Robert Pattinson was born on May 13, 1986, in London, England. As a child, the Hollywood heartthrob was quite the troublemaker, getting expelled from school at the age of 12, stating once in an interview that he was "quite bad." At the age of 15, he discovered his talent for acting after joining the Barnes Theatre Company in London, where he landed roles in amateur plays.

A passion for theater is not what led Robert to take up acting as a hobby. R Pattz, as his fans call him, explained in an interview, "I started doing plays when I was about 15 or 16. I only did it because my dad saw a bunch of pretty girls in a restaurant and he asked them where they came from and they said drama group. He said ‘Son, that is where you need to go.’"

From that point on, Robert focused most of his energy into his new found passion, taking on a few small movie roles. But it wasn't until he met Mike Newell, the director of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2003 that he really caught his big break. A week after their introduction, Robert was offered the role of Cedric Diggory, which he reprised in the next installment of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Robert basked for a bit in the glow of the fame that came from his role in the two Harry Potter films, explaining his initial reaction in an interview:

"Someone asked for my autograph the other day which is quite cool. But, I don’t know. I hope [Pottermania] doesn’t make me not come out of my house, because I barely come out of my house as it is!" Little did he know he was about to land the role of Edward Cullen in the highly anticipated flick, Twilight, a role that has launched him from small-scale celeb to full-blown Hollywood A-lister before the film has even hit theaters!

Robert, who now has a massive female (and male) following, has no where to go but up. His other upcoming film, Little Ashes, in which he'll be playing artist Salvador Dali, is scheduled to be released in the UK in 2009. It has already been receiving rave reviews from those who have been lucky enough to take in a screening.

Now Robert is just living his life, trying to stay true to the person he was before being slapped with the label of Holllywood ultra-hottie. Always the music enthusiast and skilled pianist/guitarist, Robert is continuing to perform his music, and has even contributed an original track to Twilight's musical score.

Fans can breathe a sigh of relief, for it doesn't seem like Robert will be going anywhere anytime soon. Anyone who is capable of reaching this level of stardom before his biggest performance to date is even seen by the public eye has got THAT star quality everyone dreams about. Now you'll just have to wait and see where he goes from here!

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