Editing Lord Voldemort (section)

== In popular culture ==
Several campaigns have used Voldemort to compare his evil to the influence of politicians, large media and corporations. "Lord Voldemort" is a nickname sometimes used for [[Peter Mandelson]].<ref>''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' page 23, 20 December 2008.</ref> Voldemort is also a recurring theme among [[wizard rock]] bands. ''[[Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock!]]'' is the second album from [[Harry and the Potters]], and the character is mentioned in songs such as "The Dark Lord Lament" and "Flesh, Blood, and Bone".

Voldemort also appears in the ''[[The Potter Puppet Pals|Potter Puppet Pals]]'' sketches by [[Neil Cicierega]]. One of the episodes including him was the seventeenth most viewed video of all time as of 2008 and the winner for "Best Comedy" of the year 2007 at YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|title= PotterPuppetPals Top at YouTube Awards |url= http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2008/3/22/tic-tock-potterpuppetpals-top-at-youtube-awards|publisher=the-leaky-cauldron.org|date=22 March 2008}}</ref>

"Continuing the Magic", an article in the 21 May 2007 issue of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', includes mock book covers designed by author Lon Tweeten, laced with pop culture references. One of them, the "Dark Lord of the Dance", shows Voldemort teaming up with Harry on Broadway.<ref>{{cite news | title=Continuing the Magic | first=Lon|last=Tweeten |date=21 May 2007 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/pdf/20070521_essay.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070724184635/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/pdf/20070521_essay.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2007 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=New York City|access-date=11 May 2010}}</ref> In the ''[[MAD Magazine]]'' parodies of the films, the character is called Lord Druckermort, a backwards reference to the magazine's longtime caricaturist [[Mort Drucker]]. In [[Alan Moore]]'s ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century#Chapter 2. Paint It Black|League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969]]'', a young Tom Marvolo Riddle (introduced as "Tom", whose middle name is a "marvel" and last name is a "conundrum") appears, and becomes the new avatar of [[Oliver Haddo]] at the story's conclusion.<ref>{{cite comic|title=[[League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century]]|volume=3|issue=1|story=1969|writer=[[Alan Moore]]|artist=[[Kevin O'Neill (comics)|Kevin O'Neill]]|date=July 2011|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York City}}</ref> In ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'', Voldemort is played by actor Joe Walker.

In a segment celebrating [[Children's literature#United Kingdom|British children's literature]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]] in [[London]], an inflatable Voldemort appeared alongside other villains, [[Queen of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|The Queen of Hearts]], [[Captain Hook]], and [[Cruella de Vil]], to haunt children's dreams, before the arrival of a group of over thirty [[Mary Poppins (character)|Mary Poppins]] who descended with their umbrellas to defeat them.<ref>{{cite news |title=London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony – as it happened |first=Xan |last=Brooks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2012/jul/27/london-2012-olympics-opening-ceremony-live |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London, England|date=27 July 2012 |access-date=28 July 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, British activist [[Majid Nawaz]] used and popularized the term ''[[Voldemort effect]]'' to describe the inability to name, shame and isolate [[Islamist extremism]] from the moderate Muslim community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.9news.com.au/world/reformed-ex-islamist-says-society-needs-to-take-on-voldemort-effect/55b47584-283b-4769-84be-2060dda67398 |title=Reformed ex-Islamist says society needs to take on 'Voldemort-effect'|date=29 October 2015 |publisher= [[Nine News Australia]]|access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref><ref name=matthew>{{cite web |url=https://archive.thinkprogress.org/the-voldemort-effect-4aabe89811b/ |title=The Voldemort Effect|author = Matthew Yglesias|date=16 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref>

During the 2016 [[United States elections, 2016|United States elections]], [[Daniel Radcliffe]] was asked by [[Sky News]] journalist Craig Dillon if he would compare [[Donald Trump]] to Lord Voldemort; Radcliffe responded, "Trump is worse".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/daniel-radcliffe-muses-trump-voldermort-comparison-10595539|title=Radcliffe muses Trump-Voldemort comparison|publisher=[[Sky News]]|date=27 September 2016|access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref>

Voldemort appears in ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'' as one of the prisoners in the [[Phantom Zone]] that [[Joker (character)|Joker]] recruits to take over [[Gotham City]]. Though Ralph Fiennes is featured in this movie as the voice of the British butler [[Alfred Pennyworth]], he does not reprise his role as Voldemort. Instead, Voldemort is voiced by [[Eddie Izzard]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Donn|url=https://screenrant.com/lego-batman-movie-cast-villains/|title=The LEGO Batman Movie Villain Voice Actors Revealed|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=3 February 2017|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>

Outside of the ''Harry Potter'' video games, Voldemort is also a [[playable character]] in ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'', with archive audio of Fiennes' portrayal in the films used for his voiceovers.

A 2018 Italian [[fan film]] titled ''[[Voldemort: Origins of the Heir]]'' depicts the story of Tom Riddle's rise to power.<ref name=Echites2018>{{Cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2018/01/16/news/voldemort-186609861/?ref=RHPPRT-BS-I0-C4-P1-S1.4-T1|title= CINEMA Le origini di Voldemort in un film tutto italiano|last=Echites|first=Giulia|work=[[la Repubblica]]|access-date=17 January 2018|date=16 January 2018|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/voldemort-origins-heir-review-fun-free-harry-potter-fan-film/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/voldemort-origins-heir-review-fun-free-harry-potter-fan-film/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Voldemort: Origins of the Heir review: a fun-free Harry Potter fan film lifted by magical effects|last=Brown|first=Kat|date=18 January 2018|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London, England|access-date=21 January 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Voldemort appears in ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'', in the crowd for the game between the Tune Squad and the Goon Squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Dark Surprise Lord Voldemort To Appear In Space Jam Remake Starring LeBron James |url=https://rojakdaily.com/RojakDailyAMP.ashx?articleid=10282&title=a-dark-surprise-lord-voldemort-to-appear-in-space-jam-remake-starring-lebron-james |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908015310/https://rojakdaily.com/RojakDailyAMP.ashx?articleid=10282&title=a-dark-surprise-lord-voldemort-to-appear-in-space-jam-remake-starring-lebron-james |archive-date=8 September 2020 |access-date=30 August 2020 |work=Rojak Daily}}</ref>

An upcoming French fan-made short-film titled ''The House of Gaunt'' ''- Lord Voldemort Origins'' explores the origin story of Voldemort and The Gaunt family.<ref>{{Cite web|title=最高顏值的佛地魔：一定要認識的新男神Maxence Danet-Fauvel|url=https://www.voguehk.com/zh/article/celebrity/the-actor-of-the-house-of-gauntmaxence-danet-fauvel/|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Vogue Hong Kong|date=20 September 2019 |language=zh-HK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nacional|first=El|date=27 September 2019|title=Lanzarán The House of Gaunt, cortometraje sobre Lord Voldemort|url=https://www.elnacional.com/entretenimiento/lanzaran-the-house-of-gaunt-cortometraje-sobre-lord-voldemort/|access-date=6 March 2021|website=EL NACIONAL|language=es-VE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Demotivateur|title=Harry Potter : la première bande-annonce du film sur les origines de Voldemort est sortie|url=https://www.demotivateur.fr/entertainment/the-house-of-gaunt-le-trailer-sur-les-origines-de-voldemort-a-ete-devoile-24134|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Demotivateur|date=24 February 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>

In the ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' spinoff ''[[Better Call Saul]]'', [[Saul Goodman]], speaking to [[Mike Ehrmantraut]], nicknames the [[drug lord]] [[Gus Fring]] 'He Who Shall Not Be Named' in reference to Voldemort.<ref>Episode 6x11: ''[[Breaking Bad (Better Call Saul)|Breaking Bad]]''.</ref>

In May 2022, senior [[Australian Labor Party]] MP [[Tanya Plibersek]] compared former [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|defence minister]] [[Peter Dutton]] from the [[Liberal Party of Australia]] to Voldemort.<ref name=stinging>{{cite news |last=Murray|first=Duncan|date=26 May 2022|title=Tanya Plibersek says sorry for stinging insult of Peter Dutton|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/voldemort-tanya-pliberseks-stinging-insult-of-peter-dutton/news-story/6c1f54cd15c628d25200b5bba72afea8|work=[[news.com.au]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> During a discussion about Dutton's prospects of becoming Liberal Party leader on Brisbane radio station [[4BC]], she said: "I think there will be a lot of children who have watched a lot of Harry Potter films who will be very frightened of what they are seeing on TV at night, that's for sure... I am saying he looks a bit like Voldemort and we will see whether he can do what he promised he would do when he was last running for leader which is smile more."<ref name=stinging/> A spokesperson from Plibersek's office said that she had reached out to Dutton soon after the interview to offer an unreserved apology and to say that she should have not made the remark.<ref>{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Josh|date=26 May 2022|title=Tanya Plibersek apologises 'unreservedly' for comparing Peter Dutton to Voldemort|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/26/tanya-plibersek-apologises-unreservedly-for-comparing-peter-dutton-to-voldemort|work=[[Guardian Australia|The Guardian Australia]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> Labor Party leader, prime minister [[Anthony Albanese]] said Pilbersek's comments were "not acceptable" and that she had done the right thing in offering an apology.<ref name=respect>{{cite news|last1=Hitch|first1=Georgie|last2=Haydar|first2=Nour|date=26 May 2022|title=Peter Dutton seeks to recast his image as Tanya Plibersek apologises for likening him to Voldemort|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-26/peter-dutton-recast-image-tanya-plibersek-voldemort-comment/101100708|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> Dutton confirmed Plibersek had apologised.<ref name=respect/> In response, Dutton said that while the comments were unfortunate, they were "water off a duck's back."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood|first1=Richard|last2=Vidler|first2=Adam|date=26 May 2022|title=Peter Dutton brushes off 'Voldemort' jab ahead of taking Liberal reins|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-election-2022-peter-dutton-promises-to-unite-liberal-party-leadership-bid/70827cbb-2060-4601-8f73-d21eb5905d13|work=[[Nine News|9 News]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> He said that he realised that he was "not the prettiest bloke on the block" and said that he was bald due to being diagnosed with a skin condition.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Rhiannon|date=26 May 2022|title=Peter Dutton reveals he has rare condition after brutal 'appearance shaming' from senior Labor MP|url=https://7news.com.au/politics/peter-dutton-reveals-he-has-rare-condition-after-brutal-appearance-shaming-from-senior-labor-mp--c-6941889|work=[[Seven News|7 News]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>