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Roku Reveals First Pic of Daniel Radcliffe in WEIRD: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story
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Daniel Radcliffe is playing the one and only ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in the upcoming Roku Original film WEIRD, and the company has revealed the first official look at the actor in the role. Roku released the first image of Radcliffe in full regalia as the legendary comedy musical artist, which you can see below.
Radcliffe said today of getting into costume, “Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly, and I’m honored to finally share with the world the absolutely 100 percent unassailably true story of Weird Al’s depraved and scandalous life.”
The film will release exclusively on Roku and is described as follows:
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. 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.
WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story is written by Al Yankovic & Eric Appel, the latter of whom will direct and executive produce. Funny Or Die and Tango are producing. Yankovic is a producer alongside 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.
