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Robert Pattinson
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- Date of Birth: 1986-05-13 (age 40)
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United Kingdom - Place of birth: Barnes, London, England, UK
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born May 13, 1986) is an English actor. Noted for his versatile roles in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actors.
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Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born May 13, 1986) is an English actor. Noted for his versatile roles in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. After starting to act in a London theatre club at age 15, Pattinson began his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012), which grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. After starring in the romantic dramas Remember Me (2010) and Water for Elephants (2011), Pattinson received critical acclaim for his performances in independent films from auteur directors. He starred in David Cronenberg's thriller Cosmopolis (2012), David Michôd's dystopian western The Rover (2014), James Gray's adventure drama The Lost City of Z (2016), the Safdie Brothers' crime drama Good Time (2017), Claire Denis' science-fiction drama High Life (2018), and Robert Eggers' psychological horror film The Lighthouse (2019). He returned to mainstream films with a leading role in Christopher Nolan's spy film Tenet (2020), and starred as the DC Comics superhero Batman in Matt Reeves' film The Batman (2022).
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- While filming a movie in Spain, a woman was stalking him at his apartment for several weeks. As he felt bored at the time, he took her out for dinner, where he, in his own words, "just complained about everything" in his life. After that, she never returned.
- Was taught how to scuba dive for his role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).
- Pattinson began taking piano lessons at age four and classical guitar at five. He was in a band called Bad Girls, then played solo acoustic guitar gigs in pubs and bars around London, singing songs he had written himself.
- Was expelled from school at age 12 for stealing explicit magazines and selling them later to his classmates.
- Learned to drive, in a ten-hour crash course, on the set of Twilight (2008).
- He didn't know he'd been cut out of Vanity Fair (2004) until he attended the premiere. The casting director felt so guilty that she got him the audition for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).
- His role in Good Time (2017) was written specifically for him after sending a spontaneous email to the Safdie Brothers (directors) without knowing them and seeing only a movie still on the internet from their previous film Heaven Knows What (2014). He was so intrigued by the energy of the photograph, that he had a strong desire to be part of their next project. After meeting up, liking him and being inspired by his enthusiastic energy, the directors started to write the script.
- He beat 3,000 people to play Edward Cullen in the movie Twilight (2008).
- Adopted a dog from a shelter in Louisiana while filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and named him Bear.
- Played Reese Witherspoon's son in a cut scene in Vanity Fair (2004) and played her lover in Water for Elephants (2011).
