Daniel Radcliffe Bio
Daniel Alan Radcliffe was born in Fullham, West London UK on July
23, 1989. Daniel Radcliffe, or Dan, as he likes to be called wanted to become an actor at the age of five
years old but his parents, Marcia Gresham and Alan Radcliffe, never thought it would be a good idea. They came around
finally when the family's friend, Kate Harwood, was producing a BBC production of Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield".
Dan was cast as a young David Copperfield at the age of 10. "David Copperfield" was Dan's first real professional acting
job.
Dan had to beat 16,000 boys auditioning for the role of Harry
Potter, according to the BBC. Dan first learned that he had gotten the part while he was in the bath. When his father
told him he got the part Dan cried with joy. Dan has made $110,000 off "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
and made $ 3,000,000 for "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".
Besides The Harry Potter series and " David Copperfield"
Dan has also been in "The Tailor of Panama" (directed by John Boorman) a spy thriller based on the John le Carré's
1996 novel. Dan also started in the series of Simon Curites a BBC production.
Dan's favorite subject is science. He has two dogs,
Binka and Nugget, they are collies. Dan likes playing play station and also enjoys "WWE", soccer, and watching "The Simpsons".
He has dark brown hair and blue eyes and wares green contact lenses for his role as Harry Potter. Dan is said to carry
out most of his stunts, but one of the most changing things he had to do according to him is the "Mirror of Erised"
scene in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" when he had to show a whole range of emotion. He tried the read
the Harry Potter book at 8, but did not fully read the books before the beginning of his role. Dan's favorite Harry
Potter book is "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" because it is really twisted. He dose think Harry will die at the
end. As the final thing to get rid of Voldemort.
