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Celebration amid strikes: “Weird Al” Yankovic on the weird timing of Emmy nominations for his “biopic,” ‘Weird’

Wednesday, July 12 by ABC News

There were a lot of mixed emotions in the entertainment industry Wednesday, seeing as scores of nominated writers are already on strike — and actors could soon be, too, if the Screen Actors Guild pulls the trigger after its deadline at midnight.Weird Al Yankovic...

‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ honors the man, the myth…the weirdo

Thursday, November 3 by ABC News

It's time to get weird! Weird: The Al Yankovic Story debuts streaming on the Roku Channel Friday, a very heightened version of the parody singer's life story.Weird Al tells ABC Audio he had second thoughts about putting the word "weird" in his name when he first started,...

“Weird” Al Yankovic movie gets release date

Thursday, July 28 by ABC News

Weird, the sort-of biopic about Grammy-winning parodist "Weird" Al Yankovic, will debut on Roku November 4. Al, himself, tweeted the news with a "Mark your calendars..." caption and a photo of the movie poster.Daniel Radcliffe is shown from the...

‘Westworld’ lead Evan Rachel Wood transformed into Madonna for “Weird Al” Yankovic biopic

Wednesday, March 2 by ABC News

Emmy-nominated Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood will portray Madonna in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, a Roku Original movie about the life and career of famed parody singer "Weird Al" Yankovic that stars Daniel Radcliffe as Al.A still released from the film shows Wood as the Queen of Pop circa 1984 or 1985.Roku also...

‘Weird’ all right: Roku releases first picture of Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird” Al Yankovic

Tuesday, February 22 by ABC News

Streaming service Roku has released the first

Beyond parody: Daniel Radcliffe to play “Weird” Al Yankovic in new Roku biopic

Tuesday, January 18 by ABC News

Harry Potter alum Daniel Radcliffe will portray Grammy-winning song parody master "Weird" Al Yankovic in an upcoming biopic for streamer Roku. "The biopic holds nothing back," a release notes, "exploring every facet of Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a...

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