Mar. 16, 2025
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Daniel Radcliffeis truly a master of disguise!
The 32-year-old actor appeared unrecognizable as"Weird Al" Yankovicon the set of the upcoming Roku biopic titledWEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, which began production earlier this month in Los Angeles.
In the cheeky release, Yankovic, 62, said he is “absolutely thrilled” that theHarry Potterstar is portraying himin the film, which is set to debut on the Roku Channel.
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“I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for,” Yankovic quipped.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImageIn a new episode ofBBC’sWho Do You Think You Are?,actorDaniel Radcliffeconfronts his family’s history — learning of the tragedy they faced when his great-grandfather’s jewelry store was robbed in 1936.The show features various celebrities as they are presented with dramatic findings about their own families.According to a report inThe Sun, theHarry Potterstar breaks down in the episode while reading his great-grandfather Samuel Gershon’s suicide note.After Gershon’s store was robbed, the 42-year-old Jewish businessman filed an insurance claim, however the antisemitic climate prevalent at the time provoked police to allege that Radcliffe’s family had actually faked the robbery in order to scheme insurance fraud.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Daniel Radcliffeand Erin Darke are lending their support to their industry.
The couple, both actors, joined other SAG-AFTRA union members striking in New York City on Friday, with theMiracle Workersstar, 33, wearing his 4-month-old son in a carrier on his chest.
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Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: getty (2)Daniel Radcliffedid a lot of prep to play"Weird Al" Yankovich, including growing his own mustache!The English actor, 32, stars as Yankovic in The Roku Channel’s upcoming biopic about the musician, titledWEIRD: The ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Story. And during a visit toThe Viewon Monday, Radcliffe revealed that while he wore a wig to duplicate the accordion-playing singer’s signature curly locks, the mustache was all him.“Real mustache, fake hair,” Radcliffe told Ana Navarro, who was co-hostingThe Viewalongside Whoop Goldberg, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin.