After a stroke of fate that led him past 16,000 hopefuls to win the role of a lifetime, actor Daniel Radcliffe was propelled into international stardom as the titular boy magician in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Thanks in part to Radcliffe, legions of readers and moviegoers worldwide helped make "Harry Potter" one of the most successful franchises in film history. Radcliffe's dead-on portrayal of J.K. Rowling's bespectacled young wizard made him one of the most recognizable and highest-paid actors of his generation.
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