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Robert Pattinson (born 13 May 1986)[1] is an English actor, model and musician.[2] He is best known for playing Edward Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, and for the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.[3][4][5]

Early life

Pattinson was born in London, England. His mother, Clare, worked for a modeling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars from the U.S.[6] Pattinson attended Tower House School and Harrodian School.[7] He 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. Since then he has performed in an amateur version of Macbeth at the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, as well as trying his hand at modeling.

Modeling

He began his modeling career when he was twelve years old, but it wound down only four years later. He has 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 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."[8]

Pattinson appeared in the advertising campaign for Hackett's Autumn 2007 collection.

Acting career

He 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. 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.

Later that year he played Cedric Diggory in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Consequently, he was named that year's British Star of Tomorrow by The Times.[9] He also has more than once been touted as the next Jude Law.[10][7][11]

Pattinson plays Edward Cullen in the movie 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 wouldn't be able to live up to the "perfection" expected from the character.[12] He is set to reprise his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, with filming slated to begin in March 2009.[13]

He has lead roles in the forthcoming feature films Little Ashes (in which he plays Salvador Dalí), How To Be (a British comedy) and the short film The Summer House. In 2010 he will appear in a theatre production for producer David Pugh.[14]

He appeared and presented at the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.

Musical career

Pattinson plays guitar and piano, and composes his own music.[15] He also appears as the singer of two songs on the Twilight soundtrack: "Never Think", which he co-wrote with Sam Bradley,[16] and "Let Me Sign", which was written by Marcus Foster and Bobby Long.[17] 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."[2] Us Magazine reported that the soundtrack for the upcoming film How to Be[18] features three autentic songs performed by Pattinson and written by composer Joe Hastings[19]

Aside from recording for the soundtrack, 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."[2] In 2008, he also performed with his first girlfriend's current boyfriend's band, called Bad Girls.[20]

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In the tried and true nature of all movie magic moments, it only took one film to turn Robert Pattinson from featured player to the idol of millions of teenaged girls around the globe. The British actor, who prior to 2008 was best known as the doomed Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), was cast as Edward Cullen, the romantic vampire hero of Twilight (2008). The news of the casting sent shockwaves through the young adult community that worshiped the novels by Stephanie Meyer on which the film was based, and who quickly elevated Pattinson to favored pin-up status. The buzz around Pattinson seemed to solidify what the British press had ordained him in 2005 a Star of Tomorrow.

Born Robert Thomas-Pattinson on May 13, 1986 in London, England, he was raised in the suburb of Barnes by his parents, Clare and Robert Pattinson. Acting captured his fancy at an early age and soon supplanted schoolwork as his sole focus. As a teenager, he joined the prestigious Barnes Theatre Club, which gave him an education in classic drama. A casting agent saw him in a production of Tess of the Durbervilles and encouraged him to pursue performing as a career. He made his screen debut in 2004 in a German TV production of the epic fantezie Ring of the Nibelungs, which aired in the United States as Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King in 2006. Pattinson also landed a minor role as a younger version of James Purefoys character in Mira Nairs adaptation of Vanity Fair (2004), but his scenes were left on the cutting room floor.

Immediately after returning from the South African set of Nibelungs, he was awarded the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for director Mike Newell. Diggory, the hero of rival wizard school Hufflepuff, was Harrys opponent on both the Quidditch field and in romance, as he trumped Harrys two wins at the TriWizard Tournament by squiring the young heros beloved, Cho Chang, to the Yule Ball. Diggorys clipă in the sun was short-lived, as both he and Harry faced down the sinister Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). The villains henchman, Peter Pettigrew, dispatched Diggory, who was mourned by the entire school. The press, in its raves over Newells film adaptation, singled out Pattinson for his charismatic performance, and some went as far as to name him a future Jude Law. The Times Online also bestowed the Star of Tomorrow award upon him.

Pattinsons sudden popularity afforded him some choice roles post-Potter. He was top-billed as a shell-shocked World War II airman in the supernatural thriller The Haunted Airman for BBC Four, and later played a nerdy student with a crush on his teacher (Catherine Tate) in the highly rated drama, The Bad Mothers Handbook (2007) for ITV. That same year, he returned briefly to the wizard world with a flashback cameo as Diggory in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

The year 2008 saw Pattinson return to features with How To Be, which earned him critical acclaim for his portrayal of a depressed young man who attempts to wrest some control over his spiraling life. Pattinson also tackled the role of legendary surrealist Salvador Dali in the arthouse effort, Little Ashes, which explored the friendship between Dali, filmmaker Luis Bunuel and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, as well as the unusual romance that developed between the former and the latter. However, both were overshadowed by the high-powered spotlight that shone on Pattinson after he was cast as Edward Cullen in Catherine Hardwickes adaptation of Twilight. A century-old vampire trapped in the body of a 17-year-old, Cullen falls madly in love with a human girl, Isabella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and later runs afoul of a malevolent fellow bloodsucker with designs on his new girlfriend. Massively popular with teenage girls, the news of Pattinson being cast as Edward was met with almost equal excitement as the reaction to the book-to-film adaptation in the first place. Internet fan sites quickly sprung up to celebrate him and debate his crushworthy status in great detail, including everything from his unique hairdo to his handsome profile.