If that casting choice alone doesn’t make you want to see this thing, you just might be the odd one out. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, is written and produced by Yankovic himself and stars Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al. If that wasn’t enough, there’s the aforementioned satirical biopic about his life, set to be released on The Roku Channel this fall. Just last month, the comic maestro kicked off his latest concert tour, The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour - set to be a follow-up to 2018’s Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. The current tour, which boasts nonstop appearances throughout the US (and some in Canada) runs until late October and is said to consist mostly of his original, non-parody songs. Perhaps best of all, Weird Al, 62, is still kicking in 2022. RELATED: Daniel Radcliffe Opens Up About How He Turned to Drinking to Deal With Harry Potter Fame

His most recent album, Mandatory Fun (2014), incredibly became his very first number-one album-and during its debut week, no less.

His body of work has earned him five Grammy Awards (and another 11 nominations), four gold records, and six platinum records. As of 2007, he had sold 12 million+ albums, recorded 150+ parodies and original songs, released 50+ music videos, and performed thousands of live shows.

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