# 17-year-old Daniel Radcliffe to appear nude on stage **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148 "2007-01-30T19:14:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/101 "2007-02-16T22:46:24Z")
[QUOTE=KGS] Well, he did have the light saber with “BAD MOTHERFUCKER” written on it… [/QUOTE] Actually, I believe it just said “BAMF” ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/102 "2007-02-16T23:13:13Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] 16, for both heteros and homos. You’re fine. 😛 [/QUOTE] FYI, “homo” is derogatory in the U.S.; you might want to shy away from that term here. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/103 "2007-02-17T00:07:53Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] FYI, “homo” is derogatory in the U.S.; you might want to shy away from that term here. [/QUOTE] Eh, not particularly. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/104 "2007-02-17T00:21:29Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] FYI, “homo” is derogatory in the U.S.; you might want to shy away from that term here. [/QUOTE] I’m gay and I don’t find what Threshold said the least bit offensive. Homos rule! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/105 "2007-02-17T01:15:16Z")
Another homo checkin’ in- got no problem. “Now you can call me gay, or you can call me fey, or you can call me homo, but you doesn’t have to mention my Johnson…” (Dopers of “a certain age” will catch the reference.) Speaking of johnsons, we oughtta start a pool til Harry/Radcliffe’s is on the web via the glory of cellphone cams. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/106 "2007-02-17T02:03:37Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Another homo checkin’ in- got no problem. “Now you can call me gay, or you can call me fey, or you can call me homo, but you doesn’t have to mention my Johnson…” (Dopers of “a certain age” will catch the reference.) Speaking of johnsons, we oughtta start a pool til Harry/Radcliffe’s is on the web via the glory of cellphone cams. [/QUOTE] I’m in for “three hours post curtain call, on YouTube.” God, this is so wrong. I’m tempted to make that rear view my new desktop wallpaper, just to freak out my husband. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/107 "2007-02-17T04:12:43Z")
Aww, look, he’s conjuring something!!! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/108 "2007-02-17T04:15:39Z")
Just for the record, this (mostly) straight chick is okay with the term “hetero”, as well. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/109 "2007-02-17T05:57:18Z")
[QUOTE=Annie] Aww, look, he’s conjuring something!!! [/QUOTE] He certainly is. _fans self_ ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/110 "2007-02-17T19:05:00Z")
Apparently he’s doing [frontal](http://thesuperficial.com/2007/01/daniel_radcliffe_to_show_off_h.html) and [backal](http://thesuperficial.com) nudity. (about 2/3s of the way down) ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/111 "2007-02-17T23:15:22Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Speaking of johnsons, we oughtta start a pool til Harry/Radcliffe’s is on the web via the glory of cellphone cams. [/QUOTE] One of the stories made mention that the ushers were being given extra training on spotting picture takers. Which I’m sure will work wonderfully. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/112 "2007-02-17T23:20:41Z")
I’ve seen a couple of sites stating that Warner Brothers wants to fire Radcliffe for this…😕 The latest photo is _very_ nice. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/113 "2007-02-18T18:42:20Z")
[QUOTE=Jeep’s Phoenix] I’ve seen a couple of sites stating that Warner Brothers wants to fire Radcliffe for this…😕 The latest photo is _very_ nice. [/QUOTE] I’m sure Harry Potter’s 13-16 year old female fans will be _very_ put off by this gratuitous display of his buff man-boy bod, and the conservative Christian familes will boycott it as well… oh wait they already do… welL never mind. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/114 "2007-02-18T18:50:01Z")
And there’s always the chance of picking up a new audience. Mommy… Uncle Otto and Uncle Samipro say we should go see the new Harry Potter movie tonight! Can we go? Well that’s nice of them dear, but I thought it didn’t start till Friday, and it’s only Thursday . They say we’ve got to stand in line real early if we want to be able to get good seats. They’ve rented a tent and some kerosene heaters. They say it’’'ll be like a big camp out! ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/115 "2007-02-18T20:19:35Z")
[QUOTE=Jeep’s Phoenix] I’ve seen a couple of sites stating that Warner Brothers wants to fire Radcliffe for this…😕 The latest photo is _very_ nice. [/QUOTE] Somehow I doubt this. Mind you, I’ve nothing to back that up beyond a feeling, but just considering that “Uncle Vernon” is his co-star in Equus, I can’t imagine that Warner Brothers hasn’t known about this for quite some time. I’d guess that if they’d wanted to put the kibosh on this, they could have, and it would have been new before now. Unless there’s some specific contractual obligation that Radcliffe is bound by, I can’t imagine they want the aggravation of re-casting Harry at this late date. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/116 "2007-02-19T02:08:38Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Jenny Agutter’s never been hotter than in _Equus_, but it’s a long shot with a red filter, so as revealing as it is, it’s not nearly revealing enough. ☹ Oh, yeah, Richard Burton’s pretty good, too (though not naked). [/QUOTE] I saw Jenny Agutter do the role live in Philly at the Theatre In The Round in Fairmount Park. I was in HS. Anthony Perkins played Dysart, Peter Firth played the boy. My. God. I fell in respect, love and lust all at once. Long shot? Red filter? Try no more than 20 feet away. –fanning self– Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/117 "2007-02-19T13:29:48Z")
Anyway remember the SNL Nerd’s Christmas? Loren Micheals was told by the censors “You can’t give noogies to the Virgin Mary.” His reply: THAT IS NOT THE VIRGIN MARY. THAT’S GILDA RADNER PLAYING LISA LUGNER PLAYING THE VIRGIN MARY WITH A PIE PLATE ON HER HEAD." Let’s get real: Harry Potter is not appearing nude on stage. It’s 17 year old Daniel Radcliff appearing nude in Equus. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/118 "2007-02-19T17:32:42Z")
[QUOTE=Jeep’s Phoenix] I’ve seen a couple of sites stating that Warner Brothers wants to fire Radcliffe for this…😕 [/QUOTE] Warner Brothers is [denying](http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/?articleID=9533) the rumors and is stating that they’re in full support of Radcliffe’s “artistic choices.” Wouldn’t surprise me if those rumors were circulated just to drum up more publicity. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/119 "2007-02-19T21:00:36Z")
That’s good to know. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148/120 "2007-02-19T21:20:06Z")
[QUOTE=CaerieD] Warner Brothers is [denying](http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/?articleID=9533) the rumors and is stating that they’re in full support of Radcliffe’s “artistic choices.” Wouldn’t surprise me if those rumors were circulated just to drum up more publicity. [/QUOTE] Yes, I can’t imagine any studio exec in his/her right mind actually being _upset_ that there is a media furor about their star’s sex appeal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-daniel-radcliffe-to-appear-nude-on-stage/390148.md?page=5)