Who is daniel radcliffe

Radcliffe appears nude in the production and publicity materials portrayed a much grown-up and nude Radcliffe. Radcliffe also smokes in the play, upsetting some Harry Potter fans and anti-smoking advocates. It ended on February 8, In August Dan revealed that he has dyspraxia , which is a developmental issue that make it hard for him to do certain things. In an interview in Entertainment Weekly, he has said that he cannot wait to film the seventh Harry Potter movie.

After rereading the chapter in which Harry encounters Dumbledore in King's Cross , he was surprised to find out Harry is completely naked during the scene, to which he replied, "It's old hat for me now," referring to his role in Equus, in which he is naked on stage for a period of time.

However that scene was changed for Part 2, so that Harry and Dumbledore have the conversation from the book, but Harry isn't naked. Dan has also revealed that he is Jewish, on his mother's side, and "is very proud to be Jewish".

However, he also claims that he is an atheist. When Equus first hit the stage many parents were concerned due to Radcliffe smoking in the production, and the effect this behaviour may have on their children.

Radcliffe assured his fans that the cigarettes he smokes in the play are fake, and that he does not smoke in real life. However, Radcliffe was photographed with a cigarette in hand, and has since confessed that he does indeed smoke.

Speculation continues as to what the cigarette actually contained; as the picture was snapped at a celebrity party - in London - it was unlikely to consist solely of tobacco. In March Radcliffe enraged executives of Warner Bros. The Trevor Project operates a national US crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning LGBTQ youth who are four times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual children and teens.

The Trevor Project was inspired by the short film Trevor , about a gay boy who attempts suicide; the organization was started by the film's creators in Is allergic to Nickel and suffers from Dyspraxia, a motor skills development disorder.

Is a huge fan of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and waited in line for his autograph after the Lords test in July Sachin obliged without actually looking up. He plays the son of Adrian Rawlins in the Harry Potter films. The Woman in Black is a remake of an earlier film The Woman in Black , in which Radcliffe takes over the role originally played by Rawlins.

When he was first cast as Harry Potter, the filmmakers tried using contact lenses to make his eyes appear green; as they are described in the books; rather than their natural blue.

Daniel suffered a painful allergic reaction when he tried them on, so the idea was scrapped. The filmmakers then considered digitally altering his eyes in post-production, but knew this would be a tedious process. The filmmakers then approached J. Rowling with their problem, and she thankfully told them that it was not essential for Harry to have green eyes, merely that he have his mother's eyes, much to the relief of all involved. Became the youngest non-royal to have an individual portrait displayed in London's prestigious National Portrait Gallery.

Radcliffe was only years-old, when he posed for artist Stuart Pearson Wright during a break from filming Harry Potter. Was in a relationship with Rosie Coker from until November Has frequently been mistaken for Elijah Wood and vice versa.

Once in Japan, a huge fan handed Radcliffe a photo of Elijah Wood to sign. While he is not religious, Daniel has described himself as Jewish. When Chris Columbus was asked what type of child he wanted to play Harry Potter, he used a clip of Daniel Radcliffe from David Copperfield to show them what he wanted. Revealed in a interview that he started to develop an alcohol problem while filming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , and freely admitted that his performance in the film suffered as a result.

He voluntarily got sober in August on his own when he realized he was becoming too reliant on it for his daily functioning. Long-time friends with British writer-actor Stephen Fry. Chris Columbus was amazed how beautifully Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint matured over the Harry Potter series, compared to some child actors who start out adorable and then either lose that or become bad actors as they grow older.

Casting an actor to play Harry Potter was a big challenge; they saw auditions and none of them felt right. Director Chris Columbus saw Radcliffe in David Copperfield and showed it to the film's casting director and said Radcliffe was the one and that he was amazing.

But she said they wouldn't get him because his parents want him to focus on his schoolwork and not acting, as well as all the attention he'd get. So they interviewed Harry Potters of different nationalities all over the world and still didn't find him. She got frustrated with Columbus because he had his heart set on Radcliffe.

By sheer coincidence, the producer and screenwriter of the Philosopher's Stone went to the theatre and in the front row was Radcliffe with his father, so they talked and slowly persuaded him to cast Radcliffe. Close friends with David Holmes, who was his stunt double for the first six Harry Potter films.

He has expressed a desire to play Robin opposite Ben Affleck in a Batman film. During his time there, he actually fact-checked one real article, Hannah Goldfield's restaurant review titled "Oxomoco Balances Hipster Bait with Mexican Tradition," published in the October 8, , issue.

Radcliffe said that before Schulman's article ran, he was first called by a fact-checker to verify that everything in it was true, an experience he characterized as "very meta.

Yeah, that's the tiny bit, actually. I don't know. People tell me I look mournful. They say, "Cheer up, Dan, it's not that bad! If I was ever required to do anything other than look haunted, I could. I'm a happy person. Though I don't, like, dot my "I's" with hearts or anything - that would be too happy. But I don't think it's going to happen.

I don't think I'll do all of them - I'll probably get too spotty or too tall or I'll shrink or something. I was in the bath at the time, and my dad came running in and said, "Guess who they want to play Harry Potter!? It was probably the best moment of my life.

Upon seeing the movie: I'm a bit nervous about whether people will like it, but I've seen it, and I'm sure they will. It's really good - it's quite scary, it's quite emotional. Even I cried and I don't cry easily! I cried at the end credits when my name came up, and I was, like "Oh my God!

I can't believe that's my name! I've progressed so far and changed so much since the beginning. It's been like a real journey. I would consider doing any part as long as the script is good and the film has an interesting director.

I've never been one of the cool people at school, but then again, I don't get the people who are cool. Along with starring in the survival thriller Jungle , Radcliffe remained immersed in the theater community with roles in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in and The Lifespan of a Fact in In , he returned to the small screen with a leading role in the anthology comedy series Miracle Workers , playing a low-level angel assistant to God in its first season. Radcliffe has been dating actress Erin Darke since the two met while filming Kill Your Darlings in We strive for accuracy and fairness.

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