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Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson

Robert Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model, musician, and executive producer. Pattinson has been cited as the biggest British movie star in Hollywood and one of the sexiest movie stars in the world. He is best known for playing Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, and for the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.In 2010, Pattinson was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World. His upcoming films include The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 & 2, Bel Ami, Water For Elephants, and Unbound Captives.

Pattinson was born in London. His mother, Clare, worked for a modeling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars from the U.S. Pattinson was raised Roman Catholic. He attended Tower House School and Harrodian School,and 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. Pattinson has two elder sisters, Lizzy Pattinson, a singer, and Victoria Pattinson.

Pattinson began modelling 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 modelling career." Pattinson appeared in the advertising campaign for Hackett's Autumn 2007 collection.

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. 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. For this he was named that year's British Star of Tomorrow by The Times. He has more than once been touted as the next Jude Law.

Pattinson played 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 would not be able to live up to the "perfection" expected from the character. He reprised his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon and the upcoming Eclipse, which filmed in August to October 2009 and will be released June 30, 2010.

Pattinson also 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. On November 10, Revolver Entertainment released the DVD Robsessed, a documentary which details Pattinson's life and popularity.

In 2010, Pattinson executively produced and starred in the film Remember Me, released March 12, 2010. He will also play Georges Duroy in a film adaption of the 1885 novel Bel Ami, appear in a theatre production for producer David Pugh. and will star in a film adaption of the Sara Gruen novel Water for Elephants, with Christoph Waltz and Reese Witherspoon. On May 13, 2010, Robert Pattinson is set to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show for his upcoming film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

Pattinson plays guitar and piano, and composes his own music.[32] He also appears as the singer of two songs on the Twilight soundtrack: "Never Think", which he co-wrote with Sam Bradley,[33] and "Let Me Sign", which was written by Marcus Foster and Bobby Long.[34] 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."[5] The soundtrack for the film How To Be features three original songs performed by Pattinsonand written by composer Joe Hastings.

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

In 2010, Pattinson was awarded the 'Hollywood's Most Influential Top Unexpected Musicians' award.

Pattinson was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2008 and 2009 by People magazine. In 2009, he was also named the "Sexiest Man Alive" in a poll conducted by Glamour. GQ and Glamour both named him the "Best Dressed Man" of 2010, with GQ stating, "Extremely elegant and inspiring, the true essence of a contemporary man."[41][42] In 2010, People also listed Pattinson in their "World's Most Beautiful" issue.

He was named one of Vanity Fair's "Top Hollywood Earners of 2009" with earnings of $18 million in 2009. Pattinson was ranked #10 on The Telegraph's list of the 10 Highest Paid Actors, with earnings of £10 million ($16 million) from the Twilight movies. In 2010, Britain's The Sunday Times "Rich List" named him one of the richest and wealthiest people in the UK, worth £13 million. Time magazine named him as one of 2010's 100 Most Influential People in The World. Due to Pattinson's rising fame, a wax statue of him was added to the Madame Tussauds collection in London and New York City.

In December 2009, Pattinson autographed a guitar to be auctioned off for charity. Pattinson also volunteered for the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief in January 2010.