Alfred Matthew " Weird Al " Yankovic (/ ˈjæŋkəvɪk / ⓘ YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic is a musician and songwriter best known for his parodies of songs and music videos by other musicians. He gained national fame in 1984 with the song and music video for ‘Eat It,’ a parody of Michael Jackson’s hit song ‘Beat It.’

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.

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Now in his fourth decade as America’s foremost song parodist, he has been the recipient of numerous awards, including five Grammys® (out of sixteen total nominations) and a string of Gold and Platinum albums.

Actor: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. 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 ...

16 hours ago · Clairo is kicking off 2025 with a bang, unveiling a brand new music video for her breezy track “Terrapin” on Thursday (Feb. 6), starring none other than “Weird Al” Yankovic. The four ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Since the 65-year-old parody musician's career began in the 1970s, he's earned legitimate hits, won five Grammy Awards, consistently toured the world and earned respect from many of...

Miracle Machine (MM for short) is the main protagonist in RWappin’s Albuquerque the Movie, Everything You Know Is Wrong, and, most recently, the Uptown Funk segment in Weird Al Yankovic’s “Polkamania”. Appearance: Miracle Machine is a human with brown, spiky hair.