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Trivia

  • Rupert is worried about kissing Emma Watson in the final Harry Potter film ... as he has grown to think of her as a sister.
  • In 2008, Rupert was a new entry in Britain's Top 100 Young Millionaires, with an estimated fortune of £7m.
  • In the summer of 2008, Rupert attended a Charity Event to launch the British Formula 1 Grand Prix in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, at the Bloomsbury Ballroom.
  • Rupert was among the mourners at the funeral of Robert Knox, a young actor from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
  • He and his Harry Potter co-stars, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, were named #9 on Entertainment Weekly's Best Entertainers of the Year in 2005.
  • Rupert passed his driving test after two attempts in 2006.
  • When Rupert was younger, he was cast as a fish in a play based on the story of "Noah's Ark."
  • Rupert's childhood dream job was to be an ice-cream man, and with some of his earnings from film-making, he bought himself an ice-cream van.
  • When Rupert was younger, he collected yoyos.
  • Rupert has two dogs named Ruby and Fudge.
  • The first book Rupert read was Each Peach Pear Plum written by Allan and illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
  • Rupert played Alan A. Allen in the movie, Thunderpants.
  • Rupert's favourite things include:

    * Bart in The Simpsons, as he reminds him of Fred and George Weasley from the Harry Potter series.
    * At school, his favourite subject was Chemistry.
    * Rap.
    * Jim Carrey
    * Shrek, Ace Ventura, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dumb and Dumber.
    * Soccer.
    * Spongebob Squarepants.
    * Classic Rock & Roll.
  • For Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, he earned $4,000,000. With his Harry Potter earnings, Rupert bought a quad bike.
  • Rupert can speak a little bit of German such as numbers and little sentences.
  • Rupert can ride an unicycle. He started learning on his 14th birthday.
  • Rupert forgot to write the essay describing his character, Ron, to director Alfonso Cuaron, because "that's what Ron would have done."
  • When Rupert came in to audition for Ron, he performed a rap that he wrote.
  • Rupert was originally considered for the role of Austin in A Cinderella Story. But he couldn't do it because he is committed to the Harry Potter movies.
  • Rupert plays the guitar.
  • Rupert is 5'10.
  • Just like Ron, Rupert hates spiders. He is also afraid of the dark.
  • Rupert bought a house for his parents and family after the 2nd Harry Potter movie.

Quotes

  • Rupert: I don't like school, which makes it easier for me not to do my homework. Evidently, my professors aren't very happy, and being in the Harry Potter movies doesn't give me any special treatment. For example, when I returned to school after Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban finished shooting, I had several hours of detention because I hadn't done my schoolwork.
  • Rupert: (about 'Harry Potter' action figures) Oh, they're scary. To think that people are going to be playing with you!
  • Rupert: Being famous is wicked, but it's better to be normal.
  • Rupert: (on filming the film "Cherry Bomb", which includes his first sex scene) I really loved the script and having done Harry Potter, I wanted to do something different. It was quite a challenge.
  • Rupert: Fans asking for my autograph is really weird. It's hard to get used to. I've tried several disguises and stuff but that doesn't work. I do get recognised sometimes but it's cool. Things at home didn't change much. I still have to clean my own room!
  • Rupert: I am the biggest Harry Potter fan, I even was before I knew there was going to be a film. I read all the books. The fourth one is amazing. It's scary. But I like all the books. You've got to read them all to get the complete Harry Potter experience. In the third book I like all the bits about scabbers being an Animagus. And I like that Ron gets an owl.
  • Rupert: (on experimenting like normal teenagers): Because we are quite busy we do miss out, but we still have those kinds of experiences like getting drunk for the first time.
  • Rupert: When I read the books, I imagined that the family of Ron Weasley was my family. After reading the books, I knew the Weasleys inside out.
  • Rupert: Too bad brooms can't really fly. Now if you miss the bus, you can't just go in your room and fly to school with a Nimbus Two Thousand!

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