A-list actor looks unrecognisable playing ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic – do you know who it is?
THERE is something weird about Daniel Radcliffe as he transforms into his latest role.
The actor, 33, who rose to fame aged 12 playing Harry Potter, donned a curly wig and smoked a cigarette for his role as American singer “Weird Al” Yankovic in the parody biopic.
In one scene the singer and accordion player, who made a career out of parodying hit songs, meets Madonna, played by Evan Rachel Wood, before the pair are seen passionately kissing.
The film, which is titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, is set for release via The Roku Channel on November 4 and follows his rise to fame with hits including Eat It and Like A Surgeon.
An earlier trailer for the film shocked fans when Daniel paraded his new ripped gym-honed physique.
When he’s not half-naked, Daniel wears colourful Hawaiian shirts and even gets into a scrap.
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The biopic, co-written by Weird Al himself, tells the story of the five-time Grammy winner whose parody songs include Eat It and White and Nerdy.
The trailer is sound-tracked by his track Like A Surgeon, a playful take on Madonna’s Like A Virgin.
According to a press release: “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.”
Daniel also commented that it’s a role he relished playing.
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“Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly,” he told People. “And I’m honoured to finally share with the world the absolutely 100 percent unassailably true story of Weird Al’s depraved and scandalous life.”
