Daniel Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London,
England.
In 1999 Daniel Radcliffe played young David Copperfield in
DAVID COPPERFIELD (TV). Jamie Lee Curtis pointed out to Daniel's
mother that he could be Harry Potter. Daniel was cast as Harry
Potter by director, Chris Columbus in the film HARRY POTTER
AND THE SORCERER"S STONE (2001).
In February 2002, he was nominated for, and won "Best Newcomer"
at the Variety Club 'Award' ceremonies.Voted Person of the
Year 2002 by Time Kids. The sequel's, HARRY POTTER AND THE
CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002) and again as Harry in HARRY POTTER
AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
Daniel Radcliffe will also be in HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET
OF FIRE (2005).
Delays between filming the second and third Harry Potter
movie was because, Daniel Radcliffe's parents wanted him to
be able to attend normal school for a while. Daniel Radcliffe
has made close friends working on the Harry Potter films,
which include his co-stars Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
Quite the prankster Daniel Radcliffe took co-star Robbie
Coltrane's cellular phone and changed it so all the messages
were in Turkish. As of 2004 Daniel Radcliffe is the second
richest teenager in Britain, he has earned 6 million pounds
so far portraying Harry Potter, behind Prince Harry Windsor's
14 million pounds.
Daniel Radcliffe's other notable credits include...