Robert Thomas-Pattinson

Name: Robert Thomas-Pattinson
Birth Date: 13th May, 1986
Nationality: English
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)

• His middle name is Thomas.

• He started acting at age 15 in plays.

• He enjoys music and is an excellent musician, playing the guitar and keyboard.

• Keen sportsman, taking part in everything from football and athletics to skiing and snowboarding.

• Attended Harrodian private school in London with fellow actor and good friend Tom Sturridge.

• Up until he was 12, Robert Pattinson's sisters used to dress him up as a girl and introduce him as Claudia. Twelve was a turning point for Robert, as he moved to a mixed school and then he became cool and discovered hair gel.

• He aspires to be like Jack Nicholson.

• James Dean is his fashion inspiration.

• For the role of Edward Cullen, Robert flew from England to director Catherine Hardwicke's house to audition. There, he and Kristen Stewart, who was already cast as Bella Swan, rehearsed the "Love Scene"/"Meadow Scene" on Hardwicke's own bed.

• Since May 27th, he is also known as Spunk Ransom.



Pattinson was born in London and lives in Barnes where he attended the Harrodian School. When first auditioning for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he said he did sports such as skiing, snowboarding and soccer however in reality he prefers darts, cards, and pool. He plays the guitar and keyboard, and is in a band called Bad Girls. His sister is the singer Lizzy Pattinson.

He became involved in amateur theatre through the Barnes Theatre Club. After some backstage experience there, he took on acting roles. He caught the attention of an acting agent in a production of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and began looking for professional roles.

Since then he has performed in an amateur version of Macbeth at the Old Sorting Office Arts Centre (also in West London), as well as trying his hand at modelling, for which he was sometimes credited as Robert Thomas-Pattinson[1].

He had supporting roles in the made for television film Ring of the Nibelungs (2004), and in director Mira Nair’s 2004 Vanity Fair, although his scenes in the latter were deleted, and only appear on the DVD version.

He was slated to appear in a stage production of The Woman Before in May 2005, but was fired shortly before the opening night. He was replaced by Tom Riley.

In late 2005, Pattinson appeared as the character Cedric Diggory in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Consequently, he was named that year's British Star of Tomorrow by Times Online and has more than once been touted as the next Jude Law, and was considered for the 2007 membership list for The Coterie as an honorary member.[1][2]. He names Jack Nicholson as his acting inspiration. He is sometimes credited as Robert Thomas-Pattinson[3].

He has a role in the as-yet unreleased short film The Summer House, and the films How To Be, and Ashes (in which he plays Salvador Dali). He is attached to star in vampire film After Dark. He appears advertising campaign for Hackett's Autumn 2007 collection.

On December 11th, 2007, Summit Entertainment announced that Pattinson will play Edward Cullen in the upcoming movie Twilight based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire/human romance of the same name.


Filmography

2004 Vanity Fair Rawdy Crawley (uncredited)
Ring of the Nibelungs Giselher TV movie
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Cedric Diggory
2006 The Haunted Airman Toby Jugg TV movie
2007 The Bad Mother's Handbook Daniel Gale TV movie
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Cedric Diggory flashback only
2008 How To Be Art
Twilight Edward Cullen
The Summer House Richard unreleased
2009 Little Ashes Salvador Dalí unreleased
Parts Per Billion TBA pre-production
TBA New Moon Edward Cullen confirmed



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Taylor Daniel Launter

Birth Name
Taylor Daniel Launter

Date of Birth
11 February 1992, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography
Born on February 11th, 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taylor Daniel Lautner has shown he was destined for a successful life from a very young age. He began studying karate at the age of six, training at Fabiano's Karate School, and by the following year, he was already winning tournaments. He was soon invited to train with seven-time world karate champion Mike Chat and, when he was eight, he was asked to represent his country in the twelve years and under division in the World Karate Association where he proved himself by becoming the Junior World
Forms and Weapons champion, winning three gold medals. He continued to flourish in the martial arts circuit;

In 2003, at only eleven years old, he was ranks number one in the world for NASKA's Black Belt Open Forms, Musical Weapons, Traditional Weapons and Traditional Forms and and, by the age of twelve, he had three Junior World Championships under his "black belt".

However, in addition to his love for karate, Taylor was bitten by the acting bug when he was seven years old, after his martial arts instructor persuaded him to audition for a part in a Burger King advert in Los Angeles. Although he was unsuccessful, he enjoyed the experience so much that he told his parents he wanted to pursue a career in acting. Soon, he and his family were traveling back-and-forth from their home in Michigan to California so Taylor could audition for acting roles on a regular basis. When he was ten, with the frequent traveling and air fares starting to drain them out, his family made the hard decision to relocate to Los Angeles where Taylor would have the advantage of being able to audition on a full-time basis. Although it was a wrench to leave behind friends and family, the move gave him the added bonus of being able to compete on a more intense level in football and baseball.

Since moving to Los Angeles, Taylor has booked roles on "My Wife and Kids"

(2001), "Summerland" (2004), "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001), and the The Nick &

Jessica Variety Hour (2004) (TV). In addition to television, Taylor has been very

successful in the voice over work. Taylor has booked a recurring role as

Youngblood on the cartoon "Danny Phantom" (2004) as well as he has recording two

episodes of "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" (2002) and 'Charlie Brown'. Taylor has also

booked a series regular of a pilot presentation called Which Way Is Up? (1977)

along with the voice of Silas in an animation series entitled 'Silas and Brittany'.

His big break came in 2005 when, at the age of thirteen, Taylor won the role of

Shark Boy in the Robert Rodriguez film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

3-D (2005). He spent three months on location in Austin, Texas filming, which he

thoroughly enjoyed. Within months, he then successfully auditioned to play Eliot,

the son of the Bakers' rival, in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005).

In his spare time, Taylor loves playing football and baseball, both sports which

he is very strong in. In football, he running back on offense and middle line

backer on defense and, in baseball, he takes part in the Hart Baseball Program

where he is positioned at center field and second base. He also participates in

the LA Hip Kids, a hip-hop dance group. Taylor also enjoys making home movies

with his friends, including 'Sharkboy and Lava Girl' co-star Taylor Dooley, who

coincidentally lives near his Los Angeles home.

Although, he wants to continue acting into adulthood, he wouldn't mind becoming a

film scriptwriter and director. Certainly, this is one young boy who is bound to

do well in whatever he sets his mind to!


Trivia
Is a keen martial artist who, from the age of seven, has won many karate tournaments on a local, national and international level.

Is real-life friends with _Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D, The (2005)_co-stars Taylor Dooley and Cayden Boyd. He shares many similarities with Taylor

Dooley: they share the same first name; he was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, while she was born in Grosse Point; both children were born in February, a year apart (Taylor on the 11th 1992, she on the 26th in 1993); their mothers share the same name and they live minutes apart in their new homes in Los Angeles.

Plays football and baseball. He enjoys watching college football and supports the Michigan Wolverines.

Has a younger sister named Makena.

Has a Maltese named Roxy.

Received his driver license in 2008.

Played football during freshman year in high school.

Is of French, Dutch, and German descent.

Filmography

2001 Shadow Fury Kismet (child)
2003 The Bernie Mac Show Aaron TV
2004 My Wife and Kids Tyrone TV
Summerland boy on beach TV
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Elliott Murtaugh
Danny Phantom Youngblood TV; voice
Duck Dodgers Reggie Wasserstein TV; voice
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D Sharkboy
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Dennis/Ned TV; voice
2006 Love, Inc. Oliver TV
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown Joe Agate TV special; voice
2008 Caught Up in You by Cassi Thompson love interest music video
Twilight Jacob Black
My Own Worst Enemy Jack Spivey TV


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