Come Fly With Me

Kids Wish Network would like to send a “Happy Birthday” wish out to British actor, Rupert Grint. This adored Harry Potter stella, star is celebrating his 24th birthday today and we’re hoping it’s fantastic!

In 2004 we granted a wish for Alexandra, a Harry Potter fan suffering from spina bifida and hydrocephalus. For her wish, Alexandra was dato the opportunity to attend the premiere of Harry Potter’s third major motion picture, The Prisoner of Azkaban, in New York City, and got meet members of the cast!

Two years later, at the U.S. premiere of the fifth film of the Harry Potter series The...

1.Rupert Grint was born on August 24, 1988, in Hertforshire, England.

2.Rupert comes from a big family too, he has 1 brothers and three sisters. He also is the eldest.

3.Rupert has been in school plays too, having been in Rumpelstilskin (as the titolo role) and in Noah's Ark (as a fish, to which ghiandaia, jay Leno commented: "You must have been one heck of a fish!")

4.After knowing about the Harry Potter auditions from Newsround, Rupert enlisted the help of his Drama teacher. For his audition, he sent a video he made of himself, wherein he dressed as a girl, while rapping about how much he wanted the part....