{"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":"
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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

\u201cWeird: The Al Yankovic Story\u201d is produced by Funny Or Die and Tango. Yankovic co-wrote the film’s script with Eric Appel, who is also directing.<\/p>\n

Yankovic, a five-time Grammy winner, is the best-selling comedy recording artist of all time. The musician’s 2014 release \u201cMandatory Fun\u201d was the first comedy album in history to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 charts. Known for his trademark aloha shirts, Yankovic has produced numerous hits including \u201cWhite & Nerdy,\u201d \u201cAnother One Rides the Bus\u201d and \u201cSmells Like Nirvana.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my last movie, ‘UHF,’ came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major motion picture every 33 years, like clockwork,\u201d Yankovic said in a statement when the project was first announced in January.<\/p>\n

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