Quinta Brunson Will Play Oprah in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson will be portraying famous talk show host Oprah Winfrey in Eric Appel’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. 

Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Evan Rachel Wood, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story follows the life and career of American musician “Weird Al” Yankovic. After the success of his songs such as “Eat It” and “Like a Surgeon,” we see Yankovic chase his dreams while pursuing an excessive lifestyle and an infamous relationship that nearly destroys him. Co-written by Yankovic himself and produced by Funny or Die and Tango, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is set to be released this fall on Roku.

Brunson is the most recent cast member to be announced for the upcoming film. The news comes a week after the 32-year-old actress made history by becoming the first Black woman to earn three Emmy nominations in the comedy category for her series, Abbott Elementary. 

Cameo reveal: @quintabrunson joins Daniel Radcliffe in #WEIRDTheAlYankovicStory as @Oprah 🎥 @alyankovic pic.twitter.com/2kPsBrbYMO

— The Roku Channel (@TheRokuChannel) July 19, 2022

The other cast members that have been announced are Evan Rachel Wood starring as Madonna, Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento, and Julianne Nicholson as Mary Yankovic. Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying “Weird Al” Yankovic. 

Fans expressed their excitement to see Brunson portray the iconic talk show host in this film on social media when the news was released.

I need this movie now. Daniel Radcliffe with a stache and Quinta Brunson as Oprah?! pic.twitter.com/JZQegMFsAU

— Joey Joey Joey (@JoeyMoser83) July 19, 2022

“Quinta Brunson is playing Oprah Winfrey in the Weird Al movie starring Daniel Radcliffe” is the most delightful combination of words I will read today. pic.twitter.com/HUmrwe9Cs2

— Josh Spiegel (@mousterpiece) July 19, 2022

Here at Glitter, we cannot wait to watch Quinta Brunson and the rest of the cast shine in this film. Although a set date has not been announced yet, fans can expect the film to be out sometime this fall. While waiting for the release of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, readers can watch the trailer down below.