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Nov 4, 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: Directed by Eric Appel. 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.
- Eric Appel
- 262
- 3 min
Budget. $8 million [1] Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a 2022 American biographical musical parody film directed by Eric Appel, in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Al Yankovic. [2] The film is a satire on musical biopics and is loosely based on Yankovic's life and career as an accordionist and parody songwriter.
- Ross Riege
- Eric Appel
- Jamie Kennedy
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Nov 4, 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story follows the life of the title musician — from his childhood and first moments with an accordion, and into an adulthood that brings him fame and success. 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 ...
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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.
Nov 3, 2022 · Image via The Roku Channel. 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 ...
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 a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.
