A preview of Rupert Grint’s cameo “appearance” on the animated television show American Dad has been released online and may be seen below.  Rupert plays the blonde character in the episode, Killer Vacation, airing this Sunday.

The Smith family’s tropical vacation turns out to be anything but relaxing in the all-new Halloween-themed “Killer Vacation” episode of AMERICAN DAD airing Sunday, Oct. 7 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

In a new interview with Metro, Rupert Grint talks about his upcoming film CBGB as well as being a torch bearer for the London 2012 Olympics. Some snippets from the interview may be read below, read the full interview over at Metro.

How did you end up being an Olympic torch-bearer? It was through Lloyds. They nominated me. I’ve always loved the Olympics and it’s exciting it’s in London. It was a complete surprise but a great honour. I’ve kept the torch.  I might put it on display. I’ll find a use for it. I’m not the most athletic person so it’s probably the only time I’m going to run this year. I’ve got tickets for the swimming and some athletics –  I can’t remember what the events are.

What do you get up to in your forthcoming film CBGB? It’s about the New York club CBGB and the punk scene of the time. I play a guitarist called Cheetah Chrome who was in a band called The Dead Boys. I had to be a rock star. It was refreshing. He’s a snotty-nosed punk rebelling against everything and quite morose – he’s the complete opposite of Ron. I’m still finding it strange breaking out of the whole Harry Potter thing because it was such a huge part of my life.

What was playing a real person like for CBGB? Cheetah Chrome was actually on set. It’s the first time I’ve played a real person and there’s a pressure to get it right. I also have to play the guitar, which I can’t do – I was faking it. I learned the chords and rough shapes but you won’t see my hands too much in the film. It’s amazing he’s still alive, given the amount of drugs he did. He’s got a young son who was a big Harry Potter fan, so it was nice to meet him. Cheetah had some advice about my performance and I had to get his voice right – he had quite a distinctive drug-affected mumbling voice and I had to do an American accent. We’re both ginger so look similar. Hopefully people will buy it.

You’ve also recently worked with Shia LaBeouf – what was that like? That was the film before CBGB – The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman. That’s quite a strange one. Shia LaBeouf plays a character who travels around the world. It’s quite a drug-fuelled journey and he meets various crazy characters along the way. I play a character he meets in a youth hostel. I can’t give away what he does but it was quite a transition for me.

Did they [the more experienced Harry Potter actors] give you any specific advice? I had a problem with laughing during serious scenes. For some reason, I found Dumbledore’s death absolutely hilarious. Alan taught me if you completely relax your face, it’s difficult to laugh so that was good tip.

As we posted previously, Rupert Grint was one of the carriers of the Olympic Torch, which has been traveling to London with the help of 8,000 people over the course of its journey. Some photos of Rupert may be seen over at Rupert-Grint.us! Rupert was chosen to be a torchbearer as a result of all his charity work, according to Around the Rings:

He was nominated through the Lloyds TSB campaign for inspiring others through his extensive work with children’s charities across the UK. Rupert is actively involved with charities Starlight and the Make-A-Wish Foundation which grant once-in-a-lifetime and magical wishes to seriously and terminally ill children. He also spends much of his free time working with the Teenage Cancer Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

The BBC has posted a video interview with Rupert that you can watch here (no embed available.) The Telegraph has also posted a video with the Potter star where he talks about how it felt being able to participate and how he doesn’t run all that often (unless he’s being chased)

Sugarscape has posted a very amusing video interview with Tom Felton and Rupert Grint from back in March when they were doing promotion for the opening of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter.  In the interview they ask the stars some Potter trivia. See them try to name all seven horcruxes!

The 2012 MTV Movie Awards are being held tonight and Harry Potter is up for 7 awards.  We will be updating this post throughout the night to let you know whether or not the series and actors have won in their categories.  They are up for the following:

• Movie of the Year
• Daniel Radcliffe – Best Male Performance
• Emma Watson – Best Female Performance
• Best Cast – WINNER
• Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes – Best Fight
• Rupert Grint and Emma Watson – Best Kiss
• Harry Potter – Best Hero – WINNER

Tune into the show on MTV at 9pm ET!

You can also watch the Perks of Being a Wallflower trailer that Emma presented at the pre-show on the MTV website.

Results (winners in bold):

Best Male Performance
» Daniel Radcliffe, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
» Ryan Gosling, “Drive”
» Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “50/50″
» Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games”
» Channing Tatum, “The Vow”

Best Female Performance
»Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”
» Kristin Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
» Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
» Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2?
» Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”

Best Kiss
» Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
» Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2?
» Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games”
» Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, “The Vow”
» Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″

Best Fight
» Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2?
» Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, “The Hunger Games”
» Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang, “21 Jump Street”
» Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, “Warrior”
» Tom Cruise vs. Michelle Nyqvist, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”

Best Cast
» “Bridesmaids”
» “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part “
» “The Hunger Games”
» “21 Jump Street”
» “The Help”

Movie of the Year
» “Bridesmaids”
» “The Hunger Games”
» “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2?
» “The Help”
» “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1?

Best Hero Twitter Voting
» Harry Potter
» Katniss Evergreen
» Captain America
» Thor
» Jenko

Harry Potter stars Alan Rickman and Rupert Grint are set to star in the upcoming film CBGB.  Alan Rickman stars as CBGB owner Hilly Kristal while Rupert will play Cheetah Chrome of the Dead Boys, who played a prominent role during the club’s rise. The film is about the New York City club’s impact on the underground music scene, highlighting artists like the Talking Heads, the Ramones and Blondie.