Weird Al

The new film — starring Daniel Radcliffe and Evan Rachel Wood — puts a clever overwrought biopic spin on the parody king's life story. By Jon Blistein ...

based on a script Appel and Yankovic co-wrote. But of course, no music biopic would be complete without a redemption arc — and you better believe Weird has got one of those, too. [Weird: The Al Yankovic Story](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/watch-daniel-radcliffe-weird-al-teaser-1346987/).

Daniel Radcliffe nailed it as “Weird” Al Yankovic in the singer's upcoming biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. See the film's first trailer below.

[Weird: The Al Yankovic Story](https://www.eonline.com/news/1320387/daniel-radcliffe-is-unrecognizable-as-weird-al-yankovic-in-biopic-transformation?query=weird%20alum) is the "unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. [Quinta Brunson](https://www.eonline.com/news/1338621/see-quinta-brunson-transform-into-oprah-winfrey-for-weird-al-biopic) as [Oprah Winfrey](https://www.eonline.com/news/oprah_winfrey), Julianne Nicholson and Toby Huss as Weird Al's parents, Mary and Nick Yankovic, and Rainn Wilson as broadcaster Dr. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. "I was wondering if you were going to do a parody of my song, ‘Like a Virgin?'" she asks, as she seductively walked toward the actor. [Watch Daily Pop weekdays at 11 a.m., only on E!.](/shows/daily_pop) "My whole life, all I wanted is to make up new words to a song that already exists."

The Boy Who Lived is now officially the Boy Who Became a Worldwide Superstar by Playing Polka-Inflected Parodies of Hit Songs. In the just-released trailer ...

He's set to appear opposite Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez in New York Theater Workshop's production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along in November. Demento tells him—and even smugly putting out his lit cigarette in the palm of a cameo-ing Will Forte. The film also stars Evan Rachel Wood as He won his first Grammy for 1984's "Eat It." He keeps getting caught at polka parties, you see, and his parents simply won't stand for that sort of rebellion. It's slated to open the Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness series on September 8.

The Weird Al movie finally has a full trailer and it is hilarious and ridiculous as we could have hoped. Daniel Radcliffe shines in the role.

In the meanwhile, we’ll just watch the Weird Al movie trailer over and over again. The Weird Al movie trailer will make you laugh, and then it will make you truly emotional. WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story 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. [Daniel Radcliffe absolutely slaying the role before him](https://nerdist.com/article/weird-the-al-yankovic-story-teaser-trailer-daniel-radcliffe-roku-channel/), accordion in hand. Because the Weird Al biopic, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, is coming our way soon. No, the level of parody is high, and the weirdness is off the charts.

The trailer shows Yankovic (Daniel Radcliffe) with his future bandmates crafting the beginnings of one of his first songs, "My Bologna." It also features ...

[he sang](https://youtu.be/rSAaiYKF0cs) Tom Lehrer's satirical song "The Elements," which lists elements of the periodic table, on The Graham Norton Show. [spoke on The Tonight Show ](https://www.insider.com/daniel-radcliffe-weird-al-yankovich-role-periodic-table-song-2022-3)about how he got cast in the role of Yankovic. Demento (Rainn Wilson), a California radio host who discovers Yankovic at a club, warns him, "I think Madonna is a bad influence on you."

Daniel Radcliffe is getting weird in Monday's new official trailer for the upcoming "Weird Al" Yankovic biopic. In addition to Radcliffe as "Weird Al," the ...

and will premiere in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. From there, the trailer takes off -- chronicling the bizarre rise of Weird Al, including a hook-up scene with Madonna (played by Evan Rachel Wood). Radcliffe -- with his curly brown mop of hair, wire-rim glasses and bushy mustache -- is almost unrecognizable.

From Freddie Mercury to James Brown to Madonna herself, many of the artists that “Weird” Al Yankovic has parodied have either received the biopic treatment, ...

Demento (who, like in the movie, really did give Yankovic his first airplay); and Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, who, unlike in the movie really didn’t seduce Al and drag him to the dark side. That trailer was more of an explicit parody of rise-and-fall dramatic music biopics, while the new promo for the new full-length movie shows a slick, slyer take. So it’s only fitting that the musical madman himself is finally getting his own origin story in Weird, a movie about Al’s rise to mainstream ubiquity—one that turns out to be a parody of biopics themselves.

The new Daniel Radcliffe biopic about Weird Al — 'Weird: The Al Yankovic' story is a complete joke. But there's one thing that's legit.

He was also a DJ at the college’s radio station (KCPR) at the time, and his exposure to other comedy songs, and the repetition of The Knack’s then-hit “My Sharona,” lead to Yankovic recording his own parody of it in a men’s bathroom on campus. Still, this is a parodic “Hollywood biopic” and while some aspects may be true, the details are as random and apocryphal as an upended box of hamsters. Although the overall point of WEIRD is to be an intentionally over-the-top, utterly fictitious account of Weird Al’s (Daniel Radcliffe) rise to fame, there are some broad aspects of the retelling of Al Yankovic’s life that are truthful in spirit. [Rainn Wilson](https://www.fatherly.com/play/rainn-wilson-star-trek-family)) really was pivotal and supportive of Al at the beginning of his career. Well, turns out, there's basically only one scene in the trailer that actually occurred in real life. Just how much of this movie is a "real" biopic?

The trailer for 'Weird' just came out Monday, and to celebrate the comedy legend's parody of biopics, we take a look at his best takes on pop songs.

His version of "Peter and the Wolf" is performed with synthesizer legend Wendy Carlos, and is Yankovic's only foray into classical music. For this one-off single, originally released as one of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamildrops," Yankovic crams just about the whole musical into a five-minute runtime. II, is rarely considered one of his "real" albums, and is the only disc to not appear in the career-spanning box set, Squeeze Box. Though he's the King of Suede, it sounds like he's just getting by, and his humble reign may not last. Some listeners objected to the use of the word "spastic" in a derogatory sense. The album it comes from, Peter and the Wolf/Carnival of the Animals, Pt. The issue was in getting permission—while George Lucas gave his blessing, the publishers of the original song, "Lola" by the Kinks, turned him down. "Yoda" is one of Yankovic's earliest and most-popular parodies. And although "Weird Al" Yankovic has kept a schedule of regular touring and TV cameo appearances since the release of 2014's Obviously, Yankovic takes words very seriously; it's impossible to write lyrics that are so clever and match the meter of an existing song so perfectly otherwise. One of Yankovic's most underrated skills is that of a rapper. The new film, starring Daniel Radcliffe, himself no stranger to strangeness with films like Swiss Army Man under his belt, is a warts-and-all biopic of the comedy legend.

Weird Al Yankovic show at Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley on Friday, September 9, 2022.

The man is a legend in his own time: He is one of only five artists with Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades, the other four being Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, and Kenny G. "Weird Al' will be performing hilarious non-parody original material found on his 14 albums, with each performance having a different setlist. In the end, we'll find that 'Weird Al' isn't all that weird at all.

Daniel Radcliffe will be starring as Weird Al Yankovic in an upcoming biopic and this poster shows him rocking hard.

Since leaving the Harry Potter franchise, Daniel Radcliffe has selected an interesting number of projects to be involved in. Daniel Radcliffe appears to be in a massive stadium of adoring fans, stepping on the upraised feet of the crowd and singing to the heavens. Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying the musician in a [Roku film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird:_The_Al_Yankovic_Story) titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and a new poster shows the actor in full regalia as the accordion-wielding comedy legend. The original director of the trailer, Eric Appel, returned to direct the feature film and co-wrote the screenplay along with Yankovic himself. Although Yankovic has been an immensely popular entertainer for decades now, the movie is presenting Daniel Radcliffe as a debauched, fame-addled version of him. In real life, Yankovic is known for avoiding profanity in his lyrics and is a non-drinker, non-smoker, and vegetarian.

Brutal Youth have released a video for their cover of Weird Al's "Dare to be Stupid". The song originally appeared on Weird Al's album of the same name that ...

If there's one musician who effectively blended comedy and song to the highest degree, it's "Weird Al" Yankovic. The iconic bushy-haired songwriter shot to ...

Although Weird: The Al Yankovic Story looks like a fantastic and bellyaching-laughter-inducing piece of cinema, it is the farthest thing from a true representation of the quirky star's life. In the film, he can be seen at one point performing "Like a Surgeon" onstage while flanked by Madonna's backup dancers. The real Weird Al, despite being mega-famous, never really presented himself publicly in such a boisterous way. To which Madonna replies "Yes" and immediately transitions into a steamy make-out session, followed by Madonna adding, "Except for the fact that I've had a lot of sex." If there's one musician who effectively blended comedy and song to the highest degree, it's "Weird Al" Yankovic. This prompts Madonna to introduce herself and enter his home.

And there's even a shot of Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al with a super athletic body that contradicts the lanky parody singer we all grew up with. No matter what ...

He picked Daniel specifically to play him and Weird Al helped write and produce the movie. And none of those are true to Weird Al's actual story. And there's even a shot of Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al with a super athletic body that contradicts the lanky parody singer we all grew up with. And, while Weird Al's movie does tell the story of his life, it's clear that there are untrue elements peppered in to make it as goofy as he is in real life. Now, however, with the trailer out and more details about what the movie entails, fans are onboard. Then we cut to a scene where the police bring him home after he's caught at a polka party.

"Weird Al" Yankovic and Madonna make out in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic. Daniel Radcliffe stars as Weird Al while Evan Rachel Wood portrays ...

["Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/movies) features the parody songwriter's rise to fame, including his meeting with Madonna. I can now go to my grave saying that I've had accordion lessons with Weird Al." The "Harry Potter" star revealed that a silly moment in 2010 led to him landing the role. "I sang 'The Elements' next to Colin Farrell and a very bemused Rihanna, who I think was like, 'Who is this kid and why is he singing all of the elements?'" Radcliffe recalled. "All I wanted was to make up new words to a song that already exists," Radcliffe, playing Yankovic, says in the trailer while talking about his creative process. [Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/celebrity-news) makes out with Evan Rachel Wood, as the two portray "Weird Al" Yankovic and Madonna in a recently released trailer for an upcoming biopic.

The full trailer for "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" dropped yesterday, and it appears that the film slightly exaggerates Al's climb to the top.

“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” drops on the Roku Channel on November 4th. The full trailer for “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” dropped yesterday, and it appears that the film slightly exaggerates Al’s climb to the top. It WILDLY exaggerates Weird Al’s climb to the top…because it’s actually a PARODY of rock music biopics.

Armed with his trusty accordion and discography of catchy tunes, "Weird Al" Yankovich is an undeniable pop culture hero. A certified king of parody, ...

Teen Titans" movie, in which he reprised the role of Darkseid. Spaaaace" and "Top of the Titans: Best Rivals." ](https://www.looper.com/37446/untold-truth-teen-titans-go/) to voice one of the most fearsome villains in the DC arsenal — Darkseid (per [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946148/)).