The actor who plays Harry Potter in the entire film series celebrates his 19th birthday today! Happy Birthday, Dan!

Playbill is reporting that the Harry Potter actor will be appearing at TimesTalk on August 19th in New York City to talk about his involvement with Equus on Broadway:

"From the boy wizard in the 'Harry Potter' films and Rudyard Kipling's ill-fated son in 'My Boy Jack,' to the troubled teenager in Peter Shaffer's play Equus, Daniel Radcliffe is an actor of diverse talents," reads a desciption of the evening. "Hear him discuss his Broadway debut in the drama, which starts previews on Sept. 5, and also how he's been able to move from screen to stage so seamlessly."

Actors Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) presented the award for Best Play last night at the 62nd annual Tony Awards. You can check out a video of the award presentation here and Dan's red carpet interview before the show here.

Both will be starring in Equus on Broadway this fall. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

The Sunday Mirror reported earlier today that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has written a story that is set to become a mini-movie used at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter when it opens in late 2009 or early 2010.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are said to shoot the mini-movie prior to initial filming of Deathly Hallows. The article stated:

"They are also working on extra sequences and clips which will be part of the rides."

Rowling has reportedly been involved throughout the process. Please treat this as a rumor for now as The Mirror is not the most reliable news source.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, J.K. Rowling and Order of the Phoenix have all been nominated for SyFy Genre Awards. Radcliffe is in the running for Best Actor, Watson for Best Actress (up against Potter co-star Helena Bonham Carter for her role in "Sweeney Todd") and Order of the Phoenix for Best Movie.

J.K. Rowling got the nod for the Gene Roddenberry Lifetime Achievement Award. The nominees are all writers for the first time ever, and only one of them is still alive. Others in contention include: Douglas Adams, Arthur C. Clarke, Gene L. Coon and H.G. Wells.

Voting begins June 25th on SyFy Portal and lasts a month. Winners will be announced in early August. We will post the link for voting as soon as it becomes available.

Thanks to GuillerminaLynn for sending this in!

Last week we told you about the death of Half-Blood Prince actor Rob Knox, who tragically die during a fight in London.

It is now being reported that Dan Radcliffe, along with other unnamed Potter stars, will attend Rob Knox's funeral.

Knox had already filmed his part as Marcus Belby.

An article on Playbill today reveals that Equus stars Dan Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths will be presenters at the 2008 Tony Awards.

Their presence is likely to promote their upcoming Broadway production of Equus, which is to begin on September 25th. The Tonys will be broadcast on June 15th starting at 8 PM EST on CBS. Thanks to Gina for the tip!

Many of you in the United Kingdom will know of Lizo, CBBC's news correspondent who covers lots of hot movies in the entertainment world. We here at MuggleNet know him from all of his great work relating to Potter, and the stars recognize him for that too.

In CBBC's goodbye video to Lizo, there are two nice messages from JK Rowling and Dan Radcliffe. MuggleNet staff member Nick captured the video for us, and you can watch it here on YouTube.

Good luck to Lizo in his future BBC endeavors!

Tickets for Equus on Broadway starring Potter stars Dan Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths are now on sale to the general public. Previously, they were only available to American Express cardholders.

To purchase, click here and then click "Find Tickets" towards the top right. As we told you earlier this month, previews begin on September 5th and then the show officially kicks off on September 25th. Thanks, Callie, for the tip!

My Boy Jack, the film based on the life of Rudyard Kipling's son, starring Daniel Radcliffe, is due to be first shown on PBS this sunday. The film "tells of a nation at war, and offers an intimate portrait of one family's complex and divided experience in it", displaying the difficulties faced during the First World War.

Please check your local listings for times.

Thanks to Kat for sending that in!

Back in November we told you that Equus, a very mature play featuring Dan Radcliffe (Harry) and Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon), will be coming to Broadway.

We've now learned that the play will commence previews on September 5th, with opening night falling on September 25th. It will run for 22 weeks, ending on February 8th (just under two years from when Dan made his Equus debut).

Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip!

Our friends at DanRadcliffe.com have kicked off a new fundraiser for the Demelza Children's Hospice Fund in celebration of Dan's 19th birthday. Each year, Dan asks his fans to donate to Demelza instead of sending him gifts. DR.com has a fun new way to do it for 2008:

Rather than just send in your wishes once you donate, we'd like you to get a little creative. Think of your favourite line from any film, or think of a line that most reminds you of Daniel. Send it in along with your name and country and be included in our Reel Love production right here for everyone to see!

To participate in their Reel Love 19th Birthday Project, click here!

E! has just released a new interview with Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton where they discuss the sixth Potter film and some of the cuts that have been made. Also in the clip is footage of the crew filming a corridor scene with Dan and Rupert at Gloucester Cathedral.

Thanks to The Daily Snitcher for the tip!

Emma Watson has added a new post to her official site where she talks about the Empire awards taking place tonight. She says, "I think I'm also presenting an award which will be great! I really hope it will be a good night for Potter! Fingers crossed!"

Emma has been nominated for Best Actress, Dan Radcliffe for Best Actor, David Yates for Best Director, Nicholas Hooper (who composed the fifth film's soundtrack) for Best Soundtrack, and OOTP itself for Best Film and Best Sci-fi/Fantasy.

The awards will be broadcast tomorrow at 9 PM on ITV2.

Many of Britain's shining stars showed up for this year's BAFTAs today, among them Daniel Radcliffe and Jason Isaacs. Both Potter actors each presented an award for the event. One news report states that Radcliffe "got one of the biggest cheers of the night from the crowd." Order of the Phoenix was up for both "Special Visual Effects" and "Production Design," but lost both awards to The Golden Compass and Atonement, respectively. You can take a look at a few the pictures from the night here in the gallery.

The Food Network's Ace of Cakes will make its season premiere tonight (Thursday) at 10:30 PM EST. An uncountable amount of visitors have informed us that the premiere will feature a look at how a Hogwarts Castle cake was created for the July Order of the Phoenix LA after party.

Dan Radcliffe is expected to make a brief appearance on the program as well. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip!

Empire magazine recently caught up with actor Daniel Radcliffe to discuss his projected role in Journey, the story of Dan Eldon, a photo-journalist who was stoned to death by a mob in Mogadishu in 1993.

"There's a lot of stuff flying around about this at the moment," he said. "I am absolutely attached to it and it would be amazing to play that part. But people are making assumptions about when it's going to happen and it won't happen – if indeed it does happen – for a while yet. But basically...Eldon grew up in Africa and discovered a gift and a passion for photography. Eventually he got too caught up in something that lead to his death".

In a press release yesterday, Warner Brothers announced that their movies will be exclusively on Blu-Ray high definition discs starting in May 2008. Currently, all five Potter films are available in HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats. All of WB's movies will continue to be released on standard DVD.

Because of WB's announcement, Sony's Blu-Ray format is dominating the high-definition market. Most major movie studios are now exclusive to it, and the competing HD-DVD format is likely to disappear soon.

Yahoo! recently released some of their year-end awards with the Harry Potter series grabbing various honors. Emma Watson came in at #3 and Dan Radcliffe at #10 on the list of the 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007.

Order of the Phoenix was named one of the 10 Most Popular Movies of 2007 claiming the #5 spot, and the trailer for the fifth Harry Potter film ranked at #4 in the category of 10 Most Popular Trailers of 2007.

Thanks to Sara, Katie and Shannon for sending this in!

Warner Brothers has released the first official picture from Half-Blood Prince, depicting Harry entering a room while clutching the Marauder's Map and a potion book.

As a reminder, our Half-Blood Prince movie section is filled with information concerning the latest filming and cast news.

Additionally, Warner Bros. has released the official description of the film:

"Fantasy Adventure. Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simpering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again."