Name: Daniel Radcliffe
Date of Birth: 23 July 1989 Likes to play pranks. He took co-star Robbie Coltrane's cellular phone and changed it so all the messages were in Turkish. Has two border terriers named Binka and Nugget. Tried reading the first Harry Potter book when he was 8 years old, but was unable to finish it. Finally read the entire book when he was cast in the lead role of the film Has never actually seen the film The Tailor of Panama (2001) in which he appeared. His favorite book from the Harry Potter series so far is number three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... In February 2002, he was nominated for, and won "Best Newcomer" at the Variety Club Award ceremonies. Received the Sir James Carreras Award For Outstanding New Talent for his role in Harry Potter at The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2002. Voted Person of the Year 2002 by Time Kids. Has stated that 12 Angry Men (1957) is the first black & white film he ever saw and is also his favorite film. He named Jane's Addiction, The Libertines, Rage Against the Machine and The Darkness among his favorite bands. David Heyman, the producer for the Harry Potter films happened to be at a play that both Dan and Dan's father, Alan Radcliffe, were at. After Heyman spotted Radcliffe, since both men knew each other, he was introduced to his son and when Heyman saw Daniel he thought he looked perfect for the part. In fact, that night at the play, Heyman couldn't help just staring at Dan because he though he was perfect to play Harry. Daniel auditioned for, and got the part that he is now most recognized for, Harry Potter. He enjoys listening to the music of Blur, Muse, The Music, Zwan and Brendan Benson. A February 23, 2004 article in British newspaper 'The Sun' listed him as Britain's third richest teenager behind only Prince Harry Windsor and Charlotte Church. He is said to be worth 5 million pounds. Has earned 6 million pounds so far portraying Harry Potter, making him the second richest teenage in Britain behind Prince Harry Windsor's 14 million pounds. [2004] Can rotate his arm 360 degrees. Is a big fan of Gary Oldman, his co-star in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). Is a supporter of Fulham Football Club although he doesn't enjoy playing football himself. He is a fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers and attended their London concert in June 2004. Some of his favorite music groups are Stratovarius (Finland), Huey Lewis and The News (USA), and Tom Robinson (England). Favorite actors include Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Christina Ricci, Cameron Diaz, Scarlett Johansson and Ben Stiller. He originally disliked the "Harry Potter" books when he first read them. Especially like the music group The Sex Pistols. He also plays the bass guitar. He is a fan of indie rock. Some of his favorite bands include: The Zutons, Razorlight, The Libertines, Bloc Party, Hope of the States, The Futureheads and Kaiser Chiefs. Delays between filming the second and third Harry Potter movies were caused because his parents wanted him to be able to attend normal school for a while. Says he doesn't read any articles or reviews about himself or his movies. He supports Demelza House Children's Hospice, which is a charity that cares for terminally-ill children in the Kent, East Sussex and South London areas of Britain. Dan always asks his fans to donate to the charity every Christmas and on his birthday instead of sending him gifts. In the book, 'Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince', the author J.K. Rowling named the character Demelza Robins after the charity. He likes the music of The Strokes, The Clash and Pixies. [May/June 2006] He sat his AS Levels in English Literature, History, and Religion and Philosophy for his AS levels (First year college exams). Named Britain's richest teenager with an astounding 23 million pound fortune, after he signed on a 8 million pound deal to make the fifth movie of the Harry Potter series. Dan scared the make-up department crew when he came on set with bloodied sticking plasters on his face claiming that he had been fighting the previous day (just for a laugh). His parents are Alan Radcliffe, a literary agent, and Marcia Gresham, a casting director. Is also a big fan of The Killers. Before working with Brendan Gleeson in the Harry Potter series, he worked with him in The Tailor of Panama (2001). 23 July 2007 - Appeared on BBC Radio's Test Match Special, from Lords, London, on the final day of the England v. India test match. It was his 18th birthday and he was a guest on "View from the Boundary" hosted by Jonathan Agnew, the BBC's cricket correspondent. He talked about his career to date and love of cricket. Is very close to actor Gary Oldman. His agent Sue Latimer is the mother (and agent) to his friend and fellow actor Freddie Highmore. He is a huge fan of John Wayne. Was ranked #6 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.(2007). Named #23 on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. (2007). Was ranked #10 on Yahoo! List of 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007 on Yahoo! Movies. (2007). Was ranked #79 on Forbes List of The Celebrity 100. (2007). In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $15 million. Was ranked #29 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list.(2008). Was ranked #3 on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown (2008). Was ranked #8 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25'(2008). Named as one of London's 1000 most influential people of 2008. Ranked #11 on MSN's top searched for stars under age 25 in 2008. Ranked #1 on MSN's top searched for male in 2007. In the 2003 Comic Relief fundraiser, a lock of Dan's hair sold at auction for 751 British pounds, the highest amount raised. In 2008, Dan and the cast of Equus raised $203,746 for the charity, BroadwayCares/EquityFightsAids 20th Gypsy of the Year competition, setting a record for the most ever raised by a Broadway play. They not only beat the amount raised by other Broadway musicals but also came runner up for the best presentation, again beating out every other musical with their own song and dance. (The winning presentation was the Lion King's). Dan wrote and sang the song. http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/gypsy.cfm. Considers himself as an atheist and respects the work of Richard Dawkins. Read more Daniel Radcliffe Fans :Daniel Radcliffe movies (actor)User Comments |
