It’s taken a little over a year for Robert Pattinson to be considered a staple heartthrob worldwide. With the crazy success of the “Twilight” book series came the crazy success of the first film, catapulting its stars into instant, albeit unbidden, fame. Though he’s on the road now promoting “New Moon” (out this week!), we figured we would take some time to look at the evolution of Robert Pattinson.

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Born on May 13, 1986 in London, England, the hunk started out his career rather appropriately by following in his mother’s modeling footsteps at age 12. Ironically, he would later come out and explain that the reason this stint in the fashion world lasted only four years was because he was tall and feminine and it was at a time where “the androgynous look was cool.” Once he started looking more like masculine man we have grown to know and love, the job pool dried up.

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Like most of the stars of "Twilight," getting a starring role in the vampire love story was Ashley Greene's lucky break. The 22-year-old actress was an unknown before she was cast in the role of Alice Cullen and didn't have a pivotal role in a film to date. Since then, she has continued to be cast as the future-seeing vampire through all its upcoming installments, and has a few more film roles lined up.

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Though it was her short stature that landed Ashley the job as Alice Cullen, her 5' 5" frame meant she couldn't pursue her first love: modeling. She took some classes for commercial acting and fell in love with the craft. After graduating high school early at age 17, Ashley headed from her home in Jacksonville, Fla. to L.A. to pursue a career in acting.

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Taylor Lautner has stepped into the spotlight as a passionate young adult star in recent years, but before he stepped into the role of Jacob Black in last year's "Twilight," he was best known for his performance as the title Sharkboy in Robert Rodriguez's 3-D film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl." Though Taylor still has many more films in the future to bless us with his beefy biceps, we're honoring the 17-year-old actor with a look back through his younger years.

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Long before his career as an actor began, the Michigan-native was much better known as an impressive force in the martial arts community. He practiced karate from ages six to 13. At age 11, he ranked number one in the world for NASKA's Black Belt Open Forms, Musical Weapons, Traditional Weapons and Traditional Forms and at age 12 won the Junior World Championships (if you haven't watched this kick-butt clip already, do it!).

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Its always hard growing up in front of the camera, but with a godfather like Steven Spielberg, life gets a little easier. Drew Barrymore, who got her start acting at 11 months old in a TV commercial, is now an acclaimed actress, producer and, with today's release of "Whip It!," a director as well.

Click on the photo below to see how Drew has transformed from a "Little Girl Lost" to a kick-butt filmmaker. Then, keep reading for more on her rise to fame after the jump.

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Having brought in over $904 million domestically with her big screen roles, we weren’t exaggerating when we said Jennifer Aniston was someone people enjoy watching fall in love over and over again. Her new movie “Love Happens” hits theaters today and decided to take a look back at how Jennifer Aniston evolved into being Forbes’s eighth most powerful celebrity this year (ahead of ex-husband Brad Pitt but trailing behind his new lady, Angelina) and thesecond highest paid actress in the business.

Click on the photo below to see how Jennifer has grown from the 90s to today. Then, keep reading for more on her rise to fame after the jump.

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Even if you’ve never seen one of her movies, you’ve heard of Megan Fox. Dropping men’s jaws worldwide with her breakout performance in 2007’s “Transformers,” Megan has gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most prominent sex symbols of this generation, and every publicist’s nightmare. Giving quotes in interviews like, “I resent having to prove that I'm not a retard," "Hollywood is the most superficial thing you could possibly be a part of and if I weren't attractive I wouldn't be working at all" and "If I ever lose a [film] role because of my tattoos, I'll quit Hollywood and go to work at Costco," Megan Fox is outspoken, hysterical and completely irresistible.

Click on the photo below to see how the Fox has grown from 2003 to today. Then, keep reading for more on her rise to fame after the jump.

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It's crazy to think that Britney Spears was only introduced to the pop scene a decade ago. In those 10 years, Britney has had breakthroughs and break downs, break-ups and broken records. From Baby One More Time to Circus, she has redefined the pop music scene in ways only seen previously by her idol, Madonna.

Click on the photo below to take a gander at Brit Brit 10 years ago and how she's grown since. Then, keep reading for more on her rise to fame after the jump.

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Before anyone had ever heard of "Twilight," Kristen Stewart was one of the hottest young stars coming out of Hollywood. Her first major appearance was at age 11 starring opposite Jodie Foster in "Panic Room." After Panic Room, Kristen made appearances as Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stones daughter in "Cold Creek Manor" and starred as the main child spy in "Catch That Kid."

Click on the photo below to see what little KStew looked like when she first entered the spotlight and how she's changed since. Then, keep reading for more on her Hollywood history (hint: it involves a certain book saga) after the jump.

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