Daniel Radcliffe

Radcliffe was born in July 23, 1989 at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith, West London, England, the only child of Alan George Radcliffe, a literary agent, and Marcia Jeannine Gresham (née Marcia Gresham Jacobson), a casting agent who was involved in several films for the BBC, including The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and, most recently, Walk Away And I Stumble. Radcliffe's mother is Jewish and a native of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (her family's surname was anglicised from "Gershon"); his father, originally from Northern Ireland, is Protestant.

Radcliffe first expressed a desire to act at the age of five. In December 1999, aged ten, he realised his ambition and made his acting debut in the BBC's televised two-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, portraying the title character as a young boy.

Radcliffe was educated at two independent schools for boys: Sussex House School, a day school in Cadogan Square in Chelsea in London. He achieved A grades in the three AS-levels he sat in 2006, but then decided to take a break from education, and did not go to college or university.

Tuesday 9 August 2011

UK BOX OFFICE

''Harry Potter'' holds off ''Super 8''

at UK box office

Tuesday, August 9 2011, 09:25 BST

By Simon Reynolds, Movies Editor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has held off competition from Super 8 to top the UK box office.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint's final Harry Potter outing pulls in £2.8 million to beat the opening haul for JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg's sci-fi drama.

Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has now grossed more than £62 million at the box office, making it the most successful UK release of 2011.

Jim Carrey's family comedy Mr Popper's Penguins is a new entry at number three, while Captain America and Cars 2 complete the top five.

Elsewhere, Bridesmaids continues to show strong staying power as it charts at number eight. The Kristen Wiig comedy has grossed more than £21 million since its release six weeks ago.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - £2,810,088
2. (-) Super 8 - £2,207,063
3. (-) Mr Popper's Penguins - £1,515,248
4. (2) Captain America: The First Avenger - £1,470,703
5. (3) Cars 2 - £1,246,055
6. (4) Horrible Bosses - £1,127,654
7. (5) Horrid Henry: The Movie - £833.262
8. (7) Bridesmaids - £539,252
9. (6) Zookeeper - £474,907
10. (9) The Guard - £202,758