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Official Movie Posters of the Harry Potter movies

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All about Daniel Radcliffe
 
Nickname: Dan
Role: Harry Potter
DOB: July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London, UK
Other roles: TV - David Copperfield; Films - The Tailor of Panama
Favourite bands: Sex Pistols, New York Dolls, the Stranglers
Favourite TV show: The Simpsons (he's completely obsessed!)
Favourite movies: Apollo 13, Twelve Angry Men, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Shakespeare in Love and Moulin Rouge.
Favourite actresses: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Kate Hudson and Julia Roberts
Favourite actors: Ed Harris, Jude Law, Philip Seymour and Robert de Niro
Hobbies: Writing stories and scripts
How he celebrated when he got the role of Harry Potter: 'To celebrate I was allowed to stay up later than normal and watch an episode of Fawlty Towers.'
Career?: Daniel states that he might want to continue to act, though he also would like to write or become a director.
Awards: 'Male Youth Discovery of the Year Award' from the Hollywood Women's Press Club.
'2001 Silver OTTO Fan Award' awarded by Bravo's most prestigious Teen Magazine in Germany in the 'Best Male Role' category.
Nominated for 'Best Performance by a Young Actor' in the 2003 29th Annual Saturn Awards for his portrayal of Harry Potter in 'Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets'.
Daniel's portrayal as Harry in the scene with the Basilisk was nominated for an AOL Movie Goer Award in 2003 for the 'Most Unforgettable Scene' in Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets. He was also nominated for Best Actor.
On Tuesday 12 February, 2001, Daniel Radcliffe won the Variety Club Sir James Carreras Award for Outstanding New Talent award for 2001.

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All about Emma Watson
 
Nickname: Em
Role: Hermione Granger
DOB: April 15, 1990
Hometown: Oxfordshire, England
Family: Parents Jaqueline and Chris Watson (divorced) and one brother Alex, who's 8.
Pets: 2 cats, Bubbles and Domino
Hobbies: tennis, hockey and rounders
Favourite HP haracter: Hagrid, because 'he's cool, funny and it's amazing that a giant can be so emotional.'
Favourite book: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Favourite scene to do: The troll scene in the bathroom (Movie I)
Favourite line: 'I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed. Or worse, expelled!'
 
 
Write to Emma at:

Emma Watson
c/o Warner Bros Inc.
3300 Warner Blvd
Burbank, CA 91505
USA

Emma Watson
c/o HP Production
Leavesden Studios
P.O.Box 3000
Leavesden, Herfordshire
WD2 7LT
United Kingdom

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All about Rupert Grint
 
DOB: August 24, 1988 in Hertfordshire, England
Role: Ronald 'Ron' Weasley
Family: Rupert is the eldest of 5 children. He has one brother (James), three sisters (Georgina, Samantha and Charlotte). His father (Nigel) is a race-car memorial dealer, and his mother (Jo) is a homemaker.
Hobbies: Drawing and playing pool. He also loves soccer, likes to swim and ride his bike. He began to ride the unicycle and play golf. He also likes sleeping and playing video games.
Favourite actor: Jim Carey.
Favourite movies: Shrek, Ace Ventura, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Dumb and Dumber.
Favourite music: Rap, and he also plays the guitar.
Favourite subjects at school: Art, Science (Biology, Physics & Chemistry).
Awards: Rupert won the 'Best Debut' nomination for 'Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone' at the Empire Awards, UK in 2002. Also in 2002, he won the 'Special Achievement Award' (Outstanding New Talent) for 'Harry Potter  the Philosopher's Stone' at the Golden Satellite Awards. In April 2002, Rupert won the '2002 Young Artist Award Special Award for Most Promising Young Newcomer' for his performance in 'Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone.'
 
Write to him at:
 

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