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'Weird Al' Yankovic
Actor
Born October 23, 1959 in Downey, California, USA
Few would have guessed that "Weird Al" Yankovic - who as a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show - would go on to become a pop culture icon and the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, with classic song and music video parodies such as "Eat It," "Like a Surgeon," "Smells Like Nirvana," "Amish Paradise," "White & Nerdy" and "Word Crimes." Now in his fourth decade as America's foremost song parodist, he has been honored with four Grammy® Awards and fifteen nominations, including a 2015 win for his 14th studio album Mandatory Fun. Alfred Matthew Yankovic was born on October 23, 1959, in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood, to Mary Elizabeth (Vivalda) and Nick Louis Yankovic. His father was of Yugoslavian descent and his mother was of Italian and English ancestry. He first took up the accordion when a salesman came around to solicit business for a music school. His parents decided on the accordion because of polka king Frankie Yankovic (no relation). As a child and young teen, Al watched a lot of television, which gave him much inspiration for his later work. He also became a fan of such musician/comedians as Allan Sherman and Spike Jones. He became especially acquainted with these musicians through the radio show of Barry Hansen, aka "Dr. Demento", which would later become a great source of publicity for his talents. After an extraordinary career at Lynwood High School, where Al graduated as valedictorian, he attended the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo to study architecture, a field he is said to have chosen because it was listed first in the catalog (although he has said that he really chose it on the advice of a guidance counselor). It was at Cal Poly that Al had a radio show and earned the nickname "Weird Al". Although he had sent tapes to Dr. Demento in the past, it was at Cal Poly where he recorded his first real published piece, a parody of the popular "My Sharona" by The Knack, called "My Bologna". After the astounding success of that song, forever to be known as the "bathroom recording" as it was recorded in the acoustically perfect mens' room, Al began his phenomenal career, which has spanned twelve albums, numerous compilations, a box set, movies, videos and edible underwear. He has also done a great deal to advance the cause of accordion-wielding weirdos, for which we can all be thankful. In addition to his 1989 cult hit feature film UHF, his late 1990s CBS Saturday morning series The Weird Al Show and numerous AL-TV specials he has made for MTV and VH1 over the years, Yankovic has remained a staple of film and television, from appearances on The Simpsons and 30 Rock to performing on the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards. More recently he guested on ABC's Galavant (as a singing monk) and The Goldbergs (as the '80s version of himself). In the spring of 2015 Yankovic joined the fifth and final season of IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! as its co-host and bandleader. Al can be heard as the voice of the title character in Disney XD's animated series Milo Murphy's Law. Additional voiceover work includes Gravity Falls, Wander Over Yonder, Adventure Time, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, The 7D, Teen Titans Go!, We Bare Bears, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Uncle Grandpa, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Bojack Horseman, and the DC animated feature Batman vs. Robin. Other notable past projects include the 2009 themed attraction Al's Brain: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain, featuring cameos by everybody from his mother-in-law to Paul McCartney. Two years later, Comedy Central broadcast and released the concert special "Weird Al" Yankovic Live: The Alpocalypse Tour, filmed at Toronto's venerable Massey Hall. Yankovic added "New York Times bestselling author" to his resumé in 2011 with the release of his children's book, When I Grow Up (HarperCollins), followed two years later by My New Teacher and Me! An animated series based on his children's books is being developed in partnership with the Jim Henson Company. 2012 saw the release of Weird Al: The Book (Abrams), an illustrated hardcover on Al's life and career, and in 2015 Yankovic became not only MAD Magazine's cover boy, but the first Guest Editor in their 63-year history. 2016 saw the release of George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison, featuring Al's live performance of "What is Life?" The past year has seen the June premiere of the Dreamworks animated film Captain Underpants, for which Al co-wrote and performed the film's theme song, and the release by NECA Toys of the second in its line of retro-clothed Weird Al action figures. In August, Al wrote and performed "The North Korea Polka (Please Don't Nuke Us)" on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In May 2017, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Weird Al would be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In November of this year, Legacy Recordings will release Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic, a career-spanning box set of all 14 of Al's studio albums remastered for 150-gram vinyl and CD formats, plus an exclusive rarities album and 120-page book of archival photos, all housed in a replica of Weird Al's trademark accordion. Released in July 2014, Mandatory Fun became the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and the first to reach the top of the chart since 1963. Yankovic set the U.S. record on Spotify for having the most tracks from one album in the viral top 10 at one time, taking the first four spots. Internationally, the album debuted in the Top 10 in both Canada and Australia (#3 and #9 respectively). In addition, "Word Crimes" debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only four artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades - the other three are Michael Jackson, Madonna and U2. For Mandatory Fun, Al blew up the internet by releasing eight music videos in eight days, including "Tacky" (the star-studded parody of Pharrell Willliams' "Happy") and "Word Crimes" (an animated grammar lesson to the tune of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"). Combined, the videos accrued more than 46 million views in their first week. In 2015 and 2016, Weird Al's Mandatory World Tour encompassed 200 shows throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia, including two nights with a full orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl and a tour-ending sold-out show at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Among his many other past music and video milestones, Yankovic's 2006 album Straight Outta Lynwood spawned the Platinum Billboard Top 10 anthem "White & Nerdy," while the video spent two straight months at #1 on iTunes. Weird Al has launched The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, playing stripped-down shows in smaller, more intimate theatres across North America with his band of over three decades.
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Halloween II
UHF
Gravity Falls Volume 1
Adventure Time: BMO Collection Season 1
Kiss Me I'm A Simpson Season 1
30 Rock Season 1
The Valentine's Collection Season 1
Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas) in the Style of SpongeBob SquarePants
Galavant Season 1
Happy!, Season 1
Voltron: Legendary Defender, Season 1
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Season 1
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Filmography
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2025
The Naked Gun
2023
Hailey's on It!: Volume 1
Velma, Season 1
2022
Hamster & Gretel - Season 101
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Firebuds
Transformers: EarthSpark Season 1
2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Santiago of the Seas Season 1
Close Enough: The Complete First Season
2019
Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans
Scooby Doo! And Guess Who? - Season 1
Where's Waldo?
Work in Progress Season 1
2018
Young Math Legends
2017
Happy!, Season 1
A Witches' Ball
Pete the Cat: A Groovy New Year
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Voltron: Legendary Defender, Season 1
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Season 1
Milo Murphy's Law Volume 1
2015
Batman vs. Robin
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks Volume 1
Mighty Magiswords Season 1
Galavant Season 1
The New Looney Tunes: The Complete Second Season
Pig Goat Banana Cricket Season 1
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Season 1
Danger & Eggs - Season 1
Adam Ruins Everything Season 1
The Odd Couple, Season 1
Uncle Kent 2
2014
Blaze and the Monster Machines Season 1
The Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage), Season 1
Wallykazam! Season 1
We Bare Bears Season 1
The 7D Volume 1
2013
Wander Over Yonder Season 101
Teen Titans Go! Cyborg and Friends
Drunk History Season 1
Mr. Pickles Season 1
2012
Star vs. the Forces of Evil Volume 1
Annoying Orange
Gravity Falls Volume 1
Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 1
Above Average
The Aquabats! Super Show! Season 2
2010
MAD: The Complete First Season
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - The Friendship Express
Adventure Time: BMO Collection Season 1
Uncle Grandpa Season 1
Funny or Die Presents: Season 1
2009
Halloween II
2008
Childrens' Hospital Season 1
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Complete First Season
2007
WordGirl Season 1
Back at the Barnyard, Season 1
Transformers: Animated, Vol. 1
Yo Gabba Gabba
2006
30 Rock Season 1
Handy Manny Volume 1
2005
Stan
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking Season 1
The Valentine's Collection Season 1
2003
Reno 911! Season 1
2001
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Season 1
1999
Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas) in the Style of SpongeBob SquarePants
1998
Desperation Boulevard
1997
Johnny Bravo Season 1
1996
Spy Hard
1995
The Drew Carey Show Season 1
1994
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
1991
The Naked Gun 2 & 1/2: The Smell of Fear
1989
Kiss Me I'm A Simpson Season 1
UHF
1988
Tapeheads
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1987
D.C. Follies Season 1
1985
Amazing Stories, Season 1
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