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14-05-03 news EXCLUSIVE WITH PHOTOS
Gambon Takes Over Harris Role...

Knighted Irish actor Sir Michael Gambon is to take over from the late Richard Harris in the next Harry Potter installment Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004.

Michael Gambon (L) with Michael Caine recently

It is a little known fact in the UK that celebrated actor Sir Michael Gambon is actually Irish and was born in Dublin despite being knighted by the Queen in 1992 - an honour normally reserved for British nationals?

Anyway, Gambon will take over the Dumbledore role from Richard Harris who sadly passed recently. Many thought that Harris' old chum Peter O'Toole would take over the role but we're sure he would be happy it went to another Irish man.

Gambon recently told the Ireland on Sunday newspaper: "I was born in Cabra but my family left there when I was six and moved to London. I grew up in Camden Town. I once asked my father why we settled in Camden Town and he said 'that was as far I could carry the luggage'"

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban a notorious prisoner escapes from the prison for wizards called Sirius Black (played by Gary Oldman) and comes looking to kill Harry. It turns out this deadly villain has close connections to Harry's family.

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