Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe, as a kid, acted in various school plays and other small performances until he landed a role as the young David Copperfield in - you guessed it - David Copperfield! He then went on to perform other smaller parts, like Mark Pendel in The Tailor of Panama. There, famous actress Jamie Lee Curtis pointed out to his mother, Marcia Gresham, that he might be able to play Harry Potter in the upcoming movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. (Biography). His parents, at first, didn’t want him to audition for it. However, he ended up meeting Chris Columbus, the director of the movie, and his audition proved that he was destined for the role. (Daniel Jacob Radcliffe)
Radcliffe’s mom is a casting director, his father a literary agent. This may have helped him to grow famous so quickly, but his acting skills helped as well. That being said, he was only 11 when cast as Potter - something that is extremely impressive. After the outstanding box office hit Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone turned out to be, he was granted instant fame - his face was known to all. He continued his works with the other seven movies, but decided to broaden his horizons and go to Broadway in 2008, playing Alan Strang in Equus. He then returned to the stage in 2011 as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. (Daniel Radcliffe).
His success can teach other about how anything is possible - you can be famous in the film world and on stage. We can also learn from him that it can be difficult to shake a role once you’ve played it - he is still internationally known as “the kid who played Harry Potter”. He is now working extra hard to be known for more than that.
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli is a famous actress, the daughter of Judy Garland. She started acting when she was in her teenage years, at first with her famous mother. She struggled to get out of her mother’s shadow - but she had the talent, and she made it. She had all the connections, which helped a lot with her career. Her father was a director in Hollywood, and obviously her mother was in many movies. In addition, after her parents divorced her Garland married a producer. (Liza Minnelli)
She gave up on school, going to New York to pursue her dreams. She was in the off-Broadway production Best Foot Forward, and her first leading role was in 1965, the lead role in Flora, The Red Menace. From there, her career flew - she is now an extremely recognizable actress. (Liza Minnelli)
Although Liza Minnelli isn’t the best example for how to get into musical theater with less connections, she does teach an epic example of how to get out of a shadow. If she didn’t go out there and give it her all, she could have ended up as “Judy Garland’s daughter - the one who can sing.” In Broadway, you have to make a name for yourself.
Works Cited
"Biography." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.
"Daniel Jacob Radcliffe." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.
"Daniel Radcliffe." Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014
"Liza Minnelli." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.
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