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Robert Pattinson
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About Robert Pattinson
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson, famously known as Robert Pattinson, is an English actor, the most famous musician for his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight film series. Pattinson is a well-decorated actor with many awards and nominations. Apart from acting, he has also recorded songs for his movies. Pattinson has established himself as one of the most talented actors of this generation.
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| Full Name | Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson |
| Date of Birth | 13 May 1986 |
| Birth Place | London, England |
| Parent(s) | Richard Pattinson and Clare Pattinson |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Partner(s) | Kristen Stewart (2009-2012, 2012-2013) Tahliah Debrett Barnett (2014-2017) Alice Suki Waterhouse (2018-present) |
| Net worth | US $100 million |
Early Life
Robert Pattinson was born on 13 May 1986. He was born in London, England. Pattinson was born as the youngest child of father Richard Pattinson and mother, Clare Pattinson. Clare worked as a booker at a modeling agency while Richard was a car dealer. He has two older sisters named Elizabeth Pattinson and Vicotria Pattinson. Robert grew up in a small house in Barnes, London. From an early age of four, Robert started learning guitar and piano and grew a passion for music.
Robert Pattinson attended Tower House School until he was expelled at the age of 12 for shoplifting. After being discharged from Tower House School, he joined The Harrodian School and graduated from there. In his late teens and early twenties, he used to do a gig at open mic in many pubs at London. He was a great song writer and used to sing his own songs in his gigs. Robert joined Barnes Theater Company at the age of 13 after his father convinced him to attend because he was shy. Pattinson got his first lead role for the play Our Town and was spotted by a talent agent. He also played Macbeth; Anything Goes.
Career
Robert Pattinson first started as a model. Just at the age of 12, he was offered a job for modelling agencies. But after some years, his modeling career cooled down, and didn’t get any modelling opportunities. In the field of TV and films, Pattinsons had his first appearance in a German TV film ‘Ring of the Nibelungs’ in 2004.
In 2005, Robert was set to be present in the UK premiere of ‘The Woman Before’ but was replaced by actor ‘Tom Riley’ in the later. The same year, he played a role in the hit ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.’ Portraying ‘Cedric Diggory’ in the film, he got named as ‘British Star of Tomorrow’ by ‘The Times’ magazine and even called ‘The next Jude Law.’ He was well praised for his role in the 2006 thriller, ‘The Haunted Airman’.
Robert Pattinson reprised his role in the sequel of the movie Harry Potter, ‘Harry Potter, and the Order of the Phoenix’ in 2007. The year 2008 was Pattinson’s breakthrough year as he appeared in the romantic fantasy film ‘Twilight.’ He portrayed the lead character ‘Edward Cullen’, and worked alongside co-stars ‘Kristen Stewart’ and ‘Taylor Lautner.’
Robert Pattinson’s role in the movie got the right critics’ responses, and he was known to the worldwide audience and film watchers. Audiences and critics agreed that he was ‘well suited’ for the role. He was nominated for many awards like ‘MTV Movie Awards’, ‘Peoples and Teens Choice awards’ and ‘Empire Awards’ for the category of ‘Best Actor,’ ‘Best Newcomer,’ ‘Breakthrough male performance’ etc.
A year later, he reprised his role in the second sequel of ‘Twilight,’ ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon.’ This movie, too, was a box office breaker earning $709,827,462 worldwide. But the film didn’t get a good response from critics; magazines and critics widely praised his performance in the movie. Robert was soon established as a Global Star and the highest-paid actor in the world. The third sequel of ‘Twilight,’ ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,’ was released in 2010, which was another hit for him and his performance, which was well-loved. The same year, Pattinson executive-produced and led in the film ‘Remember Me’.
In 2011, film ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-part 1’ was released where he reprised his role of ‘Edward’ that once again won him many awards and for many different categories. He worked in films ‘Bel Ami’ and ‘Cosmopolis’ in 2012. Same year he reprised his role in ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-part 2’, which was the highest-selling film of Twilight series. Pattinson starred in films ‘The Rover’, ‘Live,’ ‘Queen of the Desert,’ ‘The Lost City Z,’ ‘Good Times’ in-between years 2013 and 2017.
In 2018, Robert Pattinson appeared in films like ‘Damsel’ and ‘High Life.’ Pattinson was cast in 2019 psychological horror ‘The Lighthouse’ and war drama film ‘The King.’ In 2020, he appeared in Sci-Fi film ‘Tenet’ portraying ‘Neil.’ He appeared in another psychological thriller, ‘The Devil All the Time’ the same year. Robert is currently working his roles of ‘Bruce Wayne’ for his upcoming superhero film ‘The Batman’. Robert has also produced the sound tracks of films ‘Twilight’, ‘How to Be’, ‘Damsel,’ and ‘High Life.’
Personal Life
Robert Pattinson was first seen in a relationship with his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart in mid-2009. But their relationship had a massive blow in 2012 when Stewart was photographed with her Snow White and the Huntsman director, Rupert Sanders, and their affair was revealed. Rupert was married and 19 years old than Kristen. After the scandal, Pattinson and Stewart broke-up but again got back together in October 2012. This did not last long as the couple broke up soon after in May 2013.
After that, Robert Pattinson was spotted with singer-songwriter Tahliah Debrett Barnett in the September of 2014 and got engaged with her in 2015. They eventually broke up in mid-2017. After about a year Pattinson started dating model Alice Suki Waterhouse in mid-2018 and is still together with each other. Robert is involved with many social organizations and has been working to raise awareness about cancer worldwide.
Age, Height, Nationality and other facts
Born on May 13, 1986, Robert is 34 years old (at the time of writing). Being born in London, England, he is British and belongs to the White race. Pattinson follows Roman Catholicism. The English actor stands at 6 feet 1 inch tall, which is 1.85 m and 185 cm. He weighs at about 75 kg (165 lbs.). Robert has a fair complexion with light brown hair color and blue eyes. He has a unique jawline due to which he is thirsted by girls. Robert was once named the Sexiest Man in 2011 by Glamour magazine. Pattinson also supports the English football club Arsenal.
Net Worth
Robert Pattinson is one of the most talented and successful actors of our generation. He was once the highest-paid actor and has worked in many box offices hits. His estimated net worth is $100 million.
