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"Weird Al" Yankovic
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Yankovic, along with Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss and Julianne Nicholson in supporting roles. A fake trailer for a satirical biographical film was produced by Appel for Funny or Die in 2010.
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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- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Eric Appel
- 2022-11-04
Nov 4, 2022 · The film assembles a star-studded cast to portray many of the real-life people who have been a part of Weird Al’s life, including Daniel Radcliffe, who portrays the musician himself.
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- 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.
Lisa Margaroli. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (uncredited) Erin O'Shea. Kate Pierson (uncredited) Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ 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, this biopic takes audiences on ...
Nov 3, 2022 · Meet the cast of the biopic you've all been waiting for. Here are the main characters of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and the actors who play them.
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