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"Weird Al" Yankovic

American comedy musician (born 1959)
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Summary

"Weird Al" Yankovic was born on October 23, 1959[1], in Downey[2]. "Weird Al" Yankovic has worked as a singer-songwriter[3], comedian[4], actor[5], satirist[6], and impressionist[7]. "Weird Al" Yankovic ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,278 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Father: Nick Yankovic[9]
  • Mother: Mary Yankovic[10]
  • Spouse: Suzanne Yankovic[11]
  • Child: Nina Yankovic[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[13]
  • Native language: English[14]
  • Occupation: musician[15], music video director[16], record producer[17], film director[18]
  • Educated at: California Polytechnic State University[19], Lynwood High School[20]
  • Notable work: Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass[21]
  • Award received: Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video[22], Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album[23], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[24], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie[25], Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package[26], Astra TV Awards[27], Hollywood Music in Media Awards[28], Producers Guild of America Award for Best Streamed or Televised Movie[29], Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award[30]
  • Member of: Writers Guild of America West[31]
  • Influenced by: Allan Sherman[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Genre: parody music[34], comedy rock[35], pop music[36], nerdcore[37], comedy[38], parody[39], polka[40], geek rock[41]
  • Record label: Capitol Records[42], Scotti Bros. Records[43], Volcano Entertainment[44], Rock 'n Roll Records[45], RCA Records[46]
  • Discography: "Weird Al" Yankovic discography[47]
  • Commons category: "Weird Al" Yankovic[48]
  • Voice type: tenor[49]
  • Family name: Yankovic[50]
  • Given name: Alfred[51], Matthew[52]
  • Pseudonym: Странный Эл[53], Weird Al Yankovic[54]
  • Significant event: LASIK[55]
  • Official website: https://weirdal.com/[56]
  • Topic's main category: Category:"Weird Al" Yankovic[57]
  • Work location: Los Angeles[58]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[59]

  • Country: US[60]

  • Began / founded: 1959-10-23[61]

  • Genre(s): comedy, comedy rock, polka, pop, rock[62]

  • Community tags: accordion, comedy, comedy rock, funny, parody, polka, pop, rock[63]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7746d775-9550-4360-b8d5-c37bd448ce01[64]

Why It Matters

"Weird Al" Yankovic has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] "Weird Al" Yankovic is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

"Weird Al" Yankovic has been cited as an influence by Bo Burnham[67], an actor[68], b. 1990[69], of United States[70], awarded the Emmy Award[71], specialised in acting[72].

FAQs

Where was "Weird Al" Yankovic born?

"Weird Al" Yankovic's place of birth was Downey[2].

Who were "Weird Al" Yankovic's parents?

"Weird Al" Yankovic's father was Nick Yankovic[9]. "Weird Al" Yankovic's mother was Mary Yankovic[10].

Who was "Weird Al" Yankovic married to?

"Weird Al" Yankovic's spouses include Suzanne Yankovic[11].

What did "Weird Al" Yankovic do for work?

"Weird Al" Yankovic worked as a singer-songwriter[3], comedian[4], actor[5], satirist[6], and impressionist[7].

Where did "Weird Al" Yankovic go to school?

"Weird Al" Yankovic was educated at California Polytechnic State University[19] and Lynwood High School[20].

What awards did "Weird Al" Yankovic receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video[22], Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album[23], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[24], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie[25].

Who did "Weird Al" Yankovic influence?

"Weird Al" Yankovic has been cited as an influence by Bo Burnham[67].

Related Entities

Bo Burnham Capitol Records How I Met Your Mother Los Angeles Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Norsup RCA Records The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! United States

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [63] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [64] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [67] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [68] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → FOGV238720
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  3. 13d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 27468
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  4. 18d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer-songwriter, comedian, actor +6
    Tv tropes id → Music/WeirdAlYankovic
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'bar', 'bcl', 'bg', 'bi', 'br', 'ca', 'c
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv tropes id: Music/WeirdAlYankovic"
  5. 25d ago · Hinshelwood90 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer-songwriter, comedian, actor +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: film actor"
  6. 28d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → es.doblaje:"Weird_Al"_Yankovic, starwars:"Weird_Al"_Yankovic, youtube:Alyankovic +2
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  7. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → weird-al-yankovic
    The lost media wiki page id → "Weird_Al"_Yankovic_(partially_found_early_demos_and_recordi
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  8. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → es.doblaje:"Weird_Al"_Yankovic, starwars:"Weird_Al"_Yankovic, youtube:Alyankovic +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: kanyewest:"Weird_Al"_Yankovic, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323227718|"Weird Al" Yankovic (#323227718)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cat"
  9. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 217091, 810434
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  10. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 217091, 810434
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  11. 8w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FB8B-AE1E-43C8-FAF2-9A8A
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  12. 9w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → es.doblaje:"Weird_Al"_Yankovic, starwars:"Weird_Al"_Yankovic, youtube:Alyankovic +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: youtube:Alyankovic, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/111008200|Alyankovic (#111008200)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4339|YouTube Fa"
  13. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 124325
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  14. 13w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gcd creator id → 91304
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  15. 13w ago · ~2026-39996-89 · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Notable work: Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass"
  16. 14w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 785, 34552
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wikisimpsons article id: 785, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296165497|"Weird Al" Yankovic (#296165497)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpson"
  17. 18w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+183'}
    P14470 → People/Weird_Al_Yankovic
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Weird_Al_Yankovic, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293188172|Weird Al Yankovic (#293188172)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7"
  18. 19w ago · ~2026-32902-46 · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+183'}
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  19. 20w ago · ~2026-31033-65 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer-songwriter, comedian, actor +6
    Wikidata description → American comedy musician (born 1959)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: writer"
  20. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://weirdal.com/
    Topic has template → Q25762782
    Grammy awards artist id → weird-al-yankovic, weird-al-yankovic/16273, Weird-Al-Yankovic/17123
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