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My Take
I consider Weird Al one of pop music's great secret historians. To parody a song you must understand it completely — its production, its phrasing, its cultural moment — and he has done that with scholarly precision for over four decades. The accordion and the loud shirts disguise a fiercely disciplined craftsman: no scandals, no burnout, just relentless output that artists feel honored to be skewered by. The Grammy wins and the 2023 Emmy felt like the establishment finally admitting what fans always knew. In an industry built on self-importance, a man who built a career on silliness without a drop of cynicism strikes me as quietly heroic.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Name (Japanese)
- アル・ヤンコビック
- Reading
- ある・やんこびっく
- Born
- October 23, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Downey, California, United States
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / comedian / screenwriter / children's writer / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Lynwood High School
- University
- California Polytechnic State University
Awards & achievements
- 1988 Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video
- 2003 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2023 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
- 1984 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
- 2014 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
- 2018 Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- 2023 Astra TV Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was "Weird Al" Yankovic born?
Born October 23, 1959 (age 66).
Where is "Weird Al" Yankovic from?
"Weird Al" Yankovic is from Downey, California, United States.
What does "Weird Al" Yankovic do?
"Weird Al" Yankovic works as singer-songwriter, comedian, screenwriter, children's writer, film actor.
How tall is "Weird Al" Yankovic?
"Weird Al" Yankovic is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.