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And for his next trick… Wizards of Waverly Place star David Henrie has conjured up a script! The 20-year-old actor says it was a “magical experience” to write the May 21 episode of the Disney Channel kidcom, titled “Alex’s Logo.” “Seeing words I wrote come alive on screen—it’s [been] a dream since I was a little kid!” But it wasn’t easy. “It’s the worst feeling when you write a joke and it doesn’t get a laugh,” he says. “It’s your baby! You put so much time in your script and then changes are made to it, but that’s the process and it was just great to be a part of it and learn everything.”

Henrie—who also appears on How I Met Your Mother as the future son of Ted—was also enthusiastic about getting the chance to add his youthful perspective to the story line, which finds his TV sister, Alex (Selena Gomez), experiencing a dip in popularity at school. “You shouldn’t worry about those stupid things,” says Henrie, who proves himself perfectly comfortable being the butt of the joke as Waverly Place’s dorky big brother Justin and for his upcoming recurring role on the Disney Channel hit JONAS L.A. Says Henrie, “I wanted to do like Seth Green’s arc on Entourage—come in and play the heightened, cockier version of myself. It’s good fun!”