Robert Pattinson was born on May 13, 1986, in London, England
He is most known for his role of the vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight series
Robert is an accomplished musician. He can play both guitar and piano. His own composition song 'Never Think' was also featured in the Twilight movies. Photo: Getty Images
He began modeling when he was twelve years old
Robert first tasted international fame when he played the part of Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series
He is real-life friends with his Harry Potter co-star Katie Leung, who plays Cho Chang
He was rumouredly dating his Twilight co-star, Kristen Stewart
Actor Jack Nicholson inspires him
He beat 3,000 people to play the part of the vampire Edward Cullen in the movie 'Twilight'. Photo: Getty Images
His small part in 'Vanity Fair' (2004), was cut out in the final production. It would have been his debut movie. Photo: Getty Images
Robert once invited an obsessive fan out for dinner when he was having a bad day
He is a great supporter of the Arsenal football club
Pattinson learned to drive in a ten-hour crash course on the sets of 'Twilight'
Robert was suppose to star in the stage production of 'The Woman Before' in May 2005, but he got fired shortly before the opening night
Robert was nicknamed 'Patty' as a child because of his surname. It's now the name of his dog!
His favourite hobbies are playing football, skiing, snowboarding, pool and darts. Photo: Getty Images
Robert loves drinking diet coke
His first kiss was at the age of 12
He had to learn how to scuba dive for his role in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'
Robert is 6'1" tall
Robert has two older sisters who used to dress him up and introduce him as a girl to people as 'Claudia'
While filming for 'Twilight', Robert Pattinson injured himself on his very first shot
He was chosen by Rolling Stone magazine as the 'Hottest actor of 2008'. Photo: Getty Images
He is four years older than his co-star Kristen Stewart
Robert admitted on the Ellen DeGeneres show that he didn't know how to drive
He had to fake an American accent for 'Twilight'
His middle name is Thomas
His fashion sense is inspired by James Dean
Robert was in a band called 'Bad Girl'
He was not a Harry Potter fan, nor had he read any Potter books before bagging the role of Cedric Diggory
After someone once stole his shoelaces, Rob likes wearing his shoes minus them!
He played the role of artist Salvador Dali in 2008's 'Little Ashes'. He spent three days learning how Dali pointed his finger
He loves the character of Pippi Longstocking
Robert loves to watch 'X-factor'
He can't live without In-n-Out burgers
In 2010, Pattinson was named one of TIME magazine's '100 Most Influential People in The World'
He was also nominated as the Best Dressed Man by GQ magazine in 2010
Robert got his wax statue made in his likeness at Madame Tussauds musuem
Kristen's nickname for Rob is "Flippy" because when he tries to do stunts he just flips around
Rob finds it unattractive when women wear Ugg boots
