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Daniel Radcliffe

(1989- ) Daniel is an English actor famous for his role as Harry Potter in J.K.Rowling saga. In 1999 he made his acting debut at the age of ten in the movie David Copperfield. In 2001 he made the movie "The Tailor of Panama". In 2007 he starred the play Equus, and in 2011 he played in Broadway the revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The Woman in Black (2012) will be his first film project following the final Harry Potter movie.

Currently, Radclife is dating Rosanne Coker. They met on the set of Half-Blood Prince and since then they have been together.

In 2008, Daniel revealed that he suffers dyspraxia a mild form of neurological disorder . The motor skill disorder sometimes gets so bad that he has trouble doing simple activities, such as writing or tying his own shoelaces.

Radcliffe is a supporter of the Liberal Democrats. He has voiced support for the political party's Nick Clegg and pledged to spend more time in the UK to help increase his profile to a younger audience.

At the age of 16, Radcliffe became the youngest non-royal ever to have an individual portrait in Britain's National Portrait Gallery. Since 2009, Radcliffe has been considered one of the richest young people in the UK.

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