Daniel Jacob Radcliffe, better known as Daniel Radcliff, is a British actor. He gained popularity for his roles in the enormously successful Harry Potter film franchise.
What Is the Net Worth of Daniel Radcliffe?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Daniel Radcliffe has an estimated net worth of $110 million and he is one of the richest celebrities in Britain. During the peak of his career, he made $15 million per year as a screen actor.
News About Daniel Radcliffe
Early Life
Radcliffe was born on 23 July 1989 in Hammersmith, London, England. He is the single child of Alan George Radcliffe, a literary agent, and Marcia Jeannine Gresham.
He explored both sides of his family history in the 2019 BBC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? Where his parents were portrayed as children. His mother has been part of BBC productions as a casting agent like The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
He attended three independent schools for boys in London: Redcliffe School, Sussex House School, and the City of London School.
After the first Harry Potter film came out, going to school became tough for him since some fellow mates turned hostile, however, he mentions that they were just attempting to “have a crack at the kid that plays Harry Potter” instead of acting out of envy. Since his acting career started to make his schedule really hectic, he kept his education on through on-set tutors.
He has confessed to not being a very bright student, thinking school futile and considering the work “really difficult”. He got A grades in the three AS level exams that he took in 2006, but was determined to have a break from studies and didn’t go to university.
One of the reasons behind his decision to halt education as he had already discovered his aspiration of becoming an actor and screenwriter, and also that it would be tough for him to take a usual college experience.
Personal Life
Radcliffe divides his time between homes in London and Manhattan, New York City. Since 2012, he has been in a relationship with American actress Erin Darke. The duo met on the set of Kill Your Darlings.
In 2008, he confirmed that he has a mild form of the neurological disorder dyspraxia, which at times, halts him from performing even simple activities like writing or tying his shoelaces. He stated that “I was having a hard time at school, in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent.”
He expressed his love for rap music and accepted having “an obsession with memorizing complicated, lyrically intricate and fast songs”. In 2014, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, he rapped the 1999 Blackalicious song “Alphabet Aerobics.”
He has a close bond with his family, and he credits them for keeping him grounded.
In 2010, he became teetotal following he found himself getting excessively dependent on alcohol. In 2020, Radcliffe featured as the guest on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, and there, he talked about his misuse of alcohol when he was a teenager and his decision to be teetotal, and the way his parents supported him and residing in his native England aided him to deal with fame.
In 2012, he said about his faiths “There was never [religious] faith in the house. I think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, despite the fact that I’m English.”
He has stated that his family is “Christmas tree Jews” and added “I’m an atheist, but I’m very proud of being Jewish. It means I have a good work ethic, and you get Jewish humor and you’re allowed to tell Jewish jokes.
For instance: did you hear how copper wire was invented? Two Jews fighting over a penny. And so on.”. In a 2009 interview, he said that he was an atheist and added, “I’m very relaxed about [being an [atheist].
I don’t preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do. Anything he does on television, I will watch.” However, in 2012, he stated “I’m an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation.” In 2019, he explained himself as an “agnostic leaning toward atheism”.
In 2010, he was regarded to be the wealthiest teenager in England, and in the same year, he has named the 6th highest-paid Hollywood male star and ranked number 5 on Forbes’ December list of Hollywood’s highest-earning actors with a film grossing $780 million, majorly because of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came out that year. The Sunday Times Rich List of 2020, estimated his net worth at £94 million.
Career
Radcliffe made his acting debut when he was 10 with 1999’s n BBC One’s two-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield where he played the lead role as a young boy.
The following year, he got an invitation from producer David Heyman to audition for the lead role in the very first Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Following a series of callback auditions and an 8-month wait, he got the role. And it turned out to be the breakthrough that earned him fame internationally and wealth as well.
In 2001, the first Harry Potter film came out and the next year, the second film of the franchise came out titled, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” and became a box-office success.
Radcliffe’s performance in the third film of the franchise, 2004’ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was criticized by The New York Times film critic A. O. Scott.
The subsequent film of the series, 2005’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire became the second highest-grossing film during that time and the reason for the success was Radcliffe’s performance.
After the fourth film, the fate of the franchise was in doubt as Radcliffe, Watson, and Rupert Grint were having double thoughts about signing on to reprise their roles. However, in 2007, Radcliffe signed for the fifth film of the franchise, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
He got nominated many times for his performance and also won the 2008 National Movie Award for “Best Male Performance”. In July 2009, the sixth installment of the series titled Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came out and was also a hit.
The last installment of the film was released in two parts: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2 in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The first part earned $960 million whereas the second part grossed $1.3 billion across the world becoming the 11th highest-grossing film of all time.
Apart from that, he also appeared in many other projects including 2007’s TV drama titled “My Boy Jack” alongside Carey Mulligan; 2012’s Horror film titled “The Woman in Black,” 2013’s thriller drama titled Kill Your Darlings, 2013’s The F Word which is a romantic-comedy, 2015’s sci-fi horror film titled Victor Frankenstein, 2016’s Now You See Me 2, 2016’s Imperium, 2020’s Guns Akimbo, 2020’s Escape from Pretoria.
He lent his voice to a character in the 2010s The Simpsons episode titled “Treehouse of Horror XXI” and reunited with many cast members of the Harry Potter film franchise for a 2022’s HBO Max special titled “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts”.
He is also set to star as an antagonist in an upcoming action-adventure film titled “The Lost City” alongside Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. Radcliffe will also appear as a musician “Weird Al” Yankovic in an upcoming biography titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
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