Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986 is an English actor, model, musician, and producer. Born and raised in London, Pattinson started out his career by playing the role of Cedric in Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireLater, he landed the leading role of Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, and came to worldwide international fame. Pattinson was ranked as one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood based on 2009 earningsIn 2010, Pattinson was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World, and also in the same year Forbes ranked him as one of the most powerful celebrities in the world in the Celebrity 100 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Modelling 2.2 Acting 2.3 Music 3 In the media 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksPattinson was born in London. His mother, Clare, worked for a modelling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars from the Pattinson has two elder sisters, singer Lizzy Pattinson, and Victoria Pattinson Growing up in the Barnes suburb of London,he attended Tower House School until he was 12, and then the Harrodian School. He became involved in amateur theatre at the Barnes Theatre Company. He auditioned and was cast in a small role in Guys and Dolls. He next auditioned for Thornton Wilder's Our Town and was cast as George Gibbs. He also played in Anything Goes and MacbethHe caught the attention of an acting agent in a production of Tess of the D'Urbervilles and began looking for professional roles.CareerModellingPattinson began modelling when he was twelve years old, but the number of jobs began to decrease only four years later. In December 2008 he blamed the lack of work as a model on his masculine appearance: "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 modelling career. Pattinson appeared in the advertising campaign for Hackett's autumn 2007 collectionActingPattinson at the 2008 premiere of the film TwilightPattinson 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 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 LawRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert PattinsonRobert Pattinson
