Daniel Jacob Radcliffe Biography

 

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

Full Name: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

Birthday: July 23, 1989

Height: 5' 5.5"

City of Birth: Fulham, West London, England

Biography:

Daniel was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London England.

He has wanted to act since the age of five, but his parents were not keen on letting him act.

He never gave up, though, and eventually landed his first major role in the 1999 movie "David Copperfield" as young David.

Dan also had a role in the 2001 "The Tailor of Panama".

It was a spy thriller that was released in the spring of 2001.

Daniel really hit it off when he won the role of Harry Potter in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

Over 16,000 kids auditioned for the part of Harry Potter.

Daniel's favorite book of the Harry Potter series is "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".

Favorites:

His favorite character is Hagrid.

Parents: Marcia Gresham and Alan Radcliffe.

Pets: Two border terriers named Binka and Nugget

Movies: Apollo 13, Twelve Angry Men, Moulin Rouge, and Whats Eating Gilbert Grape.

Football team: Fulham football club

Sport: formula one racing

Music Groups: Stereophonics, U2, and REM

Game: Medal of Honour

TV Show: The Simpsons, WWF

Harry Potter Book: The Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter Characters: Hagrid and the Weasleys

HP Word: "Voldemort"

Actresses: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger

Actors: Ed Harris, Jude Law, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Bettany, Tom Hanks, Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro

Book: "Holes" by Louis Sachar and the Harry Potter series

Candy: Mar Bars

Drink: Diet Coke

Fast Food: McDonald's

Colors: Green, Red and Gold

Country: America

Number: 9

Superhero: Spiderman

Animal: Wolf

Subject: English

In his spare time he enjoys listening to music, playing his playstation, working out, and writting stories. In the future, if he does not continue to act he would like to write or become a director.

Interesting Facts:

He attempted to read the first Harry Potter book when he was eight, but he could not finish it. He finally read the whole book when he was cast as the lead role of the film.

Has never actually seen the film The Tailor of Panama, in which he appeared.

He goes to an all-boys private school.

Pranks he's pulled:

"I played a trick on the make-up department where I put a fake blood capsule im my mouth, pretended to trip on the stairs and let the blood come out of my mouth. They really fell for it, then they chased after me with a water pistol."

"Everyone on the set has a mobile phone, and I found by pushing a few buttons, they could be programmed into different languages. I fixed Robbie's to speak in Turkish."

Quotes:

"I was in the bath when I found out that I got the roll of Harry Potter. I heard the phone ring downstairs,and later my dad came up to me and said,'Guess who they want to play Harry Potter?' And I cried."

"I'm not clumsy, I'm accident-prone!"

"I cried when I saw my name in the end credits!"

"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."

Does he believe in magic? "Absolutely. 100 percent."

Filmography:

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - Harry Potter

The Tailor of Panama (2001) - Mark Pendel

David Copperfield (1999) - young David

TV Appearances:

The Regis and Kelly Show (2003)

The Caroline Rhea Show (2002)

The Early Show

The Oprah Winfrey Show

The Today Show

Contact Information:

Daniel Radcliffe

c/o Harry Potter Productions

Leavesden Studios

P.O. Box 3000

Leavesden

Hertfordshire WD25 7LT

United Kingdom

or

Daniel Radcliffe

C/O BBC

P.O. Box 1116

Belfast BT2 7AJ

United Kingdom

by : fen222