Daniel Radcliffe will play 'Weird Al' Yankovic in biopic
The boy who lived will soon be the man who sang “Eat It.”
Daniel Radcliffe, 32, is playing “the king of spoof” parody musician “Weird Al” Yankovic, 62, in a new biopic. Called “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” the movie will stream exclusively on the Roku Channel. “The biopic holds nothing back, exploring 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,” the press release said.
“‘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.”The five-time Grammy winning parody musician is the best-selling comedy recording artist of all time, known for his spoofs of songs such as “Smells Like Teen Spirit” , “Riding Dirty” , “Gantsta’s Paradise” and more.
He’s played a farting corpse , Frankenstein’s hunch-back henchman , a dog walker , and a neurotic angel . Next up, he’s playing an eccentric evil billionaire in the Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum rom com
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