Weird Al Yankovic Biography

“Weird Al” Yankovic is one of America’s leading parodists who has recorded more than 150 parodies and original songs. He is a singer, songwriter, producer, and author. With more than 12 million albums sold, as of 2007, Yankovic is also the most successful comedy recording artist of all time. It was because of his songs that parodies became mainstream entertainment. His most famous musical parodies include ‘Eat It,’ ‘Fat,’ ‘Smells Like Nirvana,’ ‘White & Nerdy,’ and ‘Word Crimes.’ ‘Eat It,’ a parody of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It,’ was his first big hit. As an artist, he has been honored with four ‘Grammy Awards,’ his most recent being his win in 2015 for ‘Mandatory Fun.’ He has 15 ‘Grammy’ nominations to his credit. He has also scored four “gold” records and six “platinum” records in the US. Apart from music, Yankovic has also tried his luck in movies. He wrote and starred in ‘UHF’ (1989), which became a cult classic when its ‘VHS’ version was released. He has also hosted the children’s show called ‘The Weird Al Show’ and has authored children’s books such as ‘When I Grow Up’ and ‘My New Teacher and Me!’