Random Things You Probably Didn't Know About Rupert Grint (11 items)

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  (#6) He Channeled Ron Perfectly And Didn't Do His Homework

  When Alfonso Cuarón joined the franchise to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, he wanted to ensure his young stars properly understood their roles, so he gave Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint an assignment to write an essay on their characters. The young actors ended up channeling their characters into how they completed their assignments.

  Radcliffe turned in a single page about his character while Watson turned in a 16-page paper on Hermione Granger, and that's exactly what you'd expect from Harry and Hermione. Grint channeled Ron by completely blowing off the assignment. It wasn't just to play off being Ron, as he actually did have a couple of good reasons. 

  Grint was studying for his General Certificate of Secondary Education exams, and that took precedence over his "Ron" homework. Also, as the actor noted, "It’s quite Ron-ish not to do it. I think [Cuarón] kind of appreciated that.”
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  (#2) He Wasn't Allowed Within Five Meters Of Alan Rickman's Car

  Ron Weasley and Professor Severus Snape didn't exactly get along while the young man attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. The actors' on-screen chemistry, or rather, lack of chemistry, may lead some to assume there was no love lost between the actors. It's easy to come to that conclusion because Alan Rickman and Rupert Grint are such good actors, and they got along splendidly when the cameras weren't rolling.

  That said, one incident came during the filming of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire that drove a wedge between the two actors. More specifically, it drove a wedge between Grint and Rickman's car. During filming, Grint and fellow actor Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) were in one of Rickman's older cars.

  A milkshake was spilled, and Rickman was displeased. During the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Rickman got a brand new BMW, which he forbade Grint and Lewis from entering. In fact, they weren't allowed to get within five meters (about 16.5 feet) of the car! 
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  (#3) He Earned A Guinness World Record In 2020

  If you look around the internet for Rupert Grint's social media presence, you'll find very little out there. This is because he hasn't really exposed himself to many social media platforms over the years, but that changed in 2020. When he joined Instagram in November 2020, he managed to score a million followers in no time at all.

  His fans were clearly interested in seeing what Grint wanted to share with the world, resulting in his winning a Guinness World Record. He managed to reach one million followers faster than anyone else before him. It took only four hours and one minute for him to score that number.

  When he joined, he posted the picture above with the comment, "Hey Instagram... only 10 years late, but here I am. Grint on the Gram! Here to introduce you all to Wednesday G. Grint. Stay safe, Rupert." As of July 2021, he's amassed 4.4 million followers.

  The previous record-holder was Sir David Attenborough. In September 2020, he managed to get one million followers in four hours and 44 minutes. With Grint taking the lead with 241 minutes, it's going to be difficult for another celebrity to knock him off the top of that mountain.
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  (#7) He Starred In Ed Sheeran's 'Lego House' Music Video

  It's not true that all gingers look alike, but you'd be lying to yourself if you said Ed Sheeran and Rupert Grint didn't look like one another. In fact, the two celebrities have often poked fun at one another for this very fact. Because of their similar appearance, Grint was cast in the music video of Sheeran's 2011 song "Lego House."

  In the video, Grint is initially portrayed as Sheeran. He goes about his usual business of writing down song lyrics, hanging out on his tour bus, and eventually taking the stage in front of a crowd. Of course, it's Grint on the stage, not Sheeran, so security tackles him, and the narrative changes to reveal that Grint was stalking Sheeran.

  You can watch the music video for "Lego House" here.
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  (#5) He Had The Fastest Lap On 'Top Gear' For A Bit

  Rupert Grint made an appearance during Top Gear's 15th season, where he talked about his life, Harry Potter, and his ice cream van obsession among other things. On top of that, he knocked out a lap while making some of the funniest and oddest faces you might expect to find on the young actor's mug.

  When he appeared, Peter Jones from Dragons' Den held the record for the fastest lap, and Grint was ready to beat it. He got through the lap in a "neat and tidy" manner, which ultimately got him to cross the finish line at record speed, knocking Jones off the top of the leaderboard. His final time was one minute and 45.5 seconds.
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  (#4) He Wanted To Be An Ice Cream Man When He Grew Up

  Rupert Grint's dream wasn't so much to be an actor as it was to be an ice cream man. He bought his own ice cream truck and even brought it to the set on the final day of filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

  He told the Daily Mail in 2014:

  My first ambition was to become an ice cream man, which is why I bought the Bedford van. Not long after I first got it, I pulled into a pub to do a U-turn, and there were eight kids with their pocket money out, hoping to buy a 99 or whatever. But I had nothing to give them. I've learnt my lesson since then.

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