Full Name: Robert Thomas Pattinson
Age: 24 years
Date of Birth: 13. May 1986
Birth-place: London - England [Great Britain]
Zodiac sign: Taurus

Robert Pattinson was born on May 13, 1986 in London. He started acting since his tender age. The first fans could see him in the Barnes Theater Company, which is situated in London. He was offered another role in Macbeth in the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre and he also took a chance on modelling. Unfortunately before long photographs and modelling agencies found him too manly for this job. In 2004 he was given a small role in the German production movie "The Ring of the Nibelungs", and he also appeared in "Vanity Fair" along with Reese Witherspoon. He played in "The Woman Before In May" a year later, but he was replaced by an actor Tom Riley just before the premiere. The year 2005 was breakthrough for Robert, because he was chosen to play a young magician Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Cedric Diggory, the student of Hufflepuff in a magical school "Hogwards" and the fan of Harry Potter himself, gets involved in the Triwizard Tournament and he also attemps to win the heart of Cho Chang, a young lovely girl. Times Online named him as the "British Star of Tommorow" and he is often compared to Jude Law. Robert's role model is Jack Nicholson though. November 21, 2008 is a very significant date fot Rob's career - "Twilight" hits the theatres. He plays the main character of Edward Cullen, an irresistible vampire, along with a rising young star Kristen Stewart. Since then Robert Pattinson becomes one of the most popular actors ever, constantly surrounded by a crowd of screaming fangirls. But that's not over yet. Rob aspires to retain his popularity and joins the new projects. In May 2009 he can be seen in the role of Salvador Dalí in drama "Little Ashes" and he mentioned recently that he could join the cast of "Memoirs". There's not much information about the movie yet, but it could be directed by Allen Coulter, the director of "Hollywoodland", which tells the story of George Reeves' death and was nominated on Emmy six times.