Robert Pattinson Trivia

1. In which city was Robert born?

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Answer: London

He was born in London, England on 13th May 1986. Robert is the youngest member of his family; he has two older sisters by the names of Lizzy and Victoria. His mother, Clare, worked for a modeling agency while his father was an importer of vintage cars.

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Answer: Modeling

Sadly, Rob's modeling career ended when he was sixteen. He stated that he was not getting modeling jobs anymore because he was starting to look too masculine and said that at the time, "The androgynous look was cool."

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Answer: Remember Me (2010)

"Remember Me" was a 2010 romantic drama, set in New York in 2001. He played a university student who was constantly in trouble with the police. The film also starred actors such as Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper.

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Answer: Cedric Diggory

The character Cedric Diggory was one of the two students representing Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament. Cedric was a very handsome teenager who was competitive but also was nice and went by the rules. He was murdered by Peter Pettigrew, on Voldemort's orders, at the graveyard. Rob had to actually learn how to swim to play this role because the second task in the tournament mostly took place underwater.

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Answer: Midnight Sun

Stephanie Meyer wrote a draft of a story named "Midnight Sun", which told the story of "Twilight" from Edward's perspective. The story was expected to be published for the general public to read. However, part of it was illegally leaked on the internet and the author put the project on hold indefinitely.

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Answer: Lizzy

Being a singer and songwriter, Lizzy has performed with the band Aurora. She has had Top 20 hits, including "Dreaming" and "The Day it Rained Forever", with the band. Lizzy also sang background vocals in 2008 for "Who Are They", which was on the "Twilight" (2008) soundtrack.

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Answer: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

In this 2005 movie Pattinson got his first big break, playing Cedric Diggory. Cedric was chosen, along with Harry Potter, to compete in the Triwizard Tournament but was unfortunately killed towards the end of the film.

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Answer: Salvador Dali

"Little Ashes" was first released at the Raindance Film Festival in London. It explored Dali discovering his identity as an artist and his relationships in Spain in the 1920s and 1930s. Dali embarked upon romantic and friendship relationships with both single and married men and women.

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Answer: Thomas

At times, Rob modeled under the name Robert Thomas Pattinson. In an interview, Rob said that he does not like his name, and if he could have any name to go by, it would be Spunk Ransom. Rob Pattinson was actually born in the year 1986 in Barnes, which is a suburb of London.

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Answer: Bobby Dupea

Jack Nicholson has always been Rob's inspiration. Bobby Dupea was the name of the character Nicholson played in the movie "Five Easy Pieces" (1970). Rob admitted that his dream job is being a professional pianist, which is just like Bobby Dupea's character. Rob said that one of the coolest things he has ever done is when he played piano at some pizza restaurants in London for a few years.

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Answer: Modeling

Pattinson described his modeling career as "unsuccessful". Up market men's clothing store, Hackett, employed Pattinson to appear as a model in an advertising campaign in 2007.

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Answer: Twilight (2008)

"Twilight" (2008) was based on the bestselling novel by Stephanie Meyer. It was about a teenage vampire and human girl who fell in love, and they faced some obstacles, including avoiding a tracker vampire who wanted Bella's blood. Rob played the role of the handsome "vegetarian" vampire, Edward Cullen, in this film.

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Answer: London

Robert went to the Harrodian School, which is a private school located in West London. Prior to this school he attended the Tower House School which is also located in London. Robert has admitted to being expelled from school when he was 12 and stated that he rarely did his homework.

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Answer: Cuban dancer

Rob wanted the lead, Nathan Detroit, but he only got a small non-speaking role of a Cuban dancer. In spite of this, Rob showed his dedication to the Barnes Theatre Company and did his best with the role. The next year he ended up getting the lead in the company's production of "Our Town".

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Answer: Claudia

Robert has reported in a number or interviews that his sisters, Lizzy and Victoria, dressed him in girls' clothes and introduced him to people as Claudia. His sister Lizzy is also a singer and has performed with the band Aurora and sang backing vocals for the song "Who They Are" by Carter Burwell, which featured on the "Twilight" soundtrack.

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Answer: Vanity Fair (2004)

Rob's role in "Vanity Fair" (2004) was the older Rawdy Crawley. However, the scene Rob was in was cut from the final production of the film. In "Vanity Fair" (2004), which was set in the nineteenth century, orphaned Becky Sharp seduces her way up the social ladder. Rob's character, the older Rawdy Crawley, is Becky's son, and he does not like her ways, but eventually he gives in. Some footage of Rob in the movie is available in the "Vanity Fair" DVD extras.

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Answer: Bobby Dupea

The name was adopted from the 1970 movie "Five Easy Pieces", which starred one of his acting role models, Jack Nicholson. In addition to this he was also a member of a band "Bad Girls" and he was a member of a rap group, when he was 12, with peers from the private school that he attended.

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Answer: Bad Girls

Rob has performed with "Bad Girls", which was his friend's band, and he was asked to sing with them during an open mic. Rob has said that if his acting career ever ended, music is his back-up.

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