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Nov 4, 2022 · With Diedrich Bader, Daniel Radcliffe, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Richard Aaron Anderson. Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.
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- Eric Appel
- 2022-11-04
- Daniel Radcliffe as 'Weird Al' Yankovic. It's the titular role! The actor who first gained fame for playing Harry Potter will now portray the musician behind such beloved parody pop songs as "My Bologna" and "Amish Paradise" in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
- Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna. Of all the pop stars Yankovic has parodied over the years, Madonna is the only one who suggested the concept herself. The story goes that she wondered aloud to a mutual friend when Yankovic would turn "Like a Virgin" into "Like a Surgeon."
- Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento. What good is a music biopic without a shady older mentor to identify the star's talent at an early stage? As Dr. Demento, the radio host specializing in comedy and novelty songs who first introduced Yankovic to a wide audience, Rainn Wilson is to Weird as Tom Hanks is to Baz Luhrmann's Elvis — albeit hopefully with less fatal consequences.
- Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey. After making Emmys history as the first Black woman to receive three comedy nominations in the same year, Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson's next trick will be portraying Oprah Winfrey in Weird.
Daniel Radcliffe as Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic. Diedrich Bader as narrator Al; David Bloom as teenage Al; Richard Aaron Anderson as young Al; Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna; Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento; Toby Huss as Nick Yankovic, Al's estranged father. Julianne Nicholson as Mary Yankovic, Al's estranged mother. Spencer Treat Clark as Steve Jay ...
Nov 4, 2022 · In Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Oprah is portrayed by Quinta Brunson, who is best known for the hit comedy series Abbott Elementary, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Miracle Workers, and Broke . Spencer Treat Clark as Steve Jay - Steve Jay is a bass player who is a member of Weird Al’s band.
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- Daniel Radcliffe as Al Yankovic. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2) plays the legend known to the world as Weird Al Yankovic.
- Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna. Madonna is a surprise character in The Al Yankovic Story, considering the two never interacted in real life. Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld) is cast as the Queen of Pop, and like the rest of the cast, is playing a caricature of Madonna.
- Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento. Rainn Wilson (The Office) plays the incredibly bizarre Dr. Demento in the film. Barret Eugene Hansen specialized in the comedic and unusual for his radio show.
- Toby Huss and Julianne Nicholson as Nick and Mary Yankovic. Weird Al’s father, Nick Yankovic, is played by Toby Huss (The Rental), with his mother, Mary Yankovic, portrayed by Julianne Nicholson (I, Tonya).
Nov 2, 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: With Eric Appel, Gina Ippolito, Daniel Radcliffe, Rainn Wilson. Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, and "Weird Al" himself share their most unexpected on-set memories and the musical and morbid hobbies of their youth that earned them mockery.
Nov 1, 2022 · Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson.
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