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Robert Thomas Pattinson was born in London, England on the 13th of May, 1986. He has two older sisters, Lizzy and Victoria. He became a model during his teenage years. When he was 15 years old, he dabbled in acting and joined the Barnes Theatre Company where was involved in a few small productions, one of them called ‘Tess d’Ubervilles’. Robert’s first ‘professional’ acting role was in a film called ‘The Ring of Nibelungs’. He used the money he earned from this job to support his education at the Harrodian Private School in London, where he met his best friend, Tom Sturridge. Robert’s career remained elusive to many of us, until he took on the role of Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter, Goblet of Fire movie in 2003.
The success of the Harry Potter franchise opened up many doors for Robert. He played a small role (Cedric died at the end of the movie) but he left a huge impression on many Harry Potter fans. After Harry Potter, Robert starred in a number of ‘made-for-TV’ movies. One of my favourite role is Daniel Gale in the Bad Mother’s Handbook, released in 2007. He portrayed the kindhearted geek brilliantly. And he was also amazing as a veteran RAF bomber, Toby Jugg, in the Haunted Airman (2006).
In 2008, Rob mentioned that he almost quit acting (to concentrate on music) when the role of Art in ‘How To Be’ was offered to him. Art is a twenty-something ‘wanna-be’ musician who is struggling with his identity and the meaning of life.
After ‘How To Be’, along came ‘Little Ashes’. Robert played Salvador Dali, the surrealist painter and exhibitionist. He played alongside Javier Beltran, who starred as Lorca, the poet who fell in love with Dali. The movie outlined the detail of their relationship beautifully and Robert’s performance as Dali was both heartbreaking and very engaging.
Robert’s interesting CV caught the attention of the casting agency who were looking for someone to play the vampire Edward Cullen in the upcoming ‘Twilight’ movie. When he was chosen, a lot of people disapproved. They didn’t think he would be a good Edward. However, through sheer dedication, he’s proven that he can be Edward. An Edward who is adored by many. And from then onwards, the rest is history.
QUICK FACTS
Nickname: Rob
Plays the guitar and piano proficiently.
Favourite Food: Junk Food, Hot Pockets (frozen Pizza)
Favourite Drink: Whiskey and Coke
Favourite Movies: Anything with Jack Nicholson, especially ‘One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest’, The Exorcist, Prenom Carmen, Ivan’s XTC and Corky Romano
Favourite Singer/Band: Van Morrison, Terry Reid, Jeff Buckley, James Brown, John Lee Hooker (he said he mainly listens to ‘Old Blues’).
