Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe

[Kitchen Wench]

Apparently, he's going to star in a play in which he has a nude scene. Ok. Whatever. I'm not bothered by this.

What I am wondering about is why he's wearing all that makeup? I'm assuming this photo was taken at a movie premier or something along those lines... What's with the makeup, Daniel?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/07/28/potter.nude.reut/index.html

[jacquilynne]

He's 17. My guess would be acne.

[Ethilrist]

"Daniel Radcliffe will star as a psychologically disturbed stable boy."

Well, which is he? Disturbed or stable? :dubious:

[Little Plastic Ninja]

That's un-freakin'-nerving.

He's wearing base. And powder. And eyeshadow. And ROUGE. And freakin' LIPGLOSS.

Daniel Radcliffe does Tammy Faye?

Harry Potter does Equus is possibly the funniest thing I've heard in my life, and the clown makeup just adds that extra 'oog'.

[Velma]

It looks like stage makeup to me.

To star in Equus is quite a role, if he pulls it off it will really be a credit to be proud of. Not an easy or safe choice for a young popular star but it could boost his acting credibility a lot if he does well with it.

[Kitchen Wench]

Well, I can see a bit of concealer/foundation/powder to hide zits, but all that blush and lipstick? He looks like a two-bit whore.

Ah well. I doubt I'll ever know the answer. It just struck me as a bit odd.

Upon preview: I'm glad I'm not the only one squicked out by all the makeup.

[Kitchen Wench]

It looks like stage makeup to me.


Yes it does. And to see him like that when he's not performing is weird. I assume that stage actors wash their faces after the show's over.

Being fairly uncultured, I have never heard of Equus, but it sounds as though he'll be able to successfully leave behind the Harry Potter role if he pulls off his new part well. Wouldn't it suck to be typecast at such an early stage of your career?

I wonder what Hermione and Ron will do next.

[FlyingRamenMonster]

That's un-freakin'-nerving.

He's wearing base. And powder. And eyeshadow. And ROUGE. And freakin' LIPGLOSS.

Daniel Radcliffe does Tammy Faye?

Harry Potter does Equus is possibly the funniest thing I've heard in my life, and the clown makeup just adds that extra 'oog'.

I only see base and rouge. I'd guess the base is to hide his acne, and the rouge to make him look less like a corpse. It doesn't work that well, though. Must be the lighting.

[Ensign Edison]

It is definitely stage makeup, which is necessarily somewhat exaggerated since it has to look right from a great distance.

[well he's back]

Perhaps this is a good forum to ask what you folk think of his acting. My answer is "not much", but I know I'm not a good judge, not being a Harry Potter fan and just having watched the first movie and parts of the second. (I only made it through the first book entirely too). anyway, would be interested in other opinions on his acting ability.

[Dewey Finn]

It's been years since I saw the film version of Equus. Can anyone explain what was going on?
I remember that the stableboy liked to frolic nude with the horses and then one day he blinded six of them with a metal spike. Was this ever explained in either the play or movie? Was he doing something sexual with the horse? And wasn't there a girl involved somewhere?

[Agrippina]

It's been years since I saw the film version of Equus. Can anyone explain what was going on?
I remember that the stableboy liked to frolic nude with the horses and then one day he blinded six of them with a metal spike. Was this ever explained in either the play or movie? Was he doing something sexual with the horse? And wasn't there a girl involved somewhere?

Allen, the boy, created his own type of religion where he worshipped horses. When he was going to have sex with the girl, he noticed the horses in the stable watching. He became ashamed and blinded them. There's a lot more, like how he grew up with a deeply religious mother and atheist father, but that's pretty much the gist of it.

[Zebra]

It looks like stage makeup but the Harry Potter standee behind him looks like a premier or something. I think it is just really over done and the flash lights are really harsh.

[Kythereia]

It actually doesn't look like he's wearing all that much--I agree with the bit about the harsh lighting. He's really really pale by nature, if that helps.

Also, good for him--I hope he makes it. *crosses fingers*

[ShibbOleth]

"Daniel Radcliffe will star as a psychologically disturbed stable boy."

Well, which is he? Disturbed or stable? :dubious:

As you wish.

[Rachael Rage]

Perhaps this is a good forum to ask what you folk think of his acting. My answer is "not much", but I know I'm not a good judge, not being a Harry Potter fan and just having watched the first movie and parts of the second. (I only made it through the first book entirely too). anyway, would be interested in other opinions on his acting ability.I think he does fine, but not outstanding, as Harry Potter. But for some reason I can see him doing a great job in this Equus role. I can picture him playing crazy. I guess we'll see in the next Harry Potter movie, where Harry becomes a bonafide lunatic.

Unless the Equus producers just wanted a 'name' and don't care if he can pull it off (knowing producers, this isn't unlikely), I hope he had to have some sort of audition with the director to prove he could deliver the goods. He's still young, and as long as he keeps challenging himself - and meeting those challenges by improving his skills - he could turn out to be a very fine actor. Talent isn't (necessarily) inborn. It takes work and practice.

And what about the article saying they aren't sure if Radcliffe can continue playing Harry for the rest of the series, presuming they make #6 & #7? At this point, the main actors in the series are ingrained in fans' minds, and changing actors for the last couple of movies would be a mistake, I think. As far as age, they are all getting into their upper teens. Rupert Grint (Ron) has already played 14 when he was 17 and did fine, so I don't think Radcliffe playing 16-17 while he's 18-20 would be a big issue.

[Anaamika]

I've performed on stage and if you saw me close up, I'd be wearing a lot of makeup too. It's all so it can be seen from the very back of the audience. I think they just caught him in a bad shot.

[Misery Loves Co.]

I've performed on stage and if you saw me close up, I'd be wearing a lot of makeup too. It's all so it can be seen from the very back of the audience. I think they just caught him in a bad shot.

Yeah - That's stage makeup, and if the photo wasn't taken when he was actively on stage, then it was just after he'd left it.

geez people - if he'd taken to wearing that much makeup around town, don't you think the headline would've read

HARRY POTTER: Goes From Casting Spells to Turning Tricks!

or something similarly salacious?

[Yookeroo]

That's not the Harry Potter star I want doing nude scenes.

[tashabot]

Yeah, I'm with the others about stage makeup - on women at premiers you expect it, but not on the guys. But they kinda have to, because there WILL be pictures being taken, it IS a public appearance, and they have an image to maintain. They just caught a really bad close-up there.

~Tasha

[Bryan Ekers]

The big surprise? A lightning bolt scar on his wang.

[Misery Loves Co.]

I think the point people are making about it being stage makeup is not that he was wearing makeup for the sake of the photographers, but that he'd just come off stage from something.

And there's a difference between "Stage Makeup" and "Extra Heavy Makeup To Wear on the Red Carpet". Stage Makeup is designed to hold up under hot lights with /odd/ colors, and to allow the actors features to be seen in the back row. The latter is generally pretty much just darker/heavier makeup used to counter the natural over-wash of light from harsh sources. Both are "dramatic", but it's the former that makes the wearer look like a clown under normal light.

Have you all seriously never seen a _stage_ actor fresh off the stage? Not even, say, in high school or something?

[Ethilrist]

Just wanted to drop in and say... mmm... Jenny Agutter, topless...

[mobo85]

For some reason, this was the first thing I thought of: Second-Graders Wow Audience With School Performance of Equus (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/44683)

[Sattua]

Yes it does. And to see him like that when he's not performing is weird. I assume that stage actors wash their faces after the show's over.

Once I saw Danny Aiello sitting in a diner in NY, late in the evening. He still had his stage makeup on--lipstick, eyeliner, the works.

[Sattua]

Hmmm. Just looked on IMDB, and there's no indication that Danny Aiello does anything on stage. Maybe I should modify my statement to say, "I once saw an actor, who looked incredibly like Danny Aiello, wearing stage makeup in a decidedly inappropriate place."

[DooWahDiddy]

Hmmm. Just looked on IMDB, and there's no indication that Danny Aiello does anything on stage. Maybe I should modify my statement to say, "I once saw an actor, who looked incredibly like Danny Aiello, wearing stage makeup in a decidedly inappropriate place."

Imdb doesn't usually list stage work. You want the ibdb. (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=29451)

Of course, the last credit listed there is in 1987, so if it was after that then perhaps it was an Off-Broadway show.

[Antinor01]

A friend of mine used to work in burbank, about two blocks from where The Drew Carey Show was filmed. The actress who played Mimi would regularly go to a diner in her building, in the full Mimi makeup....she says it was always a sight to behold.

[DesertDog]

A friend of mine ran for office and had an opportunity to tape a short speech to be run several times before the election on the local PBS station. She didn't normally wear makeup at all but she had a friend who could do theatrical makeup. I picked her up to take her to the studio and, boy, did she look garish, especially in contrast to her normal look. We had to park a couple blocks from the studio in a somewhat seedy part of town. As we were walking I had a sudden flash and leaned over to murmer, "I just had a thought on how you can raise some money for your campaign."

"Shaddup," she shot back. "I'm feeling conspicuous enough as it is."