London, March 5 : All of us abide by our national stereotypes when it comes to buying books. But, there's one common literary factor that has surpassed all national, cultural and social boundaries - Harry Potter.

London, March 5: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is being guarded by four former SAS bodyguards after the actor received a death threat from a stalker.

Anxious movie bosses have asked the minders to assign security to the 18-year-old actor.

According to sources, Radcliffe changed cars thrice on March 2, during filming of the seventh and final Potter movie The Deathly Hallows.

Washington, Feb 20: ‘Harry Potter’ stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are dodging rumours that cupid has struck them after they were spotted getting cosy on a secret Valentine's Day date.

According to reports by the Mirror, the young stars were seen while they were visiting the Imperial Arms in Fulham, west London, at 10pm on 14th Feb.

Melbourne, Feb 12: Daniel Radcliffe has shot down rumours that Steven Spielberg is getting set to direct the final Harry Potter movie.

Speaking on the red carpet at the BAFTA awards ceremony in London, the actor insisted that the reports of Spielberg helming the seventh movie were ‘absolute rubbish’.

London, Jan 27: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has parted ways with his girlfriend Laura O'Toole.

The 18-year-old actor started dating Laura after they met on stage during West End play Equus last year.

However, the Irish actress recently revealed that she and Radcliffe are still good friends, but they have to be “realistic” and practical regarding their relationship.

Washington, Jan 24 : Daniel Radcliffe has finally come out of his famous Harry Potter character and discussed his first major role after the conclusion of the blockbuster film franchise.

Radcliffe, who has been playing the boy wizard since the age of 12, has made his presence felt in an acclaimed stage stint in Equus and parts in December Boys and television movie My Boy Jack.

London, Jan 20: Peaches Geldof has developed a little crush on someone of late - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe.

The 18-year-old DJ, who had split from her long-term love Fred Les during Christmas, told close friends that she thinks Daniel is “fit”, after seeing him in the West End show Equus.

And she is keen to hook up with the teenaged actor in New York later in the year.

Washington, Jan 15: ‘Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows,’ is being split into two parts because the edited version of the final instalment of the 7-part series will leave out too much information about the boy wizard's final adventures.

‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,’ the sixth film in the series, is due for release in November.

London, Jan 7: It seems that money flows free for Danielle Radcliffe when friends are around.

The Harry Potter star was spotted pouring out money from his pocket for pals’ drinks while partying at Crazy Larry club at the weekly College Dropouts night in Chelsea.

Washington, Jan 5: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has donated his first pair of glasses to a special exhibition created to mark the horrors of the Holocaust.

Washington, Jan 1: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has beaten Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom to bag the lead role in a new film about a slain photojournalist.

Radcliffe will be seen playing a photographer named Dan Eldon in ‘Journey,’ a film on the Somalian civil war.

London, Nov 20: Casting has been completed for ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ - the much-anticipated sixth installment of the film franchise.

Once again heading the cast, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will reprise their roles as young wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, facing new challenges and dangers in the wake of Lord Voldemort's return.

London, November 17: The nine-year-old nephew of Ralph Fiennes, who portrayed Lord Voldemort in the 2005 fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is all set to play a younger version of his uncle’s character in the next Harry Potter movie.

Hero Fiennes Tiffin plays Lord Voldemort as an 11-year-old in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, while Stephen Dillane’s 16-year-old son Frank Dillane will pay the teenage Voldemort.

The announcement comes days after thousands of children auditioned for the role.

Washington, Nov 14: It seems that Harry Potter mania has hit the scientists too, for they have created a clock that helps track family members.

In the Harry Potter stories, Ron Weasley's family of pureblood wizards has a magic clock with hands assigned to each family member, indicating their location and now the new prototype device from Microsoft Research Cambridge does a similar thing.

Washington, Nov 10 : J K Rowling is so impressed by Daniel Radcliffe’s nude scenes in ‘Equus’ that she is tempted to see him strip off for the next instalment of the boy wizard franchise.

Radcliffe said that after seeing the West End show, Rowling came backstage to tell him that he was going to be naked all the time in the next Potter film.

Washington, November 8 : Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has said that he will never involve himself into one-night stands with women, as he does not want his bedroom secrets to become newspaper headlines.

The 18-year-old actor, who has been linked to actress Laura O'Toole, insists that he will never sleep with any girl without ensuring that she would not reveal the intimate details about their relationship to the press.

London, Nov 8 : Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe’s ladylove Laura O’Toole makes her living by selling oats and other organic breakfasts.

The 22-year old actress, who understudied the role of Jill, whose character appeared in a lengthy nude sex scene with Radcliff in the play ‘Equus’, runs the ‘Moma’ kiosk at London’s Liverpool Street Station from 6am to 11am.

O’Toole said that she has to earn money for paying her bills.

“I have to keep the pennies rolling in. We all have bills to pay,” the Sun quoted her, as saying.

Washington, Nov 7 : Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he loved donning a fake moustache for a TV role, because it made him feel like a ‘real man’.

The 18-year old star admitted his failed effort on growing his own whiskers for his role in British World War One TV drama ‘My Boy Jack’, and was thus forced to put on fake facial hair.

However, he said that besides feeling manly with the moustache, he also felt itchy because of it.

Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he loved donning a fake moustache for a TV role, because it made him feel like a ‘real man’.

The 18-year old star admitted his failed effort on growing his own whiskers for his role in British World War One TV drama ‘My Boy Jack’, and was thus forced to put on fake facial hair.

However, he said that besides feeling manly with the moustache, he also felt itchy because of it.

London, Nov 6 : It seems like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has finally found love in the arms of four-year his senior Laura O'Toole.

Apparently, the 18-year-old actor and the 22-year-old actress have been spending an increasing amount of time together.

London, Nov 6 : Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has already made his mark at West End, and he’s now planning to do the same on Broadway.

The actor has confirmed that he will be making his debut on the American stage when the play Equus goes to the Big Apple next year.

And, he’s ‘very, very excited’ about the moment even though he’s also very nervous.

Washington, Nov 1 : Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that multiple takes of a workout scene in TV drama ‘My Boy Jack’ left him ‘wrecked.’

Radcliffe, who plays the role of Rudyard Kipling's son Jack in the series, admitted that he couldn't deal with the strenuous workouts required in the sequence.

"The only time I struggled was on one particular scene where we all had to do press-ups and Jack, as the leader of his platoon, has to do the most while everyone falls down around him,” Contactmusic quoted Radcliffe, as saying.

Washington, Oct 30 : Harry potter star Daniel Radcliffe received magic lessons by real-life magician Paul Kieve on the sets of ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.’

The 18-year-old learnt numerous magical tricks from the professional illusionist during breaks in filming the third installment in the boy wizard movie series.

Washington, Oct 6 : Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he is often mistaken for Elijah Wood, because of which he signs autographs for the fans of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ star.

However, Radcliffe isn’t annoyed by the confusion and is happy that people don’t spot his star presence.

London, Oct 5 : Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe admits that he is ‘slightly in love’ with Scarlett Johansson.

Radcliffe opens up to GQ magazine, and tells the mag that he has a crush on the American actress.

However, he also admits that it's Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty who is plastered all over his room, and is his ‘pin-up’.

"I'm slightly in love with Scarlett Johansson, she's stunning, brilliant and incredibly sexy," The Sun quotes him, as telling the mag