# "Weird Al" Yankovic

> Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, as well as polka medleys of popular songs, most of which feature his trademark accordion. Since having one of his comedy songs aired on The Dr. Demento Radio Show in 1976 at age 16, Yankovic has sold more than 12 million albums, recorded more than 150 parodies and original songs, and performed more than 2,000 live shows.

*American comedy musician (born 1959)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1959-10-23
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 78.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 29.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 100.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Total followers across platforms:** 1,060,000

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://weirdal.com/
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/alfredyankovic/ (@alfredyankovic)
- **X**: https://x.com/alyankovic (@alyankovic)
- **TIKTOK**: https://www.tiktok.com/@alyankovic (@alyankovic)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/weirdal (@weirdal)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946148/ (@nm0946148)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1bDWGdIC2hardyt55nlQgG (@1bDWGdIC2hardyt55nlQgG)
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshnCkfV7U6DqR4IHbQbI7Q (@@alyankovicvevo, 1,060,000 followers)

## Timeline
- **2023** - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
- **2023** - Astra TV Awards
- **2022** - Hollywood Music in Media Awards
- **2022** - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Streamed or Televised Movie
- **2018** - Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- **2014** - Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award
- **1988** - Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video
- **1984** - Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
- **1959** - Born

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