"Weird Al" Yankovic - Directing career

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American musician best known for his song parodies of contemporary radio hits. His lyrics depend largely on the satirizing of popular culture including television, movies, food, music, and news stories. Yankovic's work earned him three gold and five platinum records in the U.S., one platinum DVD of music videos, and three Grammy awards. [1] Though parodies earned him his fame, Al has recorded a greater number of humorous songs with original tunes. Some of these pi ...

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• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Works
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Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic, the only son of Nikolas Louis Yankovic (a Serb-American) and Mary Elizabeth Vivalda (of Italian descent), first started playing the accordion one day before his seventh birthday, mastering the instrument by age ten. After hearing Dr. Demento's radio show (a comedy radio program featuring humorous music), Al sent the Doctor a tape of a song entitled "Belvedere Cruising" in 1976. Al was a senior at Lynwood High School in Lynwood, California at th ...

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Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic, the only son of Nikolas Louis Yankovic (a Serb-American) and Mary Elizabeth Vivalda (of Italian descent), was born in Downey, California, but raised in the nearby town of Lynwood. He first started playing the accordion one day before his seventh birthday, mastering the instrument by age ten. After hearing Dr. Demento's radio show (a comedy radio program featuring humorous music), Yankovic sent the Doctor a tape of a song entitled "Belvedere Cruising" in 1976. He was a senior at Lynwood High School in Lynwood, California at th ...

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Though he is best known for his song parodies, Yankovic has recorded a greater number of original humorous songs, such as "Why Does This Always Happen to Me?" and "Hardware Store". His work depends largely on the satirizing of popular culture, including television ("I Can't Watch This"), movies ("The Saga Begins"), food ("Eat It"), popular music (the polkas), and sometimes issues in contemporary news ("Headline News"). Although many of his songs are parodies of contemporary radio hits, it is rare that the song's primary topic of lampooning i ...

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"Weird Al" Yankovic - Other projects. UHF - 1989: A satire of the television industry, starring Yankovic, Michael Richards, Fran Drescher and Victoria Jackson. Unsuccessful in theaters, it has since become a cult classic, and was an extremely popular DVD. Al previously showed clips at his concerts to the great appreciation of his fans, but this was halted by a cease and desist order from MGM. Babalu Music - 1991: A collection of music from and related to the television sitco ...

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Since Yankovic secured a record contract in 1983, he has released many albums and parodies. The following is a comprehensive list of his albums to date, with release date, and highest Billboard Chart position: "Weird Al" Yankovic - April 26, 1983; #139 US "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D - February 28, 1984; #17 US Dare to Be Stupid - June 18, 1985; #50 US Polka Party! - October 21, 1986; #177 US Even Worse - April 12, 1988; #27 US UHF - Original Motion ...

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Though he is best known for his song parodies, Yankovic has recorded a greater number of original humorous songs, such as "Why Does This Always Happen to Me?" and "Hardware Store". Yankovic's work depends largely on the satirizing of popular culture, including television ("Can't Watch This"), movies ("The Saga Begins"), food ("Eat It"), popular music (the polkas), and sometimes issues in contemporary news ("Headline News"). Although many of his songs are parodies of contemporary radio hits, it is rare that the song's primary topic of lampoon ...

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Biography, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Al's songs, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Directing career, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Recognition, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Awards and album certification, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Works, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Other projects, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Television appearances, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Trivia, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Discography, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums international, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Special Projects, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums imports other

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Yankovic has received three Grammy Awards and became eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, although he says, "I think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli's." Despite that, his fans have been aggressively campaigning for his induction into the Rock Hall and have also begun raising funds to get him considered for another k ...

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Biography, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Al's songs, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Directing career, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Recognition, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Awards and album certification, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Works, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Other projects, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Television appearances, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Trivia, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Discography, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums international, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Special Projects, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums imports other

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"Weird Al" Yankovic - Other projects. UHF - 1989: A commercially unsuccessful movie satirizing the television industry, starring Yankovic, Michael Richards, Fran Drescher and Victoria Jackson. It has since become a cult classic, and was an extremely popular DVD. Al previously showed clips at his concerts to the great appreciation of his fans, but this was halted by a cease and desist order from MGM. Babalu Music - 1991: A collection of I Love Lucy music. Al's contribution as ...

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Biography, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Al's songs, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Directing career, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Recognition, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Awards and album certification, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Works, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Other projects, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Television appearances, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Trivia, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Discography, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums international, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Special Projects, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums imports other

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Since Al got a record contract in 1983, he has released many albums and parodies. The following is a comprehensive list of his albums to date, with release date, and highest Billboard Chart position: "Weird Al" Yankovic - April 26, 1983; #139 US "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D - February 28, 1984; #17 US Dare to Be Stupid - June 18, 1985; #50 US Polka Party! - October 21, 1986; #177 US Even Worse - April 12, 1988; #27 US UHF - Original Motion Picture S ...

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Biography, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Al's songs, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Directing career, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Recognition, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Awards and album certification, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Works, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Other projects, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Television appearances, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Trivia, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Discography, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums international, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Special Projects, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Compilation albums imports other

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