The typical actor or actress would put a lot of years of hard work to hit it big. But Robert Pattinson of Twilight is an overnight money making phenomena, making the actor an \"overnight sensation\" in the real sense of the word.rnrnThe Twilight is a box office sensation, raking in over $200 million in northern America during its first few weeks of release. The movie\'s popularity is apparent in the fact that it knocked out the James Bond flick \"Quantum of Solace\" from the coveted number one spot.rnrnWho is Robert Pattinson?rnrnHe is a British born actor, model and musician. You can admire both his good looks and his music in this movie. Yep, not only is the dude drop dead gorgeous (well he is playing the vampire Edward Cullen), but he can actually sing as well. Rob Pattinson\'s original song \"Never Think\" is featured in the soundtrack.rnrnRobert Pattinson also starred in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where he played Cedric Diggory. He plays the famous artist Salvador Dali in the yet to be released Little Ashes.rnrnFor his stellar performance as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter, Times Online dubbed the actor as the \"British Star of Tomorrow\". (Well it is only 2008, and some would say that in a vampire calendar 3 years is only a mere tiny window of time.)rnrnPrior to the success of Twilight, Rob Pattinson had been seriously thinking about chucking the acting gig in. However, Robert realized he should take acting more seriously when he thought he may have left it too late in the day.rnrnThe Twilight success.rnrnFor majority of Twilight readers, Robert Pattinson is Edward Cullen come to life. Robert Pattinson bears more than a passing resemblance to Edward\'s description in Stephenie Meyer\'s book. Me and my daughter were both amazed at seeing the trailers and posters for Twilight. We thought Robert was perfectly cast for the role.rnrnAs every one knows, it\'s only a matter of time before fans see the second installment of the Twilight series, New Moon. Production has been approved and it is now full steam ahead, as Edward is frozen at the age of 17. The actor needs to complete filming the remaining 3 Twilight stories before he becomes too old to play the role. Robert Pattinson as the drop dead gorgeous Edward Cullen will keep us mere warm blooded mortals coming back for more.rn
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