Robert Pattinson

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Actor Robert Pattinson attends "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Fans Event on November 12, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
Actor Robert Pattinson attends "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Fans Event on November 12, 2009 in Madrid, Spain. - WireImage

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AKA: Robert Thomas-Pattinson
Nationality: British
Birthdate: 05/13/1986
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

biography

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. Continued

Credits

Edward Cullen
2009
Edward Cullen
2009
Salvador Dali
2009
Edward Cullen
2008
Art

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began acting in amateur plays with the Barnes Theatre Company
 
Appeared in a production of "Macbeth" at the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre in South West London
2004 
First TV appearance, a supporting role in the German miniseries "Ring of the Nibelungs" (aired on the SciFi Channel in 2006)
2004 
Cast in director Mira Nair’s "Vanity Fair" (scenes were deleted, but appeared on the DVD version)
2005 
Fired shortly before the opening night of the UK premiere of "The Woman Before" and replaced by Tom Riley
Continued

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