{"id":20034,"date":"2022-07-20T09:17:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T09:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/quinta-brunson-is-oprah-in-daniel-radcliffe-weird-al-yankovic-movie\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T09:17:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T09:17:40","slug":"quinta-brunson-is-oprah-in-daniel-radcliffe-weird-al-yankovic-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/quinta-brunson-is-oprah-in-daniel-radcliffe-weird-al-yankovic-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Quinta Brunson Is Oprah in Daniel Radcliffe Weird Al Yankovic Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"
Quinta Brunson channels her inner talk show host to portray Oprah Winfrey in Roku’s \u201cWeird: The Al Yankovic Story,\u201d starring Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, as the frizzy-haired musical parodist.<\/p>\n
The movie is billed as \u201cthe unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time.\u201d \u201cWeird,\u201d which has a runtime of 108 minutes, is slated to premiere on the free, ad-supported Roku Channel this fall.<\/p>\n
Brunson is the latest cast member announced for \u201cWeird,\u201d which in addition to Radcliffe stars Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna; Rainn Wilson as radio broadcaster Demento; and Julianne Nicholson and Toby Huss as Yankovic’s parents, Mary and Nick.<\/p>\n
Brunson recently made Primetime Emmy Awards history with three nominations \u2014 for comedy series, lead actress in a comedy and writing for a comedy series \u2014 for ABC’s \u201cAbbott Elementary,\u201d which she created, executive produces and stars in. She is the first Black woman to earn three noms in the comedy categories in a single year and, at 32, is also the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the Emmys comedy acting category.<\/p>\n
The movie follows \u201cWeird Al’s\u201d rise to fame with early hits like \u201cEat It\u201d and \u201cLike a Surgeon\u201d \u2014 as well as his \u201ctorrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom 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,\u201d reads the movie’s logline. \u201cAn instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.\u201d<\/p>\n