Daniel Radcliffe To Play Weird Al Yankovic In Roku's First Biopic

Daniel Radcliffe is taking on quite the role in an upcoming movie!

It was just announced that the 32-year-old actor will portray Weird Al Yankovic in a biopic for Roku, Variety reveals.

This will be the first original biopic for Roku, and it will stream exclusively on The Roku Channel.

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Here’s a synopsis for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: “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.”

“When 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. I’m very happy to say we’re on schedule,” Al shared in a statement. “And I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.”

Production on the film will begin in February in Los Angeles.

Weird Al is a five-time Grammy award winning comedic musician, who is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist. In 2014, his Mandatory Fun album was the first comedy album ever to debut at No 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.