Quinta Brunson to play Oprah in Roku's 'Bizarre Al' biopic

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The rising queen of broadcast comedy is about to play the previous queen of daytime.

“Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson is slated to tackle the function of Oprah Winfrey in The Roku Channel’s extremely anticipated biopic “Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Story,” starring Daniel Radcliffe because the musician parodist.

Roku on Tuesday launched a picture of Brunson as Winfrey, standing alongside Radcliffe in what seems to be a closet stuffed with colourful Hawaiian shirts.

The biopic will likely be primarily based on the lifetime of musician “Bizarre Al” Yankovic, who's famously identified for his popular culture parodies and comedic music.

Forward of the announcement concerning the casting, Brunson tweeted: “Let’s get #bizarre.”

Brunson, 32, lately made historical past for turning into the primary Black girl to earn in a single yr three Primetime Emmy nominations within the comedy classes. She can also be the youngest Black girl ever nominated within the comedy appearing class.

Brunson joins a solid that additionally contains Rainn Wilson, portraying notorious radio host Dr. Demento, Evan Rachel Wooden as Madonna and Julianne Nicholson as Yankovic’s mother.

The movie will premiere within the fall.