Robert Pattinson Biography

NAME: Robert Pattinson

OCCUPATION: Film Actor

BIRTH DATE: May 13, 1986 (Age: 25)

EDUCATION: Harrodian School

PLACE OF BIRTH: London, United Kingdom

Synopsis

Born May 13, 1986, in London, England, Robert Pattinson began acting in school but first became widely known for his role as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Soon after, his turn as the vampire Edward Cullen in the movie Twilight catapulted him to heart-throb status. Also a musician, he contributed songs to the Twilight soundtrack as well as that of his 2008 film, How to Be.

Profile

Actor. Born Robert Thomas Pattinson 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.

"Since then he had nagged me about attending," says Pattinson. "At one point he said he would pay me." Pattinson didn't bite on the payment offer, but did end up attending Harrodian as a teenager and joined its theater program. There, he took on starring roles in plays such as Out Town, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Anything Goes.

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.

The movie and the role propelled Pattinson's life and career forward in unimaginable ways. Teen People magazine called him "the next Jude Law" while Screen International magazine labeled him a "British Star of Tomorrow." It was heady stuff and, as Pattinson freely admits, it did indeed go to his head a bit.

A big Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson fan, Robert Pattinson's post-Potter plan was to take on smaller roles in plays or films that could let him explore unique characters. But things did not follow course. He did go on to play a shell-shocked World War II veteran in the BBC thriller, The Haunted Airman (2005); a student with a teacher crush in The Bad Mother's Handbook (2006); and make a small cameo as Diggory in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). But he was also fired from a play in London and, before Pattinson knew it, he was in Los Angeles sleeping on his agent's couch and trying to figure out his next step.

Where Are They 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, Hungary Filming on location Bel Ami

(May 2010) Los Angeles, CA USA Pre-Production Water For Elephants

(June 2010) Los Angeles, CA USA Filming Water For Elephants

(July 2010) Chattanooga, TN - shooting an upcoming film Water for Elephants

(October 2010) Filming Breaking Dawn in Louisiana

(October 2010) Baton Rouge, Louisiana filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

(February 2011) Filming Breaking Dawn parts 1 and 2 in Vancouver Canada with Twilight co-stars (including girlfriend Kristen Stewart)

(March 2011) Filming Breaking Dawn in Vancouver, Canada

(September 2011) London, England: Spending time with girlfriend Kristen Stewart, family and friends as he awaits upcoming promotion for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1.

Twilight Takes Bite Out of Box Office

"Twilighters" come out in droves for the film's release, making it the weekend's No. 1 film with $69.6 million. The movie's monumental success leads Summit Entertainment to green light the onscreen adaptation of Meyer's second Twilight novel, New Moon, with Pattinson and Kristen Stewart returning to star. "Props to Stewart and Pattinson for playing this uncool-girl-meets-undead-boy story with genuine romantic ardor," raves Rolling Stone. "You buy the fantasy because Pattinson goes beyond dreamboat duty to create a character you believe in."

Interview with the Vampire

A swoon-worthy Pattinson covers GQ’s April issue, but the magazine reveals Hollywood's reigning heartthrob didn't always render people so smitten. "There was a call from the head of the studio," Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke says about execs questioning Pattinson's casting as Edward Cullen. "'Are you sure you can make this guy handsome?'" Fortunately for fans, Hardwicke won out, and says of the star, "He's obviously ridiculously photogenic, but he's also so talented…I see him creating stylized, odd, wild, fantastical characters."

New Year, New Love

Although they've been coy about their relationship, Pattinson and Stewart privately step out to welcome 2010 together on an island off the south coast of England. But Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke spills the beans to Time about their romance: "I think it took a long time for Kristen to realize, 'OK, I've got to give this a go and really try to be with this person.'"