The Biography of Daniel Radcliffe

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Full Name: Daniel Alan Radlicffe

Most Common Nicknames: Danny,Dan

Nicknames on The Harry Potter Set: "Do-It-Again-Dan"

Fan Nicknames: Dannerz, Danny Boy, Dan The man, Danny baby, Danny babe(those 2< are mine)

Born: July 23, 1989

Location:Fulham, West London, England

Hair: brown

Eyes: blue

Height: currently 164 cm (5'4 inches) and growing

Fave Colors: Green, Red, Gold

Occupation: Actor/Student

 

THE 4LL ON DANNY BABE

Sometimes Called :"Harry"

Current Schooling: a leading London day school and private tutoring on the Harry Potter set. Before '02 he used to attend an all boys private school.

Parents: Alan Radcliffe (literary agent) and Marcia Greshman(casting director)

Marital Status: Single("there's been a couple of girls who've I've kind of had a crush on, and they've kind of had a crush on me but it was like one instance.")

Sibilings: an only child

Star sign:Leo (He's also a Cancer.Hey what do you know? Im a Cancer, and my friend is a Leo!! whoa!)

Chinese Astro Sign:Snake

Glasses: Yeah he is supposed to wear glasses but he doesn't on the count of his first pair of glasses he chipped his tooth on them because he chewed on them all the time.  And he always breaks them.

Handed: right(In the movie, his character Harry keeps gettin his right arm injuried, did ne of you notice??)

Pets: Binka and Nugget(border collies){awwww. i wish i had a puppy!}

Role that made him popular: Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone(Philospher's Stone) (2001)

Other roles: Young David in the 1999 BBC's television adoption of "David Copperfield". And Mark Pendel in "The Tailor of Panama."

Current movie shootings: Filming 'Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire'.  It comes to theaters November __ 2005.

 

Fave actors: Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Tim Robbins, Ben Stiller, Tom Cruise, Robert DeNiro, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Bettany 

Fave Actresses:Kristen Dunst, Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cameron Diaz, Renee Zellwegar

Fave Movies: What's Eating Gilbert Grape, 12 Angry Men (the original version black and white), Moulin Rouge, Apollo 13, The Shawshank Redemption, The Dish, Shakespeare in Love, Spiderman, Punch-Drunk Love, The Royal Tennenbaums

Obsessions: The Simpsons, football(soccer), films, rock concerts, excersing, comics, original punk rock.  He also enjoys reading and writing very much but is too lazy to keep a diary and has only ever written one short story that is, like, one page long.

Interests: music and singing("I can't sing!" lol, don worry, i cant sing well either, you aint alone dear! lol), writing, gymnastics,PlayStaiton2, keeping fit (especially running), sports autism, film making

Reading; Although he is a big reader now, Daniel did not enjoy it before landing the part of Harry.  ("I'd read the first two and I didn't get how big they were.  I still don't get, I can't read my head around a how huge a phenomenon it is. But I didn't quite understand; I guess I just didn't get into them as much as everybody else did.")

Heroes: Chris Columbus, Spiderman! He loves Spiderman movie and the comics.  Used to be a big fan of WWF now known as WWE(World Wrestling Entertainment), especially The Rock.  He also liked Beano (an English comic-book character) when he was younger

Free time: in his free time, Daniel is just being "a normal kid", having pizza parties, hanging out with friends, "just being lazy", watching movies and playing games on his PlayStation2 ("Medal Of Honor' is the best!").

Best Friends: Emma Watson('Hermione Granger') and Rupert Grint('Ron Weasley')

Best Friends off the set: Alex Berman (Harry potter fanatic)

Family desert: Vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce(yummie! would it be alrite if i took some of that Dan? lol)

Fave sweet/candy: Mars Bars

Harry Potter Candy: "The Every Flavor Beans were great because they really did taste all different flavors.  And the Cauldron Cakes-they were made of marzipan with sprinkles on them.  When I took a bit I got really bad indigestion."

Fave food: pizza, McDonald's ("balanced with a lot of exercise"), Jammy Dodgers biscuits, and Cheerio

Fave drink: Diet Coke, Hot Chocolate

Favorite School Subjects: English, Art("I like art, but I'm really bad at it.  I'm just a terrible drawer.  I can't draw a circle.  Even with a ruler, I can't draw a straight line." I feel ya Danny boy, same here.) Gym (" I can run up a wall, turn around, and do a somersault onto my feet.  All without wires!" Thats Great dan!)

Least Favorite Subject: Math, French, Science

Fave Cartoons: The Simpsons, Pokemon (in 2001)

Favorite Hockey Team: Phoenix Coyotes

Fave aimals:wolves(he'd also like to have an owl)

Fave music: in 2001: U2, Rem, JJ 71, Stereophonics, Dido, some songs by Sum 41, Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal", in 2002: Moulin Rouge Soundtrack, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, The Clash, The Hives, Sex Pistols, The Undertons, The New York Dolls, The Stranglers

Fave books:'Holes' by Louis Sachar, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, 'The Color of Magic' and 'The Light Fantastic' by Terry Pratchett, 'Curque du Freak' by Darren Shan

Fave Harry Potter Book: In 2001 it used to be 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'.  Dan says: "I have always said that Chamber of Secrets was my favorite but I have recently reread Prisoner of Azkaban and I think that has now taken over the number one spot."

Fave Hogwarts house:Gryffindor

Fave Harry Potter Character:2001:Hagrid. 2002: Sirius Black

Favorite Harry Potter word:  Voldermont ("It's very bad to say this-but I like the word Voldermont. I like the way it sound in your mouth,  But I really shouldn't say that!") He also stated he likes the Weasley Family.

Would Dan Go To Hogwarts?:"Yes, I'd run!!"(well you betta put on your running shoes cuz long way!)

Fave scenes in the Sorcerer's Stone:the final chamber with Prof. Quirrell and Voldermont, Devil's Snare, the chess scene. ("The Chess scene, where there are giant chess pieces.  And Devil's Snare-the set was so cool, and had great special effects." And hanging 22 feet in the air single-handed from my boomstrick, twenty-two feet in the air.  I was wired up to the broom-with a huge underneath me-and they moved me around up there. That was pretty cool,") and the Train Scene. ("The train-compartment scenes were the most fun, because it was just me, Rupert and Emma, surrounded by sweets, just laughing and joking the whole time.")

Fave scenes in the Chamber of Secrets: whole dueling scene and dialogue with Draco Malfoy("Youuuuuu wish" I love that! You wish! lol)

Mentors on the set: Chris Columbus, David Heyman, Richiard Harris, and Kenneth Branagh

Where He Was When he Found Out He Had Landed the Part of "Harry": He was sitting in the bath, his dad burst in to tell me and he started to cry, with joy of course!!

And What Happened That Night:

"I woke up in the middle of the night, ran into my parents room at 2:00 a.m. and asked them if it was a dream because I seriously thought it was a  

How He Compares To Harry:"I think I'm like him because of the loyalty between me and my friends.  I think to a certain extent bravery. The curiosity and not being afraid to stand up for yourself. Also the questioning things, I think that's an aspect of both of us now."

How Long It Took Him To Memorize His Lines: He finally managed to after reading the script 6x.

If He could do magic: he would change his dog's into wolves, make someone he doesn't like embarrassed, invisibility("So I can sneak into rock concerts.")

The Worst Part Of Being Harry: "There isn't one." Are you sure? "Well, if I had to pick one it would be the autographs" He didn't enjoy wiring out "Radcliffe" because it is too long. Now he signs his name "Dan R."

How was the first premiere in London?: "That was terrifying...that was really scary."

Prankster moments: Changing Robbie Coltrane's [Hagrid] cell phone (mobile phone) language to Turkish.  Making "Kick Me" signs with Emma and placing them on costar's backs!  Emma Watson [Hermione] says: "Once Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry, brought in a remote-controlled whoopie cushion.  He tried it on me, but it didn't quite work!  Then he tried it on someone else who was going to sit down on a massive sofa.  When it went off, Chris Columbus, the director, said, "Cut! What is that thing?" And everyone burst into laughter;")

Roles He Would Like To Play: James Bond, Spiderman, Ewan McGregor's part in Moulin Rouge, Luke Willson's part in "The Royal Tenenbaums", and a part like Adam Sandler has played ("A part like Adam Sandler's is something I'd really like to do possibly.")

Very First Role: A MONKEY! "I was a monkey in a school play when I was eight.  I had yellow and brown face paint on and I wore tights.  And I had to kick my legs about and sing something with 20 other people."

Future Dream Professions:  writer, director, fireman("Though that's too scary, you might get burnt").  He says: "I'd like to keep acting for a while, but I want to do something in the film industry, I know.  I think I'd like to direct."  He has also expressed his desire in working with people who have autism.

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