club] were a very good group, and for some reason when I
finished the backstage thing, I just decided to that I should try to
act. So I auditioned for Guys and Dolls and got a little tiny part as
some Cuban dancer or something and then in the next play I got the lead
part, and then I got my agent. So I owe everything to that little club.
I
aspire to be Jack
Nicholson. I love his every single mannerism. I used to try and be
him in virtually everything I did, I don't know why. I watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest (1975) when I was about 13, and I dressed like him. I tried to
do his accent. I did everything like him. I think it kind of stuck with
me.
The day before [the Harry Potter London premiere] I
was just
sitting in Leicester Square, happily being ignored by everyone. Then
suddenly strangers are screaming your name. Amazing.
I went to one
of these signing conventions. [in '06] It was one of the most
interesting experiences I've had. It was so strange that people would
pay for autographs. You keep thinking you should do a little dance for
them as well or something.
I have been
playing the piano for my
entire life - since I was three or four. And the guitar - I used to play
classical guitar from when I was about five to 12 years of age. Then I
didn't play guitar for like years. About four or five years ago, I got
out the guitar again and just started playing blues and stuff. I am not
very good at the guitar, but I am all right. I am in a band in London as
well.
My favorite teacher was probably my
English teacher because
she got me into writing instead of just answering the question. I used
to hand in homework with 20 pages of nonsense and she'd still mark it.
She was a really amazing teacher.
I didn't want to
get stuck in
pretty, public school roles, or I knew I'd end up as some sort of
caricature. Playing Dali has been a complete turning point for me. It's
the first part I've had that has required really serious thought. I
became completely obsessed with Dali during the filming, and I read
every biography I could get a hold of. He was the most bizarre, complex
man, but in the end I felt I could relate to him. He was basically
incredibly shy.
I wasn't at all focused on school, and I
didn't
achieve much. But I've got a sense of urgency now. I feel I can't let
any more time waste away.
Twilight (2008/I) is a
metaphor for the virtues of chastity, but it's had the opposite effect. I
get letters that say "I'm going to kill myself if you don't watch High School Musical 2
(2007) (TV) with me". It's a little nuts.
Everything has
become
more intense for six months, since 'Twilight' was released. It's hard to
handle what's happening to me. I don't have the necessary hindsight,
even if only to find a way out to this situation. But this celebrity
thing, you can't fight it, it's useless, you can't avoid it. When it's
not something you desired during your whole life, or something you don't
aspire to, you're free not to care about it. I didn't sign for Disney.
There's not a stipulation which forces me to smile to the paparazzi.
Sometimes
I think, 'to hell with acting,' and then I realize I could be working
at a shoe shop. Acting is much cooler.
Where is he Now?:
(January 2008) He was recently named as the lead
role in Twilight (2008/I). They
are starting production.
(July 2008) Los
Angeles, California
(January
2009) Currently spending time in his beloved London, England.
(December
2008) 22nd December 2008 Arrives from Los Angeles at London Heathrow
Airport to spend Christmas with his family.
(February 2009)
London, UK
(August 2009) Vancouver - Filming
Eclipse
(April
2010) Filming "Bel Ami" in Budapest, Hungary
(February 2010)
London, UK Filming Bel Ami
(March 2010)
Budapest, Hungry Filming
on location Bel Ami
(May 2010) Los Angeles, CA USA
Pre-Production
Water For Elephants
Detailed
Robert Thomas Pattinson[3]
(born 13 May 1986)[4]
is an English actor, model, and musician.[5]Edward
Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novelsStephenie Meyer, and for the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire.[6][7][8]
In 2010, Pattinson was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most
Influential People in The World.[9]
His upcoming films include The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Bel Ami, Water For
ElephantsUnbound Captives.
Pattinson is best-known for playing by and
Pattinson was born in London. His mother, Clare,
worked for a
modeling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars from the
U.S.[10]
He attended Tower House School and Harrodian School,[11]
and became involved in amateur theatre through the Barnes Theatre Company. After some backstage
experience
there, he took on acting roles. He caught the attention of an acting
agent in a production of Tess of the
D'Urbervilles and began looking for professional roles.
Pattinson has two elder sisters, Lizzy Pattinson, a singer, and Victoria Pattinson.[12][13]
Pattinson began modeling when he was twelve years old, but his
number of jobs began to decrease only four years later. He blamed his
lack of work as a model on his masculine appearance. Pattinson explained
in December 2008, "When I first started I was quite tall and looked
like a girl, so I got lots of jobs, because it was during that period
where the androgynous[14]
Pattinson appeared in the advertising campaign for Hackett's Autumn 2007
collection.[15]
look was cool. Then, I guess, I became
too much of a guy, so I never got any more jobs. I had the most
unsuccessful modeling career."
Pattinson at the 2008 premiere of the film Twilight
Pattinson had supporting roles in the made for
television film Ring of the Nibelungs in
2004 and in director Mira Nair's Vanity Fair,
although his scenes in the latter were deleted and only appear on the
DVD version.[16]
In May 2005, he was slated to appear in the UK premiere of The Woman
Before at the Royal Court Theatre, but was fired shortly before the
opening night and was replaced by Tom
Riley.[17]
Later that year he played Cedric Diggory in Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire. For this role he was named that
year's British Star of Tomorrow by The
Times.[18]
He has more than once been touted as the next Jude Law.[11][19][20]
Pattinson played Edward Cullen in the film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel of the same name,
which
was released on 21 November 2008 in North America. According to TV Guide,
Pattinson was initially apprehensive about auditioning for the role of
Edward Cullen, fearful that he would not be able to live up to the
"perfection" expected from the character.[21]
He reprised his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon
and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,
which will be released 30 June 2010.[22]
Pattinson had lead roles in the feature films Little
Ashes (in which he plays Salvador Dal), How To
Be (a British comedy) and the short film The Summer House.
In 2009, Pattinson presented at the 81st Academy Awards.[23]
On 10 November, Revolver Entertainment released the
DVD Robsessed, a documentary which details Pattinson's life and
popularity.[24]
In 2010, Pattinson executively produced and starred in the film Remember Me, which was released
on 12 March 2010.[25]
He will play Georges Duroy in a film adaption of the 1885 novel, Bel Ami,
with Uma Therman, which will be released in
2011.[26]
He will also appear in a theatre production for producer David
Pugh,[27]
and star in a film adaption of the Sara
Gruen novel, Water for Elephants, with Christoph Waltz and Reese Witherspoon.[28]
On 13 May 2010, Pattinson appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show for his
upcoming film
The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Ellen Degeneres Show
on 18 May, which aired the following day.[29]
Pattinson will attend the official red carpet premiere for The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse on 24 June, 2010 at the Los Angeles Nokia Theatre.[30]
and also made an appearance on
Pattinson plays guitar and piano, and composes his
own music.[31]
He also appears as the singer of two songs on the Twilight soundtrack: "Never
Think", which he co-wrote with Sam Bradley,[32]
and "Let Me Sign", which was written by Marcus Foster and Bobby Long.[33]
The songs were included in the film after director Catherine Hardwicke added Pattinson's recordings into
an
early cut without his knowledge, and he agreed that "one of them
specifically, it really made the scene better. It was like it was
supposed to be there."[5]
The soundtrack for the film How To
Be features three original songs performed by Pattinson[34]
and written by composer Joe Hastings.[35]
Aside from recording for the soundtracks, Pattinson
has said, "I've
never really recorded anything ' I just played in pubs and stuff", and
when asked about a professional music career, he said, "Music is my
back-up plan if acting fails."[5]
In 2010, Pattinson was awarded the 'Hollywood's Most Influential Top
Unexpected Musicians' award.
Robert Pattinson after The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Photocall at the Crillon Hotel in Paris, France on 10 November 2009
Pattinson was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive"
in 2008 and 2009
by People magazine.[36][37]
In 2009, he was also named the "Sexiest Man Alive" in a poll conducted
by Glamour.[38]GQ
and Glamour
both named him the "Best Dressed Man" of 2010, with GQ stating,
"Extremely elegant and inspiring, the true essence of a contemporary
man."[39][40]
In 2010, People also listed Pattinson in their "World's Most
Beautiful" issue. [citation needed]
He was named one of Vanity Fair's "Top Hollywood
Earners of 2009" with earnings of $18 million in 2009.[41]
Pattinson was ranked #10 on The Telegraph's list of the 10 Highest Paid
Actors,
with earnings of 10 million ($16 million) from the Twilight
movies.[42]
In 2010, Britain's The Sunday Times "Rich List" put him on its "list
of
young millionaires" in the UK, worth 13 million.[43]
Time magazine named him as one
of 2010's 100 Most
Influential People in The World.[9]
Due to Pattinson's rising fame, a wax statue of him was added to the Madame Tussauds collection in London and New York
City.[44]
In December 2009, Pattinson autographed a guitar to
be auctioned off
for charity.[45]
He also volunteered for the Hope
for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief in
January 2010. In May, Pattinson submitted a drawing for the charity PACT,
that was auctioned off on Ebay on June 5, 2010.[46]
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