"Weird Al" Yankovic

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is a music artist and comedian, most well known for his various parodies of popular songs, as well as polka medleys of popular songs using his signature accordion. He has also created a large amount of original music as well. I am a fan of his music and am subscribed to his YouTube channel (alyankovic). He was also a contestant in SiIvaGunner's King for a Day and King for Another Day Tournaments.
== History ==
Al's career began in 1976, where he began creating parody songs which would air on The Dr. Demento Show, a radio station that Al worked at at the time. His first parody played on the station was "My Bologna", a parody of "My Sharona" by The Knack. It became popular, even being well received by the original artist, and thus Al began his larger musical career. 
Since then, Al has released multiple parodies, as well as original music, all released on albums since 1979. 
Some of Al's most popular songs include:
* "Eat It", a parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson.
* "Fat", a parody of "Bad" also by Michael Jackson.
* "Smells Like Nirvana", a parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.
* "Amish Paradise", a parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V..
* "White & Nerdy", a parody of "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone"
* The original song "Dare to Be Stupid". 
* The original Christmas song "Christmas at Ground Zero".
He has also starred in a large amount of TV shows and films, often in voice acting roles, such as voicing Cheese Sandwich in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, who is based on himself. 
He also released a film of his own titled UHF in 1989, and had his own TV show called The Weird Al Show, which aired in 1997, lasting a single season. A parody biopic about himself titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was released in 2022, where Al is played by Daniel Radcliffe. 
== YouTube channel ==
Al's YouTube channel was created on September 4, 2006. It mainly uploads music videos to Al's music, as well as various other videos. 
== Link ==
https://www.youtube.com/@alyankovic
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