Robert Pattinson’s Strangest Audition: In Drag!

Tags:

Robert Pattinson,Twilight,The Twilight Saga,Young Hollywood,Movies,Celebrities
  • PRINT
 
 
enlarge
  • Robert Pattinson strikes a pose on the ‘Twilight’ red carpet
  • Robert Pattinson poses with his New Hollywood Award, LA, Oct. 2008
  • Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart arrive at the film premiere of Summit Entertainment’s ‘Twilight’

1/3

  • Getty Premium

    Robert Pattinson strikes a pose on the ‘Twilight’ red carpet
  • Getty Images

    Robert Pattinson poses with his New Hollywood Award, LA, Oct. 2008
  • Getty Images

    Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart arrive at the film premiere of Summit Entertainment’s ‘Twilight’
 
 

FIRST PUBLISHED: November 21, 2008 5:44 PM EST
LAST UPDATED: November 21, 2008 7:38 PM EST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

With teen vampire drama “Twilight” already pulling in millions at the box office in its first day of release, actor Robert Pattinson is on the verge of superstardom – but he told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush in an interview for “The Billy Bush Show” that he used to try out for every role he could.

“I think I’ve been to every single audition that’s ever been available up until recently,” he told Billy. “Up until I did [‘Twilight’], pretty much.”

Among them was a casting call where actors had to dress up for a gender-bending part.

“I auditioned for a role where I had to sign up for the casting in drag, like to play a transsexual,” he said.

And the British actor, whose vampiric good looks have caused mob scenes with “Twilight” fans at recent press appearances, didn’t get the part, but he said he could’ve been right for “Baywatch.”

“I thought I looked pretty good!” he laughed. “I didn’t want to shave my legs so I wore those skintight jeans – I kind of looked like Gena Lee Nolin.”

Copyright 2009 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

  • PRINT
 
 
 
 
 

What Do You Think?

What movie will you see this weekend?

  • Johnny Depp greets fans at the premiere of ‘Public Enemies’ at the AMC Theater on June 18, 2009 in Chicago
     
  • Johnny Depp rides shotgun in “Public Enemies”
     
  • ‘Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs’
     
  • “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”
     
  • Cookin’ up some dinner on the grill
     
vote