English actor, model, musician, and producer Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson was born in 1986. Growing up in the Barnes suburb of London, he attended Tower House School until he was 12, and then The Harrodian School. He became involved in amateur theatre at the Barnes Theatre Company. He auditioned and was cast in a small role in Guys and Dolls. He next auditioned for Thornton Wilder's Our Town and was cast as George Gibbs. He also played in Anything Goes and Macbeth. He caught the attention of an acting agent in a production of Tess of the d'Urbervilles and began looking for professional roles. Best known for her role of Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels, Pattinson was ranked as one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. In 2010, Pattinson was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World, and also Forbes ranked him as one of the most powerful celebrities in the world in the Celebrity 100.