24 August,2011 09:23 AM IST | | Special Features
It's a magical time for Rupert Grint aka Ron Weasely of the Harry Potter fame. As Rupert celebrates his 23rd birthday today, CS does a recap on this actor:
>>u00a0Rupert Alexander Grint was born and raised in Hertfordshire, England, and is the eldest of five siblings.
>>u00a0He chose to try for the part of protagonist Ron Weasley, because he had ginger-coloured hair, and was a fan of the book series.
>>u00a0In 2002, Rupert starred in his first non-Harry Potter film: Thunderpants. He has also starred in Driving Lessons in 2006, and Cherrybomb, a small budget drama released in 2010 and Wild Target as well.
>>u00a0Like his character Ron, Rupert too has arachnophobia, a fear of spiders.
>>u00a0As of May 2011, Rupert's net worth is estimated to be around ufffd24million.
>>u00a0Rupert is a huge fan of Spongebob Squarepants.
>>u00a0At school, Rupert's favourite subject was Chemistry.
>>u00a0Rupert often donates to charities, such as the Teenage Cancer Trust, Comic Relief, Kith & Kids, Sport Relief, Lisa Walks, and Sense.
>>u00a0Rupert's hobbies include playing golf, drawing, football, swimming and bike-riding.
>>u00a0Soccer is Rupert's favourite sport. He roots for the Tottenham HotSpur North London soccer team.
>>u00a0Rupert's favourite foods are sweets, burgers, ham sandwiches and Hawaiian pizza.
>>u00a0Rupert'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.
>>u00a0Rupert and his co-star Emma Watson are said to be "close friends".
