Harry Potter is stinking rich

Looking like Harry Potter can certainly be a blessing, especially if you’re Daniel Radcliffe, for thanks to the boy wizard the actor not only has a huge fan following all around the world, but has also become the UK’s highest paid teen. The 17-year-old star not only managed to conjure up almost six million pounds in earnings in 2005, but is also about to pull in a whopping eight million pounds more when he films the next movie Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix.

Radcliffe’s earnings are channelled through a company called Gilmore Jacobs run by his literary agent dad Alan and casting director mum Marcia who own all 1,000 of the firm’s shares, but have stipulated that the firm’s riches belong to Daniel, reports The Sun. Accounts reveal that the company made a profit of 5,895,667 pounds compared to 4,754,486 pounds in the previous year.

The actor now is now richer by 1,324,292 pounds as compared to last year, with his investments also seeing a hike of 1,688,542 pounds.

However, the only person not too bothered about his earnings is the actor himself, for what matters to him most is that he’s surrounded by a family who loves him. "I don’t actually know how much I am worth. In a way, I think that’s right. It’s not something that affects the way I think about things. If childhood is being surrounded by people who you love being around and being incredibly happy, I absolutely have had that," The Sun quoted him, as saying. — ANI

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