<P> Manny has similar traits to those of Farley Drexel "Fudge" Hatcher . </P> <P> Rodrick is Greg's aggressive older brother . He is the drummer in a garage band called "Löded Diper" (loaded diaper), noted for their substandard heavy metal concerts and limited musical abilities . Rodrick is not an exception to Frank's notorious distrust of all teenagers . </P> <P> Rodrick is notorious for his stereotypical rebellious nature, feigning illness in Rodrick Rules so as to be allowed to remain at home to throw a chaotic house party during his parents' absence, only for the evidence to appear in newly developed photographs that are quickly discovered by the boys' parents . He bullies Greg a lot and pulls awful pranks that ruins Greg's and his family's life . Rodrick also possesses incompetent tendencies, as his school assignments are notoriously crude and idiotic . He assumes that Abraham Lincoln was the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and, with Greg's aid, bases a science presentation around the hypothesis of whether or not plants sneeze . His spelling abilities are also poor, and he devotes a lot of time to tormenting Greg . In the books, Rodrick owns and drives a white van, which sports his band's name written in large black letters, on either side of it and lacks any back seats, the reason being that Rodrick needs room for his band equipment . In the movie series, the van is revealed to be a 1996 Chevrolet Astro AWD van, which also sports a diaper's pin drawn on the rear doors . In Rodrick Rules, Greg is haunted by the fact that Rodrick knows about his most mortifying experience during the summertime . This haunts him when he returns to school . However, his fears are quickly eased after the story becomes distorted to Greg's advantage due to it being passed around by so many people (à la Chinese Whispers), temporarily boosting his popularity . By the end of the film adaptation of Rodrick Rules, he is much closer to Greg, and his actions to him becomes much less aggressive . This is also shown in the film adaptation of Doge Days when Rodrick thanks Greg for getting him a gig at Heather Hills' Sweet 16 . In the film series based on the books, Rodrick is played by Devon Bostick . In the film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, Rodrick is played by Charlie Wright . </P> <P> Grandma and Grampa are Susan's parents and Greg's maternal grandparents . Grandma is known to drive a car like the Heffleys' . Greg often calls her to his home as a way to avoid his dad's scoldings, since his dad will not do this when she is around . When she is about to leave, Greg quickly goes to accompany her . Grampa has not appeared in the book series thus far (except for the Do it Yourself book, in a family tree), implying that he and Grandma were divorced or he died . </P>

All the characters in diary of a wimpy kid