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Daniel Radcliffe
English actor (born )
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July )[1] is an English actor. Radcliffe rose to fame at age twelve for portraying the title character in the Harry Potter film series. He starred in all eight films in the series, from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone () to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ().
Radcliffe branched out to scen acting in , starring in the West End and huvudgata productions of Equus. He returned to Broadway in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (), earning a Grammy Award nomination. His other Broadway roles include Martin McDonagh's drama The Cripple of Inishmaan () and Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along (), the latter of which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and another Grammy Award nomination. He also starred in the London revivals of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead () and Samuel Beckett's
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Who Is Daniel Radcliffe?
Daniel Radcliffe’s parents initially refused to let him audition for the role of Harry Potter, but a chance meeting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone director Chris Columbus led to an audition. The books' legions of fans seemed to agree that Radcliffe was perfect as the boy wizard, and he starred in each installment of the immensely successful eight-part film series. Moving on from Harry Potter, the actor performed on huvudgata in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and showed his versatility via films like Kill Your Darlings and Imperium.
Early Life and Career
The only child of a literary agent and a casting director, Daniel Radcliffe achieved international stardom for his work in the Harry Potter films, adaptations of the beloved best-sellers by J. K. Rowling.
Radcliffe made his acting debut in the television movie David Copperfield, playing the ung version of the title character. He soon
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Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, in Fulham, London, England, to casting agent Marcia Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan Radcliffe. His father is from a Northern Irish Protestant background, while his mother was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family (from Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Germany). Daniel began performing in small school productions as a young boy. Soon enough, he landed a role in David Copperfield (), as the young David Copperfield. A couple of years later, he landed a role as Mark Pendel in The Tailor of Panama (), the son of Harry and Louisa Pendel (Geoffrey Rush and Jamie Lee Curtis). Curtis had indeed pointed out to Daniel's mother that he could be Harry Potter himself. Soon afterwards, Daniel was cast as Harry Potter by director, Chris Columbus in the film that hit theaters in November 16, , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (). He was recognized worldwide after this film was released. Pleasing audiences and critics everywhe