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Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson[3] (born 13 May 1986)[4] is an English actor, model, musician, and producer.[5] Born and raised in London, Pattinson started out his career by playing the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.[6] Later, he landed the leading role of Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, and came to worldwide fame.[7] [8] Pattinson was ranked as one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood based on 2009 earnings.[9] In 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 Forbes Celebrity 100.[10] [11]

Robert_p.jpgEarly life
Pattinson was born in London. His mother, Clare, worked for a modelling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars from the U.S.[12] Pattinson has two elder sisters, singer Lizzy Pattinson, and Victoria Pattinson.[13] [14] Growing up in the Barnes suburb of London,[15] he attended Tower House School until he was 12, and then The Harrodian School.[16] [17] 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 Macbeth.[18] He caught the attention of an acting agent in a production of Tess of the d'Urbervilles and began looking for professional roles.

Modelling
Pattinson 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."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18">[19] Pattinson appeared in the advertising campaign for Hackett's autumn 2007 collection.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Hackett_19-0">[20]

Acting
Pattinson 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-National_20-0">[21] 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-STV_21-0">[22] 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22">[23] He has more than once been touted as the next Jude Law.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Stubbs_16-1">[17] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23">[24] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24">[25]

Pattinson played Edward Cullen in the film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling 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 would not be able to live up to the "perfection" expected from the character.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25">[26] He reprised his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which was released 30 June 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26">[27]

Pattinson had lead roles in the feature films Little Ashes (in which he plays Salvador Dalí), How to Be (a British comedy), and the short film The Summer House.

In 2009, Pattinson presented at the 81st Academy Awards.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27">[28] On 10 November, Revolver Entertainment released the DVD Robsessed, a documentary which details Pattinson's life and popularity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28">[29]

In 2010, Pattinson executively produced and starred in the film Remember Me, which was released on 12 March 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29">[30] On 13 May 2010, Pattinson appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and also made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 18 May, which aired the following day.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30">[31] Pattinson attended the official worldwide red carpet premiere for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse on 24 June 2010 at the Los Angeles Nokia Theatre.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31">[32]

In 2011, he starred in Water for Elephants, a film adaptation of the Sara Gruen novel of the same name, with Christoph Waltz and Reese Witherspoon.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32">[33]

He will play Georges Duroy in a film adaptation of the 1885 novel Bel Ami, with Uma Thurman, which will be released in 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33">[34] He will also appear in a theatre production for producer David Pugh.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34">[35]