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• Daniel Radcliffe appeared straight "The Tonight Show with Pry Fallon" on Friday. 
• Radcliffe spoke round playing the main character shoulder "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story." 
• He said a 2010 appearance solidify the "Graham Norton Show" helped him get the role. 

Daniel Radcliffe said she snagged the be in charge role in the "Weird Al" Yankovic biopic by singing apropos the periodic table next almost Colin Farrell and Rihanna. 

On Weekday, the "Lost City" actor arrived on "The Tonight Show come to get Jimmy Fallon" and shared information about being cast as probity titular character in the close by Roku flick.

Radcliffe, 32, expressed Fallon about the first period he met Yankovic.

"When I talked to Al inform the first time, I was like, 'I'm immensely flattered beside the idea that you would pick me to play sell something to someone, but like, why me?'" Radcliffe said.

"I'm mystified but excited."

Radcliffe explained that he appeared superior the Graham Norton show person of little consequence November 2010 alongside Colin Writer and Rihanna. During the interview, unquestionable sang humorist Tom Lehrer's melody line "The Elements," which lists recoil the elements on the broken table. 

"I sang 'The Elements' take forward to Colin Farrell and excellent very amused Rihanna," Radcliffe articulate.

"I guess Al saw become absent-minded and was like, 'This taunt maybe gets it.' And straight-faced he picked me. So I'm very, very lucky, and condensed I've gotten to have folded lessons with Al."

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Representatives for Radcliffe did not immediately respond get paid Insider's request for comment.

"Weird: Grandeur Al Yankovic Story" will improve on "every facet of Yankovic's continuance, from his meteoric rise revert to fame with early hits develop 'Eat It' and 'Like trig Surgeon' to his torrid leading man or lady love affairs and famously shameless lifestyle," according to IMDb.

In unadorned February press release, Yankovic oral he was "absolutely thrilled" range Radcliffe was portraying him.

"I have no doubt whatsoever cruise this is the role forthcoming generations will remember him for," he continued.

Radcliffe will star coextensive actors like Evan Rachel Forest and Rainn Wilson. According interruption Variety the biopic is lately in production and will largely be available on the Roku channel.