Celebrating the best work in&nbsp;theatre, the 2024 Tony Awards was a night of celebration, big moments and mind-blowing performances. Held at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City, the award night was hosted by Oscar-winning actor Ariana DeBose.&nbsp;

At the 77th annual Tony Awards, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe won his first Tony Award for Merrily We Roll Along. Radcliffe won the prestigious award for Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as&nbsp;Charley Kringas. This was the actor's first nomination.&nbsp;

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Moved to tears, Radcliffe started his acceptance speech by saying, “I’m going to talk fast and try not to cry.”

Wishing dad happy Father's Day and mentioning his girlfriend Erin and their newborn son, the 34-year-old actor said, “My mum and dad are here somewhere — happy Father’s Day, dad, I love you both so much,” Radcliffe said in his acceptance speech. “Thank you for playing Sondheim in the car and just, you know, loving me…and my love Erin — you and our son are the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love you so much, thank you so much. Thank you everybody.”

Expressing gratitude towards&nbsp;his co-stars, the actor in his speech&nbsp;said, ''It is an honour to be on that stage with you every single night. I will miss it so much.''

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Daniel Radcliffe rose to fame at age 12 when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name. Interacting with the reporters after&nbsp;his big win, the actor said he wasn't sure what path his career would take following the Potter films.

“When I finished [‘Harry Potter’] I had no idea what my career was going to be. I’d already started doing some stage stuff, but I didn’t know what the future held at all,” he said.

“To have had the last year playing weird Al and also Merrily We Roll Along, it’s been awesome.”

Talking about the fear and anxiety after playing the Harry Potter role, he said, “Playing one character for a very long time builds up an anxiety, like, Do as many things as you possibly can. So yeah, I’m doing that right now.”

Tony Awards Big Winners

Apart from Daniel, the other big winner of the night was&nbsp;The Outsiders. Angelina Jolie won her first Tony as a producer, with the Broadway&nbsp;show&nbsp;winning the Best Musical award. Jonathan Groff took home Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in the&nbsp;musical Merrily We Roll Along.

(With agency inputs)

Celebrating the best work in theatre, the 2024 Tony Awards was a night of celebration, big moments and mind-blowing performances. Held at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City, the award night was hosted by Oscar-winning actor Ariana DeBose.

Celebrating the best work in theatre, the 2024 Tony Awards was a night of celebration, big moments and mind-blowing performances. Held at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City, the award night was hosted by Oscar-winning actor Ariana DeBose. At the 77th annual Tony Awards, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe won his first Tony Award for Merrily We Roll Along. Radcliffe won the prestigious award for Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Charley Kringas. This was the actor's first nomination. Tony Awards 2024: Full Winners List Moved to tears, Radcliffe started his acceptance speech by saying, “I’m going to talk fast and try not to cry.” Wishing dad happy Father's Day and mentioning his girlfriend Erin and their newborn son, the 34-year-old actor said, “My mum and dad are here somewhere — happy Father’s Day, dad, I love you both so much,” Radcliffe said in his acceptance speech. “Thank you for playing Sondheim in the car and just, you know, loving me…and my love Erin — you and our son are the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love you so much, thank you so much. Thank you everybody.” Expressing gratitude towards his co-stars, the actor in his speech said, ''It is an honour to be on that stage with you every single night. I will miss it so much.'' Angelina Jolie and daughter Vivienne wow fans in matching outfits: Tony Awards Daniel Radcliffe rose to fame at age 12 when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name. Interacting with the reporters after his big win, the actor said he wasn't sure what path his career would take following the Potter films. “When I finished [‘Harry Potter’] I had no idea what my career was going to be. I’d already started doing some stage stuff, but I didn’t know what the future held at all,” he said. “To have had the last year playing weird Al and also Merrily We Roll Along, it’s been awesome.” Talking about the fear and anxiety after playing the Harry Potter role, he said, “Playing one character for a very long time builds up an anxiety, like, Do as many things as you possibly can. So yeah, I’m doing that right now.” Tony Awards Big Winners Apart from Daniel, the other big winner of the night was The Outsiders. Angelina Jolie won her first Tony as a producer, with the Broadway show winning the Best Musical award. Jonathan Groff took home Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in the musical Merrily We Roll Along. (With agency inputs)

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Daniel Radcliffe's iconic 'Harry Potter'&nbsp;round glasses will soon be up for auction. The eyeglasses worn by Radcliffe, who played the titular role in all eight 'Harry Potter' movies, could fetch up to a whopping 20,000 British pounds, or $22,358. 
 
As per the documents obtained, the glasses were one of the 57 pairs ordered for the lead star for the first movie of the hit fantasy film 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.'&nbsp;Back then, it was bought for 114 pounds. 
 
"This is one of several pairs of glasses made for the film. Bordered in a black matte finish with no nose plates," the item description reads, via NYP.&nbsp;

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"The silver metal earpieces are tipped with clear plastic; also included are a pair of brown plastic ear tips and a copy of the film." 
 
The specs, which were dubbed "NHS style" after the UK's National Health Service, are from renowned customer Simon Murray. 
 
For the unversed, Daniel used 160 pairs of glasses throughout the 'Harry Potter'&nbsp;series. 
 
Meanwhile, here's another exciting story for all the Potterheads out there. Warner Bros. Discovery is once again planning to explore the wizarding world of Harry Potter, but only if author J.K. Rowling agrees to do so. 
 
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav recently hinted at the studio's interest in working on more films in the franchise. Read more here.

Daniel Radcliffe's iconic 'Harry Potter' round glasses will soon be up for auction. The eyeglasses worn by Radcliffe, who played the titular role in all eight 'Harry Potter' movies, could fetch up to a whopping 20,000 British pounds, or $22,358.

Daniel Radcliffe's iconic 'Harry Potter' round glasses will soon be up for auction. The eyeglasses worn by Radcliffe, who played the titular role in all eight 'Harry Potter' movies, could fetch up to a whopping 20,000 British pounds, or $22,358. As per the documents obtained, the glasses were one of the 57 pairs ordered for the lead star for the first movie of the hit fantasy film 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.' Back then, it was bought for 114 pounds. "This is one of several pairs of glasses made for the film. Bordered in a black matte finish with no nose plates," the item description reads, via NYP. 'Breaking Bad' actor Aaron Paul legally changes his name "The silver metal earpieces are tipped with clear plastic; also included are a pair of brown plastic ear tips and a copy of the film." The specs, which were dubbed "NHS style" after the UK's National Health Service, are from renowned customer Simon Murray. For the unversed, Daniel used 160 pairs of glasses throughout the 'Harry Potter' series. Meanwhile, here's another exciting story for all the Potterheads out there. Warner Bros. Discovery is once again planning to explore the wizarding world of Harry Potter, but only if author J.K. Rowling agrees to do so. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav recently hinted at the studio's interest in working on more films in the franchise. Read more here.

Daniel Radcliffe's iconic ‘Harry Potter’ glasses to be auctioned off

The iconic cast of the Harry Potter film franchise got back together for a special reunion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the first Harry Potter film- 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.' 
 
Sharing one insight moment, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint recently revealed how they both used to coach each other on set when it comes to dating someone else.&nbsp;

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In the new clip, they recalled working on 2005's 'Goblet of Fire', and how he and Watson gave each other dating tips. 
 
“The amount of prep and coaching Emma and I would give each other on texting to the opposite sex,” he said. “Like if she was texting a boy or I was texting a girl, I’d be like, ‘She sent me this many kisses back, what do I do? This is a nightmare.”

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Emma described their relationship as like an "older brother, younger sister thing", as Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) joked there were "a lot of hormones flying around [on set]". 
 
Further, comparing it to real-life school, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) said there “were crushes and people went out with each other and broke up, just like we used to do in school…It was exactly the same environment, but it was just in a Defense of the Dark Arts class.” 
 
Meanwhile, Daniel Radcliffe confessed a secret on the reunion special that he had a<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-wait-what-daniel-radcliffe-once-wrote-a-love-letter-to-%E2%80%98harry-potter-co-star-helena-bonham-carter-441217"> huge crush</a> on 'Harry Potter' co-star Helena Bonham Carter, who played Bellatrix Lestrange in the iconic franchise while working on the film franchise.&nbsp;

The iconic cast of the Harry Potter film franchise got back together for a special reunion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the first Harry Potter film- 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

The iconic cast of the Harry Potter film franchise got back together for a special reunion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the first Harry Potter film- 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.' Sharing one insight moment, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint recently revealed how they both used to coach each other on set when it comes to dating someone else. First teaser of Kardashian-Jenner Hulu show, titled 'The Kardashians' is here: Watch In the new clip, they recalled working on 2005's 'Goblet of Fire', and how he and Watson gave each other dating tips. “The amount of prep and coaching Emma and I would give each other on texting to the opposite sex,” he said. “Like if she was texting a boy or I was texting a girl, I’d be like, ‘She sent me this many kisses back, what do I do? This is a nightmare.” Harry Potter reunion: For Emma Watson it was ‘horrifying’ to kiss Rupert Grint Emma described their relationship as like an "older brother, younger sister thing", as Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) joked there were "a lot of hormones flying around [on set]". Further, comparing it to real-life school, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) said there “were crushes and people went out with each other and broke up, just like we used to do in school…It was exactly the same environment, but it was just in a Defense of the Dark Arts class.” Meanwhile, Daniel Radcliffe confessed a secret on the reunion special that he had a huge crush on 'Harry Potter' co-star Helena Bonham Carter, who played Bellatrix Lestrange in the iconic franchise while working on the film franchise.

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Daniel Radcliffe after winning his first Tony Award: ‘After Harry Potter, I had no idea...'

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