HARRY POTTER - HART DREW ON FAMILY HISTORY FOR SCHIZOPHRENIC ROLE

HART DREW ON FAMILY HISTORY FOR SCHIZOPHRENIC ROLE

Former HARRY POTTER star IAN HART had no problem playing a schizophrenic paparazzo in COURTENEY COX's defunct TV drama DIRT because two of his uncles suffered mental illness.
The British actor dedicated the character to his uncles Chris and Joe - and felt he owed it to them tackle the role with sensitivity - because neither of his relatives were dangerous.
He tells WENN, "As a kid, when my uncle Chris would come round to my house and just sit there laughing; he was the happiest man alive. To me, as a kid, I just thought he was crazy and not mentally ill.
"And my uncle Joe would walk 40 miles with a stack of 45 records in one hand and an old record player in a box in the other and come to the house, put his records on and dance around the living room.
"As a child, I thought, 'Whatever he's doing, sign me up.' Neither of my schizophrenic uncles posed any threat or negativity to me."