For seven years he's played a beloved boy wizard, but these days New York City theatergoers are getting a look at a very different Daniel Radcliffe: bold, buff and, yes, completely bare. On Sept. 5 the 19-year-old Harry Potter star made his Broadway debut as a disturbed young man with an unhealthy horse obsession in a revival of the drama Equus—a performance that earned him rave reviews in London last year. Complete with a nude scene that lasts several minutes, the role "has given me a little more confidence," says Radcliffe. And a more adult image. Says Potter producer David Heyman: "I think one of the amazing things seeing him onstage is that he's put Harry behind." And that's not the only proof that Radcliffe is ready to graduate from Hogwarts.
He still loves candy, but that toned physique isn't kid stuff.
Despite scenes that reveal all of a seriously ripped bod, Radcliffe has a metabolism that can handle junk food. "He loves Mars bars," says Joanna Christie, who costarred with him in the London production of Equus. "I don't think he cut down on those at all." As for the nudity, "it never really was an issue," Radcliffe told The New York Times. "I don't know why; it probably should have been. I am terribly self-conscious."
He's blending in on Broadway.
"I think the depth of his performance is really impressive for somebody not just of his age, but of the level of stage experience that he's had," says Equus director Thea Sharrock. Since previews began for the play—which officially opens Sept. 25—Radcliffe has avoided much of the New York celebrity scene. But he fit right in at theater-haunt eatery Angus McIndoe, where he often drops by after shows with castmates and his parents, Marcia, a casting director, and Alan, a former literary agent. Says costar Collin Baja: "He has no ego at all, which is really nice."
He's no mere pretty boy. "
He still loves candy, but that toned physique isn't kid stuff.
Despite scenes that reveal all of a seriously ripped bod, Radcliffe has a metabolism that can handle junk food. "He loves Mars bars," says Joanna Christie, who costarred with him in the London production of Equus. "I don't think he cut down on those at all." As for the nudity, "it never really was an issue," Radcliffe told The New York Times. "I don't know why; it probably should have been. I am terribly self-conscious."
He's blending in on Broadway.
"I think the depth of his performance is really impressive for somebody not just of his age, but of the level of stage experience that he's had," says Equus director Thea Sharrock. Since previews began for the play—which officially opens Sept. 25—Radcliffe has avoided much of the New York celebrity scene. But he fit right in at theater-haunt eatery Angus McIndoe, where he often drops by after shows with castmates and his parents, Marcia, a casting director, and Alan, a former literary agent. Says costar Collin Baja: "He has no ego at all, which is really nice."
He's no mere pretty boy. "
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