25 interesting facts about Robert Pattinson
- Robert Pattinson is an English actor, model and musician.
- Pattinson is best known for playing Edward Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, and for the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Robert was called up by the assistant director for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, who told him they'd be putting him on a personal training programme.
- Robert Pattinson is 6'1" tall (1.85 meters).
- Robert had twenty-five bodyguards on standby, to protect him from the huge crowds of hysterical fans, at the Twilight premiere in Los Angeles.
- Robert Pattinson flew out to Venice to meet Catherine Hardwicke and convince her in person that he was the perfect person to portray Edward Cullen in Twilight. However, before Catherine was convinced, Robert had to audition for a love scene with Kristen Stewart.
- Despite being slated to star in the stage production of The Woman Before in May 2005, Robert got fired shortly before the opening night.
- Robert auditioned for a chorus part in a production of Guys and Dolls, as a Cuban dancer, which he successfully got.
- Robert Pattinson was nicknamed 'Patty' as a child because of his surname. It's now the name of his dog!
- Robert Pattinson beat out 3,000 people to play "Edward Cullen" in the movie Twilight.
- Roberts favourite hobbies/sports are football, skiing, snowboarding, pool and darts.
- Robert began modeling when he was twelve years old. His modeling career ended four years later when he was stopped being offered jobs.
- Robert is getting an action figure based on his character Edward Cullen from the movie Twilight. The Tonner Doll Company is manufacturing it.
- Robert was named Yahoo's 'Top Movie Heart Throb of 2008' and Rolling Stone Magazine's 'Hottest Actor of 2008'.
- Robert Pattinson worked on his first big movie, Kingdom in Twilight, at 17 years of age. It was the first time he went away from home and he was in South Africa by himself for three and a half months.
- Robert says his worst habit is speaking too much.
- Robert's first kiss was at the age of 12.
- Robert's celebrity crush is Kristen Stewart, his Twilight co-star.
- Robert Pattinson was once in a band called 'The Bad Girls' and has also developed himself as a solo artist, performing under the stage name of Bobby Dupea.
- Robert had to learn how to scuba dive for his role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Robert Pattinson hadn't read any of the Harry Potter books before he landed the role of Cedric; however, he caught up after he was cast! He read the novel version of the movie in two days flat after that.
- Robert got himself a paper route when he was ten years old. He earned £10 a week for his troubles.
- Robert's friends call him "Patty," a shortened version of his last name Pattinson. He is also known as Rob, Rpattz and Spunk Ransom.
- Robert Pattinson admires Jack Nicholson.
- Robert is best known for his role as the handsome Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
