{"id":301792,"date":"2026-02-20T22:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/301792\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:29:10","slug":"why-daniel-radcliffe-fights-to-keep-harry-potter-fame-away-from-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/301792\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Daniel Radcliffe Fights To Keep ‘Harry Potter’ Fame Away From Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Radcliffe<\/a> is not ready to show his son the life of fame just yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The actor explained that although one of his biggest roles was as Harry Potter<\/a>, he is more interested in being a good father to his son than showing him the world of \u201cHarry Potter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notably, the actor welcomed his first child with his partner, Erin Darke, in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daniel Radcliffe Wants His Son To Discover \u2018Harry Potter\u2019 Naturally\u00a0\"Daniel<\/p>\n

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During a candid conversation with The New York Times<\/a>, Radcliffe revealed that his son doesn\u2019t know about his role in the famed franchise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He recalled leaving a signed \u201cHarry Potter\u201d DVD lying around the house and asking his son if he recognized the person on the cover. When his son said he didn\u2019t, he felt relieved to know that he hadn\u2019t figured it out yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn’t [recognize me], which is great. For as long as I can just be his dad, and he won’t know me as anything else, I will maintain that for as long as I can,\u201d he recounted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Radcliffe also made it clear that he didn\u2019t plan to particularly stop his son from gaining an interest in the books.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he gets into them, I totally will, but I don’t think I’ll nudge him toward them, because I don’t think I’ll need to \u2014 he’ll find them eventually,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the event that Radcliffe\u2019s son should develop an interest in the series, the actor would prefer he watch the upcoming HBO series so he \u201cdoesn\u2019t have\u201d to watch him in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daniel Radcliffe Welcomed His Son In 2023\"'Harry<\/p>\n

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Radcliffe\u2019s son was born in early 2023. According to The Blast<\/a>, the actor and his partner, Darke, were spotted strolling with their newborn along the streets of New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the photographs, Radcliffe was captured pushing the pram, while Darke walked behind him. They both donned casual clothing and looked comfortable as they took their son out for a stroll.<\/p>\n

The actor opted for a casual grey T-shirt, a sweatshirt, sneakers, and slacks, while his partner donned a black shirt, blue denim, a green coat, and orange boots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daniel Radcliffe Opened Up About Being A Boy Dad\"Daniel<\/p>\n

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Shortly after Radcliffe welcomed his son into the world, he opened up about being a first-time dad, noting that it was a life-changing experience. He so gushed about how hands-on his wife was with the baby.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s great. It’s crazy and intense, but he’s wonderful, and Erin is amazing — it’s a real privilege also to have this time with him,” he said, per The Blast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The British actor also made it clear that he was happy to spend time with his family as they welcomed the newborn. <\/p>\n

Despite still reaching for new heights in his career, Radcliffe noted that he plans to prioritize his son moving forward.<\/p>\n

J.K. Rowling Seemingly Took A Jab At Harry Potter Stars\"JK<\/p>\n

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Amid his fatherhood journey, the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d star seemed to have been at the receiving end of criticism from creator J.K. Rowling, who took a jab at the stars of the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to The Blast<\/a>, the author replied to a post that read, \u201cWhat actor\/actress instantly ruins a movie for you?” by commenting, \u201cThree guesses\u2026 sorry, that was irresistible.”<\/p>\n

This seemed to be a direct jab at Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, who all star in the famed series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although Rowling didn\u2019t specify who her comment was about, it fueled the speculation that it was a direct jab at the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daniel Radcliffe Disliked The Idea Of A \u2018Wizard Of Oz\u2019 Remake\"Daniel<\/p>\n

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Radcliffe didn\u2019t publicly address Rowling\u2019s comments. However, he did reveal that he was once pitched a \u201cWizard of Oz\u201d remake, which involved the same trio Rowling seemed to shade.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The actor admitted that he disliked the pitch because it was \u201cone of the worst ideas\u201d he had ever heard. In the pitch, Watson was portrayed to play Dorothy, while he was supposed to be the Lion, but he didn\u2019t buy into the idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I remember I was like 14 or 15, and I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t know a lot about the world, but this is a bad idea, and it should not be made,\u2019\u201d he said, according to Variety<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Radcliffe is not ready to show his son the life of fame just yet.\u00a0 The actor explained…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,35774,146,151353,5032,85,46],"class_list":["post-301792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-daniel-radcliffe","tag-entertainment","tag-erin-darke","tag-harry-potter","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}