Weird Al Yankovic

"People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'"

Born Alfred Matthew Yankovic on Oct. 23, 1959, in Downey California
Yankovic established himself as king of the novelty song with his breakthrough 1984 hit, "Eat It," a parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" that reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track was featured on his "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D album, which reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200.
Yankovic won his first career GRAMMY for 1984 for Best Comedy Recording for "Eat It."
Did you know? In addition to directing his own music videos, he has also directed videos for a artists such as Hanson, the Black Crowes and Ben Folds.
Yankovic donated proceeds from his 2011 Lady Gaga parody, "Perform This Way," to the Human Rights Campaign, a LGBT civil rights advocacy group.

Weird Al Yankovic

"People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'"

Born Alfred Matthew Yankovic on Oct. 23, 1959, in Downey California
Yankovic established himself as king of the novelty song with his breakthrough 1984 hit, "Eat It," a parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" that reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track was featured on his "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D album, which reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200.
Yankovic won his first career GRAMMY for 1984 for Best Comedy Recording for "Eat It."
Did you know? In addition to directing his own music videos, he has also directed videos for a artists such as Hanson, the Black Crowes and Ben Folds.
Yankovic donated proceeds from his 2011 Lady Gaga parody, "Perform This Way," to the Human Rights Campaign, a LGBT civil rights advocacy group.