
"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic is an American musician and actor. He released albums including In 3-D, Running With Scissors, Straight Outta Lynwood, and Mandatory Fun. He also won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his album Poodle Hat and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The film chronicles his life and career.
Yankovic is known for his parodies, including Eat It, a parody of Michael Jackson's Beat It, Amish Paradise (a parody of Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio), and White & Nerdy (a parody of Ridin' by Chamillionaire).
He has appeared in the films UHF and Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans, and the television series Comedy Bang! Bang!.
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The new Trump Mobile phone has arrived, rotisserie chickens now fly for free, and Stephen presents World Central Kitchen’s Chef José Andrés with a check for $2,497,404.15 representing generous donations from fans of The Late Show. With the end of The Late Show quickly approaching, it's finally time to get to know our Emmy-winning late night star on a deeper level with help from special guest questioners John Dickerson, Billy Crystal, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Josh Brolin , Martha Stewart, Mark Hamill, Jim Gaffigan, Jeff Daniels, Tiffany Haddish, Evie McGee Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Ben Stiller, Aubrey Plaza, James Taylor, and Robert De Niro.To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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About
- FROM
- Downey, CA, United States
- BORN
- October 23, 1959
- GENRE
- Comedy