Before They Were Twilighters- It's hard to imagine now, but those "Twilight" kids weren't always
Hollywood's top bloodsuckers. No, before they became creatures of the
night, they were struggling actors trying to make a name for themselves.
Find out how far they've come.
Perhaps
none of the Twilighters has gained as much from his role as Taylor
Lautner, who bulked up to keep his role as Jacob Black and transformed
into one of Hollywood's up-and-coming hunks. But before Lautner was a
wolfboy in "Twilight," he was a different sort of human-animal hybrid.
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In
the "Twilight" movies, Robert Pattinson plays the deathless, dashing
leading man. But before he got all sparkly, he played a less fortunate
second-string character in a different movie adaptation of a popular
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Kristen
Stewart made a name for herself in Hollywood by playing Bella Swan,
the mopey girl who still feels sad despite having two hot guys fighting
over her. But Stewart wasn't always a dark-haired, waifish beauty she
is today. In fact, in her first major role, she looked very different.
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This
former moppet is well on her way to status as a full-fledged leading
lady, but Dakota Fanning wasn't too big to take a supporting role in the
"Twilight" movies -- and a villainous supporting role at that, as the
evil vampire Jane. But can you name the drama that gave Fanning her
first major role?
Even
in a cast as photogenic as that of "Twilight," Kellan Lutz stands out.
It may be no surprise that he worked as a model before his career as
an actor, but can you name the 2006 gymnastics movie that gave Lutz his
big break?
Ashley
Greene had small roles here and there before landing a part in the
"Twilight" series, so this look into her past is going to go way back.
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In
"Twilight," Nikki Reed plays another one of the fang-toothed Cullen
clan members. But she got her start years earlier alongside an actress
who went on to play a bloodsucker in a different, popular
vampire-centric franchise.
Although
known to serious Twi-hards as "Victoria No. 2," Bryce Dallas Howard
made a strong showing as the flame-haired big bad, Victoria, in the
latter three "Twilight" movies. Howard's career might have benefited
from her generous director dad, but he didn't direct the film that was
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Peter
Facinelli plays the "Twilight" vampire patriarch, Carlisle Cullen, but
in real life he's barely older than the rest of his brood. Facinelli
scored his first role in 1995, but his first memorable turn happened in a
1999 teen movie... where he happened to star alongside every other
'90s teen up-and-comer.
Anna
Kendrick fans, but her character does not get any vampire-based
superpowers in the final installments. However, Kendrick -- who played
Bella's chatty human friend in the original and reprised the role in the
sequels -- is currently the only "Twilight" alum to boast an Oscar
nomination.
Jackson
Rathbone smolders onscreen as the vampire Jasper, but it was only a
few years ago that Rathbone was still playing a tweener. And the
difference between his leading-man looks now and his baby face then is
quite striking.
The
Cullen family matriarch, Esme, is played by Elizabeth Reaser, who
joined the "Twilight" team with more experience and a longer filmography
than her bloodsucking colleagues. But what ensemble dramedy marked
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The
final two installments of the "Twilight" saga boast a much-expanded
cast of characters, and included among the new vampires is Irina, played
by Maggie Grace. She should look very familiar to fans of sci-fi, but
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Reprising
the role of villainous, psychic vampire Aro from "The Twilight Saga:
New Moon" is Michael Sheen, who's perhaps the most accomplished actor of
all the "Twilight" casts. "Why does he look familiar?" you may ask.
Oh, where to start