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Christina Izzo

10 years ago, Daniel Radcliffe left Harry Potter behind to play a farting corpse and it was the best move of his career

Daniel Radcliffe in Swiss Army Man.

Of those who struggled along the path from precocious child star to respected grown-up actor, few have done it more successfully than Daniel Radcliffe.

After the dizzying global fame that the "Harry Potter" films brought him, the now thirtysomething Brit skillfully broke free of any "boy wizard" typecasting by choosing diverse, unconventional roles across both stage and screen, from playing "Weird Al" Yankovic (a transformative role that scored him an Emmy nod) to singing in Sondheim musicals (he won a Tony for "Merrily We Roll Along" in 2024).

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