Daniel Radcliffe has shared his unexpected TV preferences.
Unlike many who binge-watch popular dramas, Radcliffe, 34, enjoys adult animation series, like The Simpsons, which he loves watching in his free time.
“Honestly, I watch cartoons, and I watch reality TV,” Radcliffe recently told CBR. “I’ve never seen Breaking Bad. I’ve never watched The Sopranos, or The Wire. All the sort-of, heavy hour-long stuff. Just, I can’t. … I think it does probably in part stem from growing up on The Simpsons in the way that I think so many people of our generation’s kids.”
In addition to providing guest voices for three episodes of The Simpsons, the Miracle Workers actor has been featured in several other animated series over the years, including Robot Chicken, BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty, Digman!, and Mulligan.
“I was watching Jeopardy! the other night, and one of the contestants credited a ton of his trivia knowledge to The Simpsons. That’s absolutely true of me as well,” he explained.
“There are so many weird facts, and things from my general knowledge of the world to my sense of humor were formed in some way by The Simpsons.”
One of the reasons Radcliffe likes working on animated productions is because, in his opinion, they may convey subjects that are impossible to depict in live-action.
The Harry Potter star added, “It makes sense that our generation of people that have grown up on The Simpsons would want to continue watching more adult-themed cartoons when they got older.”