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Rupert Grint
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A self-proclaimed fan of the Harry Potter book series, young Rupert Grint was interested in getting a role in the movie. He entered a video he made of himself rapping about the role of Harry Potter and at the age of 11, won the role of Potter's best friend, Ron Weasley. After completing the first Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), he appeared as Alan A. Allen in the British comedy film Thunderpants (2002). In 2002, 2004 and 2005, he again starred as Ron Weasley in the Potter sequels Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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"Thunderpants, Rupert Grint's first attempt to step out of Harry Potter's shadow wasn't what you'd call an unqualified success. Thankfully his latest effort is shows a marked improvement. Rupert Grint sounds less like he's in Grange Hill like he did in the early Potter days and puts in a decent performance..."
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Rupert Grint fans in the UK will have a chance to catch the actor (a.k.a. Ronald Weasley in the "Harry Potter" films) on the BBC One, New Year's Day. "Generation Fame", a celebrity game show hosted by Graham Norton, reportedly has Rupert (along with a relative) as one of its contestants.
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"Rupert Grint has his first grown-up leading man role in 'Driving Lessons'... such a likeable kid it is fun to see him being manly and getting the girl. Grint is not just a flaky, red-haired sidekick to Harry Potter; he is an actor of growing assurance who looks to enjoy a long, fruitful career."
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- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will reprise the roles they have made their own: teen wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, in Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final two motion picture adaptations of J.K. Rowling's best-selling book series. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. In making the announcement, Robinov said, "When Daniel, Rupert and Emma were first cast as Harry, Ron and Hermione, we knew they were not only talented, but had a very special chemistry.
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Rupert Grint plays young wizard Ron Weasley in the popular film series based on the Harry Potter stories of J.K. Rowling. Weasley is Potter's redheaded sidekick at Hogwarts, the school for wizardry. Grint had no acting experience beyond school plays when he took part in an open casting call for the first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). He won the part and went on to play Weasley in the sequels Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Grint ... appeared in the 2002 comedy Thunderpants (with Paul Giamatti), and in the 2006 movie Driving Lessons (co-starring Laura Linney).
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