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'Weird Al' Yankovic
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Born October 23, 1959 (62 years)
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. Since his first-aired comedy song in 1976, he had sold more than 12 million albums (as of 2007), recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and has performed more than 1,000 live shows. His works have earned him three Grammy Awards among nine nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. Yankovic's first top ten Billboard album (Straight Outta Lynwood) and single ("White & Nerdy") were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career.
Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music video to further parody popular culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. He directed later videos himself and went on to direct for other artists including Ben Folds, Hanson, Black Crowes, and The Presidents of the United States of America. In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic wrote and starred in the film, UHF, and television show, The Weird Al Show. He has also made guest appearances on many television shows, in addition to starring in Al TV specials on MTV.
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Filmography
| 2022 | The Day the Music Died/American Pie · as Self |
| 2021 | The Sparks Brothers · as Self |
| 2021 | Festpocalypse! · as Self |
| 2021 | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! · as Self - Singer, Songwriter, Accordionist |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music · as Himself (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Animation Outlaws · as Himself |
| 2020 | The Palindromists · as Self |
| 2019 | The Amazing Johnathan Documentary · as Self |
| 2019 | Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History · as Self |
| 2019 | Work in Progress (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Lights Out with David Spade (TV Series) · as Self - at Zombieland Premiere |
| 2019 | UnMade (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2018 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV Series) · as Himself (voice) |
| 2017 | My Brother, My Brother and Me (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The History of Comedy (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke (2017) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler · as Himself |
| 2017 | Hiking With Kevin (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | To Tell The Truth (2016) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2016 | Hidden America with Jonah Ray (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage (2015) (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Hot Ones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Celebrity Name Game (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Perfomer |
| 2014 | 5x5 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Kid President: Declaration of Awesome (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2013 | @midnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs (2013) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Tom Green Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Tubbin with Tash (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Good Mythical Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV Series) · as Himself - Co-host |
| 2012 | The Eric André Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Game Grumps (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Yankoheit 27 · as Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2011 | 'Weird Al' Yankovic Live!: The Alpocalypse Tour · as Himself |
| 2011 | Adventures in Plymptoons! · as Self |
| 2011 | Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza! · as Himself |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Musician |
| 2009 | Cupcake Wars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | WTF with Marc Maron (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Rifftrax: Jurassic Park · as Self |
| 2007 | Back at the Barnyard (TV Series) · as Himself (voice) |
| 2006 | CollegeHumor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | I Love The 70s Volume 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Attack of the Show (TV Series) · as Self - AotS Historian |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Spicks and Specks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 20 to One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | I Love The 80s 3-D (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection · as Himself |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | I Love The 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 1998 | Desperation Boulevard · as Himself |
| 1998 | V.I.P. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind The Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Win Ben Stein's Money (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Spy Hard · as Himself |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | The 20th Annual American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as himself |
| 1989 | USA Up All Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Tapeheads · as Himself |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! · as Himself |
| 1988 | Family Double Dare (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Double Dare (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The New Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1985 | The Compleat Al · as Himself |
| 1983 | Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1981 | An Evening At the Improv (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1971 | Hey Hey! It's Saturday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |