Finally: The Weird Al Bio-Pic You Never Knew You Wanted

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Johnny Cash got one. Ray Charles got one. So why the hell has it taken so long for "Weird Al" Yankovic to get his own bio-pic?

Funny or Die has struck again with Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a trailer for a film featuring the long-ignored path of alcohol and food parodies from the most famous accordion player on Earth. In true Funny or Die exclusive fashion, they have once again managed to wrangle a bunch of top names to appear, including Aaron Paul in the lead role, Gary Cole and Mary Steenburgen as Mr. and Mrs. Yankovic, Olivia Wilde as Madonna, and Patton Oswalt as fellow parody song writer Dr. Demento. Throw in a cameo from the weird man himself, and you have to wonder why he isn't doing this instead of his next project.

Check out the video below.

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