Daniel
Radcliffe
has
become
the
youngest
actor
ever
to
be
immortalised
as
a
waxwork
at
Madame
Tussauds.
The
figure
of
the
17-year-old
'Harry
Potter'
star,
sporting
stubble
and
dressed
in
a
dark
suit
and
tie,
was
unveiled
at
the
famous
London
museum
today.
Madame
Tussauds
London's
Ben
Lovett
said:
"With
his
18th
birthday
around
the
corner
and
stage
roles
like
'Equus'
under
his
belt,
Daniel
has
become
a
young
British
acting
force
to
be
reckoned
with.
"It's
been
great
for
the
studio's
sculptors
to
recreate
someone
who
we've
all
watched
growing
up
on
the
big
screen."
Asked
why
sculptors
decided
to
ditch
Harry
Potter's
trademark
glasses
and
scar,
Lovett
said:
"Daniel
is
nearly
18
and
he
has
some
serious
acting
roles
under
his
belt
and
we
wanted
to
reflect
that.
"For
the
last
couple
of
years,
people
have
been
asking
for
a
Daniel
Radcliffe
figure
and
they
said
we
should
include
him
as
a
British
star
in
his
own
right." It
has
been
revealed
Daniel
was
too
busy
to
sit
for
sculptors
and
hasn't
even
seen
the
likeness
yet.
Sculptor
Colin
Jackman
said:
"We
had
a
lot
of
research
from
photos
and
film
footage.
Most
times,
celebrities
will
sit,
but
in
this
case,
it
did
not
happen."
The
unveiling
comes
just
ahead
of
the
UK
premiere
of
the
latest
movie
'Harry
Potter
and
the
Order
of
the
Phoenix'.
The
waxwork
will
feature
alongside
some
of
Hollywood's
biggest
stars,
including
Brad
Pitt,
Tom
Cruise
and
Julia
Roberts
in
the
museum's
Blush
area.