Robert Pattinson
Biography
Born: 13 May 1986
Full Name: Robert Thomas Pattinson
Robert Thomas Pattinson born on May 13, 1986, in London, England. Pattinson is the youngest of three children and the only son born to Robert and Clare Pattinson. During his childhood his father ran a car importing business and his mother worked for a modeling agency. He attended Tower House School and Harrodian School, 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, singer Lizzy Pattinson, and Victoria Pattinson.
Robert Pattinson become a model when he was a mere 12 years old. Apparently he got a lot of jobs because he was tall (good), thin (good) and looked like a girl (only good if you're a male model). But then he developed into more of a MAN and that was that. No more modelling.
Despite his sometimes shy personality, Pattinson wanted to be a performer from an early age; first as a musician like his older sister Lizzy Pattinson. It was his father who strongly encouraged him to try out acting. During one memorable night out for dinner with his dad, the two found themselves sitting next to a group of young girls who told Pattinson they'd just returned from the Barnes Theater Club, a renowned theater program at the Harrodian School, a private school in Barnes, England, just outside of London.
Career
Modelling:
When he was twelve years old Pattinson began modelling 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 appeared in the advertising campaign for Hackett's Autumn 2007 collection.
Acting:
His performances drew notice and in 2003, at the age of 17, he jumped from the stage to the screen, nabbing a role in the TV movie, Ring of the Nibelungs. The work required him to move to South Africa for several months, where the movie was being filmed. An unaccredited role in the movie Vanity Fair (2004) followed. 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. He has more than once been touted as the next Jude Law.
The biggest role that Robert has so far taken on is that of Edward in the fantasy film, Twilight. It's catapulted him to icon status amongst teenage girls across the globe and filming for the follow-up, New Moon, has already started.
Music:
Pattinson plays guitar and piano, and composes his own music. He also appears as the singer of two songs on the Twilight soundtrack: "Never Think", which he co-wrote with Sam Bradley, "Let Me Sign", which was written by Marcus Foster and Bobby Long.
Filmography
Year Title
2004 - Vanity Fair
-Ring of the Nibelungs
2005 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2006 - The Haunted Airman
2007 - Bad Mother's Handbook
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Twilight Saga: New Moon(Russia's Georges Award for Best Foreign Actor
National Movie Award for Best Performance
MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
MTV Movie Award for Global Superstar
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss)
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