Daniel Radcliffe to Play “Weird Al” Yankovic in Biopic That Will Be White & Nerdy

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Daniel Radcliffe will play 'Weird Al' Yankovic in the only music biopic you'll ever need.

Of all the musicians in all history, few are so genuinely deserving of biopic treatment as "Weird Al" Yankovic - the frizzy-haired, Hawaiian shirt-adorned dude who's made a prolific career for himself pumping out delectable song parodies, from "Eat It," to "White and Nerdy".

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY It gets weirder. When you think of a casting for Al - with his aforementioned frizzy hair and Hawaiian shirts, goofiness, and his general air of beguilement - Daniel Radcliffe probably wouldn't be first on your list. But there we have it: Radcliffe, the erstwhile Harry Potter star, will play Al in the movie. "When my last movie UHF came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major motion picture every 33 years, like clockwork.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is written by Yankovic and Appel. Alongside his directing duties, Appel serves as an executive producer. The film is produced by Funny Or Die and Tango. Yankovic also produces, along with Mike Farah, Joe Farrell, and Whitney Hodack for Funny Or Die, and Tim Headington, Lia Buman, and Max Silva for Tango. Funny Or Die's Henry Muñoz III and Tango's Neil Shah are executive producers.

 

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I really hope Radcliffe doesn't do a fake American accent. Weird Al's bio delivered in a crisp, received English accent sounds delightfully hilarious.😄

Parodies of hit music videos mostly. Rice, Rice, Baby comes to mind.

weird Al a character comedian? What is he famous for?

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