Biography
Friends and Family
Teresa Palmer
[Friend]
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Laura O`Toole
[Friend]
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Marcia Gresham Radcliffe
[Mother]
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Freddie Highmore.
[Friend]
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Jamie Waylett
[Friend]
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Emma Watson
[Friend]
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Matthew Lewis
[Friend]
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Rupert Grint
[Friend]
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Tom Felton
[Friend]
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Alan Radcliffe
[Father]
Pets
Border terrier
Dog
[ 2007]
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 I`m lucky enough to have a job that I love, and a relatively down-to-earth life. (on whether he is religious) "I`m not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant... I`m very interested in religion as something to study, but I`m not a religious person in the slightest."
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 (Coltrane) to speak in Turkish.
I didn`t look at the nudity and go, oh great. But it`s the same as doing a role with an accent or a particular affectation. You look at the character first. Lots of the actors that I`ve admired have at one stage or another taken their kit off. It`s a rite of passage. That iconic scene is the physical and emotional climax of the play. So if I do that with pants on, it would be crap.
I don`t understand girls, but I`m slowly learning.
I feel OK about my body. Not totally, of course, no one my age does ... but I`ve gone to the gym to make sure. And many of the actors I admire, like Gary Oldman, have gone naked
I played a trick on the make-up department where I put a fake blood capsule in 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.
It`s not so much that they don`t want me to grow up. It`s that they`re annoyed that I`m growing up adjusted. They`d much rather I was growing up and going wild and crashing cars.
People will always remember Harry, but I think if I work hard enough other characters will stick in their minds as well.
[About the "Equus" paparazzi]: They were outside the theatre every single night, but we came up with a cunning ruse. I would wear the same outfit every time - a different T-shirt underneath, but I`d wear the same jacket and zip it up so they couldn`t see what I was wearing underneath, and the same hat. So they could take pictures for six months, but it would look like the same day, so they (photos) became unpublishable. Which was hilarious, because there`s nothing better than seeing paparazzi getting really frustrated.
[on saying that he`ll do all of the Harry Potter movies] "Ultimately it comes down to whether we`re still enjoying it. If we are then I think we would be sort of stupid not to do them. As long as I`m doing other stuff around the same time, I think it`ll be fine. Also, I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, there were bits in there where I was going, `God, I would love to do that because it`s so good.`"
"I like them, but it`s hard to concentrate when the bats fly about, and they pee while they fly." [about the bats on the set]
"Too many little numbers on one page!" - about math
Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it`s the minimum that I answer myself.
I think I`m highly normal. I`m attending school after acting, I`m going out with friends, going to the cinema - I`m just doing everything a normal teenager does. People think I can`t leave the house without being in a crowd of fans - but that`s not true. I`m able to do more things than people might think.
It`s too far down the road to decide about a fifth movie. I`m still the same age Harry is, and I haven`t actually grown that much.
I`m thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments.
I`ve never been one of the cool people at school, but then again, I don`t get the people who are cool. It`s not that I don`t like them, it`s just that they don`t interest me
Stage is much more intimidating than going before the cameras, because you can really screw up, and can`t do a retake.
When I get into trouble at school I`d like to take an invisibility cloak, drape it over me and sneak out the door. Or I`d like to have a 3-headed-dog because then no one would argue with me.
When I go back to school everyone asks a lot of questions. Then, after about a week, when I`ve answered everything, we get back to normal
"Absolutely. 100 percent." [on believing in magic]
After being cast as Harry Potter: "I think I`m a tiny bit like Harry `cos I`d like to have an owl. Yeah, that`s the tiny bit, actually."
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 don`t know. People tell me I look mournful. They say, "Cheer up, Dan, it`s not that bad!" Sometimes I just look into space, which freaks people out. 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.
I was in the bath at the time, and my dad came running in and said, `Guess who they want to play Harry Potter!?` and I started to cry. It was probably the best moment of my life.
I would consider doing any part as long as the script is good and the film has an interesting director.
I`m not clumsy, I`m just accident prone.
I`m not much of a cake person.
On considering himself as a heartthrob: "Personally I can`t see it, but if other people can, fine. Cool!"
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 met so many people since we started filming and it`s been wonderful. I`ve progressed so far and changed so much since the beginning. It`s been like a real journey."
Trivia
He was told that he got the role of Harry Potter, while talking a bath.
(www,CBS.com/EI)
He has met Terressa Palmer,Rupert Grint, Sean Biggerstaff, Alan Rickman, Katie Leung, Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane,Verne Troyer, John Hurt, Warwick Davis,Tom Felton, Ian Hart, Derek Deadman, Evanna Lynch Bonnie Wright, James & Oliver Phalps, Fiona Shaw, Matthew Lewis, Eleanor Columbus, David Bradley, Adrian Rawlins, Robert Pattinson, Julie Walters,Chris Rankin, Richard Griffiths, Mark Williams,Hugh Mitchell, Emma Watson Devon Murray, Shirley Henderson, Christian Coulson,Robert Hardy, and Gary Oldman.
He smokes cigarettes
(exposay.com)
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.
Can rotate his arm 360 degrees.
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.
Favorite actors include Aishwarya Rai, Christina Ricci, Cameron Diaz, Scarlett Johansson and Ben Stiller.
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]
He enjoys listening to the music of Blur, Muse, The Music, `Zwan` and Brendan Benson
He is a fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers and attended their London concert in June 2004.
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.
Some of his favorite music groups are Stratovarius (Finland), Huey Lewis and The News (USA), and Tom Robinson (England).
Has never actually seen the film The Tailor of Panama (2001) in which he appeared.
Has stated that 12 Angry Men (1957) is the first black & white film he ever saw and is also his favorite film.
Has two border terriers named Binka and Nugget
He named Jane`s Addiction, Libertines, The, Rage Against the Machine and The Darkness among his favourite bands.
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.
Likes to play pranks. He took co-star Robbie Coltrane`s cellular phone and changed it so all the messages were in Turkish.
Received the Sir James Carreras Award For Outstanding New Talent for his role in Harry Potter at The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2002.
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
Voted Person of the Year 2002 by Time Kids.
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