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ALBUMWeird: The Al Yankovic Story (Original Soundtrack)"Weird Al" Yankovic
Albums by "Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMMandatory Fun"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMAlpocalypse (Deluxe Version)"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMStraight Outta Lynwood"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMPoodle Hat"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMRunning With Scissors"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMBad Hair Day"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMAlapalooza"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMOff the Deep End"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMUHF (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"Weird Al" Yankovic
ALBUMEven Worse"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic's Popular Music Videos
Amish Paradise (Parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" By Coolio)
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Party In the CIA (Parody of "Party In the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus)
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Fat
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White & Nerdy
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Foil
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Eat It
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Trapped in the Drive-Thru
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Tacky
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Handy
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The Saga Begins
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Artist Playlists
Weird Al Yankovic Essentials
You know you've made it when Weird Al makes fun of your song.
"Weird Al" Yankovic Video Essentials
The musical parodist’s hilarious, groundbreaking visuals.
Artist Biography
Renowned comedy musician “Weird Al” Yankovic started playing the accordion at age seven after his parents bought him lessons from a door-to-door salesman.
∙ At age 16, Yankovic got his first break when nationally syndicated radio DJ Dr. Demento played a homemade tape of his song “Belvedere Cruisin’” on the air.
∙ In 1979, after The Knack’s Doug Fieger heard Yankovic’s “My Sharona” parody, “My Bologna,” he helped get Yankovic a deal with Capitol Records, which released the song as a single.
∙ MTV made Yankovic a star in 1983 when it began airing “Ricky,” his I Love Lucy-themed parody of Toni Basil’s hit “Mickey.”
∙ The popular video for “Eat It,” a takeoff on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” propelled the single to No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
∙ His “Smells Like Teen Spirit” parody video, “Smells Like Nirvana,” was shot on the same set and used some of the same extras as Nirvana’s iconic clip.
∙ Yankovic finally made the Top 10 in 2006 with “White & Nerdy,” a parody of “Ridin’” by Chamillionaire, who gave Yankovic props for his rhyme skills.
∙ In 2014, 38 years into his career, Mandatory Fun became his first No. 1 album.
∙ A five-time Grammy Award winner, Yankovic has had six Platinum and four Gold albums, selling more than 13 million copies—the most of any comedy act in history.
Hometown
Downey, CA, United States
Genre
Comedy