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information on Tom
NAME: Thomas Andrew Felton
NATIONALITY: British
BIRTHDATE: September 22, 1987
HAIR: Sandy Blonde to Brown
EYE COLOUR: blue
LIVES IN: Effingham in Surrey, England
FAMILY: Lives with his dad and mom, has 3 older brothers
HOW TOM GOT INTO ACTING: Tom Felton starred in community plays when he was seven.He stumbled into the entertainment industry at the suggestion of an actress friend of the family who recognized Felton's theatrical qualities. Felton met with an agent, and two weeks later, after auditioning with over four hundred other children, he landed an international commercial campaign and went abroad to work.
BESIDES ACTING: Tom is a talented singer. He started singing in a church choir at the age of 7 and has been a member of four choirs at school and was even offered a place in the Guildford Cathedral Choir. He likes rap music, like Eminem. He is a keen sportsman enjoying football, iceskating, roller blading, basket ball, cricket, swimming and tennis.
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an interview with Tom
Here's what Tom had to say about films, fame and playing a bad guy.
Q: Filming the "Harry Potter" movies takes up a big chunk of the school year. Are you back at school?
A: I've been in school (near London) off and on. I'll be in school for three or four months before we start shooting the next movie in February or March. I like school and I'm glad to be back. People think school's a drag, but you don't realize how much fun it is until you're not there.
Q: Do you get recognized a lot, especially after the second movie?
A: I do get the odd remark, but it's not too bad. I have short brown hair, not long blond hair (like in the movie).
Q: Is it fun playing the bad guy?
A: Oh yeah! Of all the parts ... I wanted to play Malfoy. He's the most different of all of the characters.
Q: If you were really a student at Hogwarts, would the Sorting Hat sort you into Slytherin?
A: Definitely, Slytherin, definitely. One hundred percent! In all the other houses, you can't do anything wrong, not that I'd want to, but ...
Q: And would you be friends with Crabbe and Goyle or some of the other kids?
A: I would in real life. Crabbe and Goyle are nice people.
Q: Do all of the young actors hang out together on the set? Are you all friends now?
A: We usually have school, but when we don't, we chill out in the game room. Everyone gets along. It's kind of strange. Everyone is like a puzzle piece and we all came together and just clicked.
Q: Is it true you haven't read any of the "Harry Potter" books?
A: Well, I didn't read the first book. (Director) Chris Columbus asked me that when I auditioned for the part and I said "No," but he still gave me the part. I didn't read the second book either. I wanted to play the part as it was written for the script, not the book. I'm going to read the third book, just to compare.
Q: You've signed on for the third "Harry Potter" movie. Do you think you'll play Draco in all seven -- unless of course, something happens to him in the book?
A: Hopefully, but we're growing up quickly. Daniel (Radcliffe, who plays Harry) will look about 25 by the time we get to the end!
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tom on harry potter the movie
Role: Draco Malfoy, but did you know that he originally auditioned for Harry Potter and Ron Weasley? "It's definitely more fun playing a bad guy. It feels a lot better than playing one of the good guys."
What he thinks of Draco: "Draco's not really a bully. He's not exactly the biggest, strongest guy in the world. He's more a rich, snobby person.He thinks of himself as really cool." Tom agrees that the name Draco Malfoy rolled trippingly and malevolently off his tongue."It's almost like James Bond."
How he prepared for the role: "The sneering and snarling - I'd never really done that sort of stuff before. I got my 20-year-old brother to get me angry, and we sort of practiced that." The hair - "Slicking back my hair was Chris's idea. It was meant to be kind of waved back and kind of browny-blondy." He had to dye his natural brown hair blond at least once a week. With his severe blond 'do and his character's emphasis on bloodline, some on the set mischievously tagged him as "Hitler's Chosen Youth". "Well, my hair is that length but not slicked back. I wear it forward. 'Course the face is the same."
Trait he shares with Draco: Making faces
How he dealt with the other kids on the set: "The moment we met, we just clicked together perfectly."
About the food on the set: "The food was not as good as it looked," recalls Tom. The enormous platters of food at the Great Hall had gotten cold by the time Tom and the other kids dug in. But he didn't mind eating the Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans. "I tried the toast and peanut butter ones," he says "I never got around to eating the snot flavor, though."
About the Harry Potter books: he has not read any of the four books. "I'll probably read the first soon and won't read the second till after the movie comes out."
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