And oh yes, and he is positively dreamy!

But how much do we really know about Robert Pattinson? Lots, it turns out. Here is a run-down of fun facts - some well-known, some surprising, all fabulously readable - about the dishy 23-year-old.

Ø      Born May 13, 1986, Robert is a Taurus, a sign associated with loyalty, kindness, stubbornness and an intense thirst for (and love of) beauty. Lots of hugely talented celebrities share his birthday including musician Stevie Wonder, basketball star Dennis Rodman, actor Harvey Keitel, comedian and TV personality Stephen Colbert and fellow Brit, actress Samantha Morton.

Ø      In case you're wondering, the best love matches for Taurus are Virgo and Capricorn with Leo a close third - though (message to Kristen Stewart) not Aries!

Ø      His first kiss was at age 12, his favourite website is YouTube and his preferred fast food is U.S. chain In-N-Out Burger.

Ø      He was born in London, England.  His mother, Clare, worked for a modeling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars from the U.S. He has two older sisters, Elizabeth (a.k.a. Lizzy) and Victoria.

Ø      Robert attended Tower House School and Harrodian private school and became involved in amateur theatre through the Barnes Theatre Company.

Ø      His first real appearance in film was as Giselher in a 2004 German made-for-TV version of the Nordic epic, Ring of the Nibelungs. The next year he was chosen as Cedric Diggory for the second film in the Harry Potter sequence, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Ø      He smokes (yuck).

Ø      He plays guitar and piano and composes his own music (yeah!)

Ø      He was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2008 by People Magazine.

Ø      His middle name is Thomas.

Ø      In the film Little Ashes, Robert plays inimitable and wildly mustachioed Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, also a Taurus born May 11.

Ø      Multiple hand-signed and pre-print autographs are available on eBay starting for as low as $10 Cdn.

Ø      He stands 6' 1" tall and ranks an impressive #5 on the IMDb.com's STARmeter which tracks the hotness quotient of actors based on the Internet searches of millions of IMDb users.

Ø      For the role of Edward Cullen, he 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.

Ø      Over 5,000 actors auditioned for the role of Edward.

Quotable Quote: "The connection that I am an actor playing this character is sort of skipped. [Fans] are in denial. They think I am Edward Cullen. It is bizarre. People come from three states away and walk up to you trembling. I feel that I am at a disadvantage here because I can't provide this mystical thing that they came for in the two seconds we have." -- on the subject of making in-store appearances and said to the New York Times, November 2008.

Sources: Seventeen.com, People.com, Wikipedia.com IMDb.com, NNDB.com, New York Times