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- Ian Brown made a cameo in Harry Potter. Picture: Warner Bros The former Stone Roses frontman was part of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He can be seen in the Leaky Cauldron pub as Harry explores Diagon Alley for the first time with Hagrid.
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Apr 13, 2022 · It is of course Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown. In the third film from 2004, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the iconic Mancunian swaps his trademark parka jacket for a ragged-looking brown shirt as he sits in the Leaky Cauldron humming a tune - Fools Gold, maybe?
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"Yeah, I was a movie star for a day. I had my own trailer, was taken around in a golf cart - I loved it! The director is a friend of my girl and he said, 'I've got a part if you want it.' I asked my sons, and they were like, 'Do it!' I did it for my sons. My brief was to be a romantic, bohemian wizard. I was into that."
— Ian Brown in an Interview with New Musical Express
Ian Brown (b. 20 February 1963) is a British musician and lead singer of the rock band The Stone Roses. He appears as the wizard sitting in the Leaky Cauldron reading A Brief History of Time in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
"Daniel is a great kid. He loves his music and that's why I put him in the sleeve notes. He'll be p***ing himself when he sees it. [...] Every time I turned around he was there asking about the Roses, Oasis and music. I loved the Harry Potter thing. I got to be a movie star for a day. They gave me my own trailer and everything."
— Ian Brown about Daniel Radcliffe and the decision to mention him on the album's sleeve
Daniel Radcliffe, a huge fan of Brown who met him on the set, was mentioned on the sleeve of Browns Album "Solarized" in 2004.
1.Internet Movie Database biography page
2.Daniel featured on Ian Brown's album Solarized on danieljradcliffe.tk
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Jan 17, 2022 · Continuing the trend of famous band members slipping into the wizarding world is Ian Brown, former frontman of alternative rock band The Stone Roses. Making a strong cameo in Prisoner of Azkaban , Brown can be seen sitting in Diagon Alley's most popular pub, The Leaky Cauldron , not long after Harry's arrival.
