All About Al Who is “Weird Al” Yankovic?
H’oh boy. “Weird Al” Yankovic is a comedic, accordion-playing musician who was first made popular in the late 1970s via radio’s Dr. Demento Show and then since the 1980s via music videos on MTV. Although he is an acclaimed composer in his own right, Al is best known for recording parodies of current hit songs. Some of his most popular parodies have been “White & Nerdy,” “Fat,” “Another One Rides the Bus,” “Yoda,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” and of course “Eat It.” Al’s releases have sold over 12 million copies worldwide, have earned him forty-two Gold and Platinum Records spanning three countries, have been nominated eleven times for Grammy Awards, and have received three of such awards, making Al the most successful comedy recording artist of all time. Outside of his music, Al also co-wrote and starred in the contemporary cult classic film UHF and the short-lived Saturday morning series The Weird Al Show, not to mention the mockumentary video The Complea
