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THIS IS A RUPERT GRINT FANSITE SO IF U LOVE RUPERT GRINT AND R A BIG FAN OF HIM THEN PLEASE ADD ME!! I WILL TELL U ALOT ABOUT WHATS GOING ON WHAT MOVIES ARE COMING OUT AND WILL PUT ON VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF HIM!! THANK YOU AND U MAY BE FREE TO MESSAGE ME WHENEVER U WANT PS RUPERT GRINT ROCKS HERES A BIOGRAPHY ON RUPERT GRIN I GOT IT FROM THIS SITE GO CHECK IT OUT http://www.rupertgrint.net/?section=biog WELL HERE IT IS Biography It seems a long time ago that Rupert was another young hopeful, picked from the thousands upon thousands of auditionees who so desperately wanted to be cast as Ron Weasley, the red-headed and loyal best friend of Harry Potter. Rupert says of the auditioning process for the Philosopher’s Stone film: “I found out that you could audition by sending a picture of yourself and some information to Newsround. I did my own video with me, first of all, pretending to be my drama teacher who unfortunately was a girl and then I did a rap of how I wanted to be Ron and then I made my own script thing up and sent it off.” Rupert displayed the characteristics of Ron perfectly, and his genuine love for the Harry Potter series, as well as an eagerness to be a part of the magic must have shone through, making him the obvious choice for the part of Ron. Of course, it must have helped that he also fitted the general look of the character! Becoming Rupert Rupert was born on 24th August 1988, the first son of Nigel and Jo Grint. The first of five children, Rupert has one brother and three sisters. His brother James was born when Rupert was a year old, Georgina and Samantha were born in 1993 and 1996 respectively, and lastly is Charlotte, who was born in 1999. Rupert grew up in Hertfordshire, an English county to the north of London. After successfully auditioning for the Harry Potter film, Philosopher’s Stone, Rupert started at Richard Hale Secondary School in his home town. He took an active interest in school plays and drama activities, being cast as Rumplestilskin in a play about the Grimm brother’s fairytales. As Rupert was needed more and more on set for the Harry Potter films, Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban, it was required that he was tutored on set to keep up with educational needs. He has recently taken his GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams during the summer of 2004. The Legacy of Ron Landing the role of Ron was a dream come true for Rupert. When he began to act on the Philosopher’s Stone movie, he was overcome by the grandness of the sets, describing how he felt as: “Walking into the Great Hall for the first time was absolutely incredible - all these effects with all the candles floating in the air, all lit and everything, food on the table, all the flambeaus were lit - it was just incredible, it was the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life.” It was a huge opportunity for Rupert having his first professional acting job on, what was then, one of the most anticipated films of the year. Fans of the Harry Potter books were expecting an accurate on screen presentation of how they imagined the books to be. When asked about this in an interview Rupert commented, “ I am a really big Harry Potter fan and I've seen all the sets, I've lived Harry Potter and I don't think it's destroyed the books at all, I think it's really spot on.” Rupert didn’t seem too phased at all amidst all the publicity which surrounded the first Harry Potter movie. The weirdest thing, according to Rupert, would be that, “people are going to actually know my name, that's going to be strange.” Being only 13 when the first movie was released must have made the whole experience slightly surreal for Rupert, yet he seemed only too keen to make the second installment of the film series. The Second Act Begins When Chamber of Secrets started filming in 2001-2002, Rupert was more accustomed with the filming methods and techniques on set and says filming the second movie was, “a lot more fun because we were a lot more comfortable with working, I guess - because of working with Kenneth Branagh, who's really funny, and more confident with the camera.” Unfortunately the CoS film presented Rupert with the task of facing one of his real life phobias – spiders. You're scared of spiders - what was it like doing scenes with them? I hate them - even rubber ones I get scared of. Luckily some of them were CGI [computer graphics]. But that big car-sized one, that was actually there unfortunately. So that wasn't my favourite scene to film. Though the second film was definetly more physically arduous for Rupert and Dan, Rupert maintained a fun –loving attitude and described filming the car scenes in CoS as being like “being on a theme park ride.” By this time Rupert was pretty much a household name. Appearances in magazines and interviews for prime time television shows and news programmes meant that Rupert was having to adjust to becoming an icon for Harry Potter fans of all ages. One of the hardest things could have been going back to school and seeing his friends again, though Rupert remainded so grounded that he said, “my friends have been great - they treat me normally. The teachers suck up, they really do. But other than it's been fine.” Rupert maintained the difference between being an actor and living a normal life which is something some people twice his age struggle to understand. It was also in 2002 when Rupert completed another non-Potter film called Thunderpants. Wanting to have a role-change from Ron, Rupert aquired the part of Alan A. Allan and also something which unfortunately came hand in hand with the part – a perm. Rupert told of his decision to act in Thunderpants was due to him being, “completely 'Pottered out'” by the first Harry Potter film. By the time that filming for Chamber of Secrets was finished, it was quite natural that Rupert was thinking ahead to how many Harry Potter films he would star in. He commented (when asked about appearing in future HP films), “I don't know yet - I want to do most of them because I have a really good time doing them. And I want to do this when I'm older, because I really do enjoy it, it's really fun.” Fortunately Rupert has kept his word and appeared in the third HP film, Prisoner of Azkaban, and is due to star in the fourth film in the series, Goblet of Fire, when it is released this November. Starring in Prisoner The third Harry Potter film was eagerly waited for, mainly due to it being the favourite book of the series so far amongst the majority of Potter fans, with the introduction of new characters and key storylines being brought in. Fans held high hopes for the third film installment, waiting with baited breath to see the spectacular special effects and general magic which the cast and crew of the film had managed to produce. Rupert was only too happy to work with the challenge of blue screens and the like, needed to create scenes such as the dementors and Buckbeak. When asked about it in an interview he said, “it's really weird doing all the special effects stuff but it's really satisfying to see it all at the end.” By the time Prisoner of Azkaban came out, Rupert had become one of the most famous teenagers in the world. When he wasn’t on set filming, he relaxed by playing golf and of course, his playstation. It seemed much different for him handling the fame now than it did when he first starred as Ron, and Rupert even admitted himself that, “It's hard to get used to. It's really weird but quite cool too.” The enjoyment of being on set and filming seems to outweigh any of the pressures of being famous for Rupert, and we are sure that he will remain the grounded attitude which has made him a favourite amongst fans. Back to Best for Goblet The fourth installment of the Harry Potter film saga offered the toughest challenge yet to Rupert and his returning co-stars. Goblet of Fire was a huge feat, in respects to the book's story and the developments within each character. Much to most Rupert fan's delight, Goblet gave Rupert the chance to display his acting's full versatility and deliver some simply hilarious lines. He has been accredited for his brilliant performance since the film's release - as Rupert continues to show us there is simply no boundaries to what he can do. As he is furthering his talents on-screen, Rupert has also become somewhat of a style icon to his great legion of fans. He combines the casual-smart look to perfection, and (although most fans would likely just argue that he looks good in anything) it's continually apparent that Rupert's unique sense of style, combined with his acting abilities, pave the way for a very bright future. Rupert's main focus aside from filming Goblet of Fire was to learn to drive - leaving him with little time for a girlfriend! With more than half of the Potter films now done, Rupert continues to enthuse about the remaining films and also possibilities once the series ends. He says; " I want to do as many as I can because they really good fun to do and obviously we've got to know each other really well, the whole cast and some of the crew, we're really close." It's little suprise that the cast and crew of the films have become a tight-knit family. Drive of a Lifetime Driving Lessons was the project which was waited for with baited breath by Rupert's fans. His second film aside from Potter was classed as a contemporary Harold and Maude - this small independent film couldn't be further from the massive commercial franchise in which Rupert has made his name. After receiving much critical aclaim from fans and critics at festivals such as Tribeca and Dublin International Film Festival, the movie was widely tagged as "one to watch". Driving Lessons' cinematic release in the UK was September 8th 2006 and the film was both a domestic and international success. Rupert's credentials are growing and bit by bit he is cementing his way to becoming one of the UK's finest stars. RupertGrint.net was fortunate enough to catch up with Rupert at the Edinburgh International Film Festival where he was promoting Driving Lessons. You can read the site's first ever interview with him here and check out our EIFF exclusives page here. Meeting Rupert only confirmed what we already knew to be true: no matter how much fame he may achieve, he is the most down-to-earth and friendly person you could hope to find. Rearranging into Order Order of the Phoenix hit cinemas on July 13th, 2007 to resounding praise from fans and critics alike. Though it was noted by many that Rupert's character, Ron, was not given a lot of screen time, his comedic timing and acting prowess ensured that when he did appear, he stole the limelight from his Potter co-stars. Being his first Harry Potter film since working on Driving Lessons, Order of the Phoenix displayed a definite maturing of Rupert's acting: "Grint is the superb middleman between Harry and Hermione, and has nearly switched places with Hermione to be the "levelheaded" one of the group." (The Movie Boy) and showed that experience gained outside J.K Rowling's enormously successful franchise hasn't hurt one bit. "..while Grint lost his virginity in the indie film "Driving Lessons" -- his extra experience shows in Order." (Hollywood.com). RupertGrint.net was again lucky enough to be able to interview Rupert, not just one but twice, at both the London and LA premieres for the film. The Future and Beyond It is unimaginable to think of anyone else playing the role of Ron now, as Rupert has certainly made the part his own. We look forward to seeing him develop as an actor in future Harry Potter films, and in any other projects he takes on. He has proved to fans that you can succeed in anything, even something you dream of, if you take your best shot at it. We know, that with this attitude, he will continue in the industry for many years to comeRUPERT GRINT QOUTES"I was the biggest Harry Potter fan. I read all the books. Ron was always my favorite character, because I feel like I relate to him, like we've both got red hair, we both like sweets, we've both got lots of brothers and sisters. I've got one brother and three sisters, and both scared of spiders." -CNN(What his magic power would be): "I would probably be invisible so I can sneak (out of) detentions!""Being famous is wicked but it's cool to be normal as well.""After being in Harry Potter, I believe more in magic than I did before." -A Girl's World.com"Walking into the great hall for the first time was absolutely incredible...it was just incredible, it was the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life." -CBBC Newsround"I like the sound of Malfoy. He's pretty nasty at times, and that would be quite fun [to play]. It would be cool to have the audience against me." -Nickelodeon Mag2002"I think coughing up slugs was quite hard. Ron has a scene where he has to cough up these giant slugs. I had this giant slug in my mouth loaded with slime and I spat them out. I think it was plastic. I hope it was plastic.""People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It's really cool and weird as well. They usually just ask for my autograph. I've got a signature and everything. It's hard to get used to." -Scholastic.com"Stunts are one of my favourite things.""I liked the slug scene best. They actually tasted really nice coz they were all different flavours - chocolate, peppermint, orange and lemon!" -Newsround, COS Press Conference"Actually there is this question that always comes up which is 'have you met Daniel Radcliffe?!'""I still get called ginger a lot, but I don't mind that as I'm used to it. And I'm in great company, look at Nicole Kidman!" -HP.com Interview"To act scared, I think of something scary, like maybe a teacher I had. Although then I might get too scared!" -Disney Adventures(Speaking about Ron & Hermione): "I don't know - I'm not really looking forward to doing that! But yeah... I hope it doesn't happen. I hope Ron gets killed off before they actually do something." -Newsround2004"But I'd like Ron to turn a bit evil, that's be cool. I've always wanted to play an evil person!""It'd be cool to carry on doing films, but when I was a kid I wanted to be an ice cream man." -Young Performer"It's a bit scary when you first get to meet them [adult actors like Gary Oldman] but they are really just down to earth, easy to talk to people. That is one of the reasons I really enjoy acting - you get to meet all these cool people." -BBC Movies"Well, I've been trying to [ride a unicycle] for about two years now, but the only thing I've done is about four pedals and then I fall over horribly." -Scholastic.com"I've tried to stay pretty normal throughout all the films, and my friends and family have helped in that. I've just kept living the same way." -LA Times�It�s weird doing romance. I�ve never been attracted to playing a romantic lead.""When the director set an exercise to help us get to know our characters, I was supposed to describe Ron but I forgot to do it. But Alfonso thought it was like Ron, so he was OK about it.� -The Sun2005"I am quite into comedies, so I wouldn't mind doing an animated movie. It would be quite cool to do the voices. That would be different." -Scholastic.com"I do get one chance to dance [in GoF], I had to dance with Maggie Smith. That was the only dancing experience I had, which was actually quite enough really." -Newsround"Getting the part for the first film was amazing and the travelling you get to do, places I'd never go if it wasn�t for doing this. I'm quite grateful for all that part of it, it's been a great five years." -ICWales2006"Actually, my name was the one that my parents pulled out of the hat. Really. There were other names they put in this hat, and they pulled out 'Rupert' first." -Sacramento Bee"The budget on Harry Potter is really big and we work in the studios with all these really expensive sets. In Driving Lessons, we just sort of went filming around London. There are no special effects. It was really simple, really. I quite like that way of working." -Vh1"I am famous for losing things, especially my mobile phone�which I seem particularly good at losing on the golf course.""Art was a subject I excelled in [at school], and I really like drawing caricatures." -Parade Magazine"I've quite a big problem with laughing and corpsing in front of the camera and [Julie Walters would] just make me laugh.""I would date a fan, I don't have a problem with that. I look for a good sense of humour in a girlfriend." -Daily Record"I like going to see bands. I've seen the Foo Fighters, the Strokes and Velvet Revolver." -The Independent2007"Looking back at all the films, it just seems like one long film." -Times of India"I'd definitely like to continue acting and I'd like to see what goes from there, really. If it doesn�t work out, I�ve still got the ice cream van!" -iF Magazine"It would be quite good to be a Formula 1 [racecar] driver." -Seventeen Magazine"There's no point in me trying to hide. With the amount of hair I've got and how bright a colour it is, I can't really stay incognito. I stand out." -Daily Record"I don't know if I'm going to start collecting cars. I've always been pretty sensible until I had the ice cream van." -Inquirer"If [a stunt] is really dodgy, I'll probably just leave it to the professionals. Whenever we get to do a little thing, it's really great fun." -Coming SoonABOUT RUPERTBasicsFull Name: Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint Nickname: Rupe Birth Date: 24 August 1988 Star Sign: Virgo Place of Birth: Harlow, Hertfordshire, England Brothers/Sisters: James (born 1990), Georgina (born 1993), Samantha (born 1996) and Charlotte (born 1999) Parents: Nigel and Jo Eyes: Green/Blue (yes, we know there is a debate!) Hair: Red (aka Ginger in UK!) Height: around 5'7" (1.74m) and probably still growing Pets: Ruby (a black labrador) and Fudge (a chocolate lab) Musical Instrument: GuitarA First for Everything... First Acting Roles: School productions and local theatre productions including: a fish in Noah's Ark, a donkey in a nativity play, "chorus thing" in Cinderella and Rump in Rumplestiltskin First Book Read: Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan & Janet AhlbergFavourites Colour: Green (supplied by Leanna) Article of Clothing: Jeans Cartoon Character: Spongebob Squarepants Music: Rock (RG.N first got this news from Jamie Waylett (Crabbe) at Collectormania when he told us, "Whenever I see Rupert he listens to rock."), although he has a "wide taste in music". Bands: Arctic Monkeys, Parklife, Blur, Oasis, The Killers, Pigeon Detectives, and more! Movies: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Napoleon Dynamite, Star Wars, Shrek, Ace Ventura, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Dumb and Dumber Actor: Jim Carrey Snacks: Sweets! Food: Burger, ham sandwiches, Hawaiian pizza Birthday Present: Unicycle for his 14th birthday Gadget: iPod Nano Car: Hot Rod Sports Team: Tottenham HotSpur (Spurs) football/soccer team (they are from North London) School Subject: Art Video Game: Need for Speed Kind of books: Comedy and horror Books: Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak series and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Author: J.K. Rowling Super Power: Rupert said he would like to be invisible, so he could sneak out of detention at school!Harry Potter Favourites Harry Potter Books: Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire Harry Potter Scenes: The chess scene in Philosopher's Stone; the slug scene and when the flying car bashed into the Whomping Willow in Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter Character: Ron Harry Potter Animal: Scabbers Harry Potter Line of Dialogue: "Bloody Brilliant!" Magic Power: Flying CarHOW TO CONTACT RUPERTContacting Rupert You can currently write to Rupert at:C/o Nigel Grint PO BOX 170 Hertford SG14 3ZGORRupert Grint c/o Hamilton Hodell Fifth Floor 66-68 Margaret Street London W1W 8SR United KingdomSOME RANDOM STUFF ABOUT RUPERT FOUND IT AT THE SAME WEBSITEake Part in the 2008 Birthday Project! It's that time of year again, when we begin to plan for Rupert's birthday and invite the fans to take part and wish their favorite actor a 'Happy Birthday!'This years birthday project will consist of three mini projects that - come August - will be put together to form another large, online, interactive birthday card! The three categories are as follows: Songwriting/Singing, Fan Signs, and Mementos. You do not have to participate in all three! Choose whichever project strikes your fancy. :)To find out more about how you can participate and what each mini project entails, click here or on the sidebar banner.In another bit of random news, this blog mentions a Rupert sighting at today's F1 British Grand Prix race. No photos/video are available at the moment, but we'll be sure to update if anything comes to light! Update: Well that was fast! Thanks to HPFAN for linking us to this picture.Update #2: Aaaaaaaand another one! Laughing Rupert! And more in the gallery!Update #3: Oclumencia has some screencaps of Rupert watching the races...check them out here!Comments (31) Added by July 5, 2008 (6:26PM) HiRes Still from HBP Now Available (Updated!) Warner Brothers has now sent over the high res version of the Ron Weasley image that was published in USA Today (see post below!).High-Res Love Struck RonWe also have yet another new image of Ron from HBP, this time from MSN Mexico by way of Leaky! Once again, it's Ron in Quidditch gear! Could this be during the Quidditch team try outs? Sure looks like it!Update: Thank you to our friends at UniversHarryPotter for letting us know they received the HiRes version of this pic: Ron @ Quidditch Try Outs!Comments (14) Added by July 3, 2008 (6:23PM) HBP Sneak Peeks: USA Today, Empire; A Love Drunk Ron! Today's editition of USA Today provides an exclusive first look at the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince!The article, titled "6th Time is the charm for young wizard love," gives details on all the escapades that we can expect to see in the film! Included with the article is this too-awesome-for-words photo of a love-drunk Ron who accidentally eats some choclates laced with a love potion.The article and a gallery with more images from HBP can be found here. We're hoping to see the high res versions of these released very soon! Thanks to Leaky for providing the scan!UPDATE: It gets better! Thanks to our resident superwoman, Lauren, who has sent us scans to the latest issue of Empire magazine which includes - among other things - Quidditch Ron!Click to view scans galleryComments (19) Added by July 3, 2008 (10:55AM) Rupert's New Film: Cherrybomb RG.net can exclusively reveal that Rupert is currently working on a new movie titled Cherrybomb.Set in Belfast, the plot is described to be a "a gritty thriller about two teenagers who get into trouble when they both fall for a beautiful new girl in town."The film is currently in production and filming is expected to end in early August, scheduled for release in 2009. Check out the IMDB page for the film here.Update: More information regarding the film is beginning to unearth! IMDb has updated to list two possible costars: Kimberely Nixon and Robert Sheehan. Variety also mentioned Cherrybomb in an article back in February as did the Northern Ireland Screen. "The film follows teenagers Luke, Malachy and Michelle as they embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars. But what starts out as a game turns deadly serious when the three discover that they can’t get off the wild ride they’ve set in motion."We can't wait!! Digg!Comments (32) Added by admin July 2, 2008 (3:40AM) Sky Magazine Set Report Teaser Thanks to the team over at SnitchSeeker for letting us know about a set report teaser recently published in the July issue of Sky Magazine. The columnist, Tim Vincent, reveals that he spoke to Rupert some more about his ice cream van, "which he's started using to drive to and from work." [View the scan!]All set report teasers for Half-Blood Prince were to be embargoed until the premiere of the teaser trailer. Could that mean we might be seeing something this month!?Comments (10) Added by June 30, 2008 (11:42AM) Rupert to Attend F1 Party As a kick off to the 2008 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, Rupert will be attending the second annual F1 Party hosted by the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity. The event takes place this coming Wednesday, 2nd July at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in London.The party aims to raise funds for the building of a new Heart & Lung Centre at GOSH through an auction currently taking place online.Anyone want to partner up and make a bid for the Ferrari experience? :P Thanks to Lauren for the news!Update: Thanks to Tayna for sending us a scan from Famous magazine in Canada! It gives a small blurb about Rupert visiting the Jack the Ripper exhibition in London a few months ago.Comments (29) Added by June 26, 2008 (10:51AM) A Moment of Silence Last month, a heartbreaking tragedy befell the Harry Potter community. Robert Knox, a young actor who landed the role of Marcus Belby in Half-Blood Prince, was brutually murdered. A memorial service was held today in honor of Robert. Several members from the HP films attended the service, including Rupert.Our deepest condolences go out to the Knox family and all those who knew Robert. We strongly ask that any photos that may pop up from the memorial service to be withheld. It's just not appropriate.Comments (16) Added by June 25, 2008 (4:35PM) WB: No Mini-Movie In The Works The WB is officially denying the rumors of the trio filming a mini-movie and several short scenes for the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Though they all remain very supportive of the park, JKR never wrote the rumored script and the trio will not be filming anything related to the theme park between Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows.Also, just for fun, enjoy the Rupert mention in this article which gives a little perspective about gingers!