In preparation for his role as "Weird Al" Yankovic, the actor also learned to play the accordion Kelsie Gibson is the SEO Editor of PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2021. She was ...

with longtime Laughing Squid friend Kestrin Pantera on cello and “Weird Al” Yankovic on accordion. Vocalist Ken Marino handled the rapid-pace lyrics of the song with great skill, sounding much ...

But in real life, Al's mom chose the accordion over a guitar because she thought it'd make him like a "one-man band." In a separate interview, Yankovic joked, "My parents — being the visionaries ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda says he talked Weird Al 'out of working' with ... Radcliffe wants to keep playing the accordion after learning it for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Daniel Radcliffe gets laughs ...

Miller (As Told To) Photography by Robyn von Swank When “Weird Al” Yankovic attended Elton John’s Goodbye ... annoy the people in my college dorm by playing that song on the accordion. My favorite ...

and she sang her 1966 smash “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’,” with “Weird Al” Yankovic backing her up and adding an accordion solo. Yankovic also covered Randy Newman’s “I Love LA ...

Daniel Radcliffe plays Weird Al in 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,' a new biopic ... Nevertheless, he continues on his musical journey, accordion in hand. He soon goes from playing polka gigs ...

The Al Yankovic Story elaborates on the icon's humble beginnings, when his mother, Mary (Julianne Nicholson), secretly ...