Weird AL

Weird Al is an American multi-talented songwriter, author, actor, record producer, and singer. He is famously known for his music style of making humorous songs. He makes music acts that are Pastiches of another artist as well as parody songs by an original contemporary song where he recreates and celebrates original songs than mocking the art as well as for polka medleys of several popular artists. Weird Al has won five Grammy Awards and numerous nominations throughout his career.

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Biography and Early Life

Alfred Matthew Yankovic was born in Downey, California, U.S. His parents are Mary Elizabeth and Nick Yankovic who he states taught him about positivity and always doing what makes him happy. He is an only child to his parents. At the age of six years old, Weird started his career when a salesman offered his parents a guitar lesson at a local music school where he joined the music school for three years. He later on decided to focus on guitar on his own.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Weird AL in 2021, and what is his height and weight? Well, Weird AL’s age is 61 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 23 October 1959. Though, he is 6′ 00″ in feet and inches and 183 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 165 lbs in Pound and 75 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Weird Al went to Lynwood High School where he was an active member of extracurricular activities. He used to take part in plays and speeches and later on completed his studies and graduated from California Polytechnic State University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

In 2001, Al was introduced to his current wife by a mutual friend, Bill Mumy. Yankovic married Suzanne who is a marketing executive with 20^th Century Fox. The couple was blessed with a child in 2003 called Nina. Weird is described as a shy, polite and introverted person by his friends in contrast to his stage persona. He lives in Los Angeles together with his family. His parents died in 2004 after an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from their fireplace.

Is Weird Al Gay?

Weird Al is a straight guy. He has a beautiful family with his wife and daughter living happily without limitation. Weird has never been rumored to be gay or bisexual throughout his life nor had any behavior that might hint at his sexuality. This has proven him to be sexually straight.

Professional Career

His first recorded parody was My Bologna back in college which was then a famous song by The Knack titled My Sharona. He then released several other parodies like I love Rocky Road and Another One Rides the Bus in 1980.

He earned big fame after the release of Eat It, a parody of Michael Jackson’s Beat It that became a hit on MTV. His first ever comedy was Dare to Be Stupid which was released in the new Compact Disc format to which he was featured as a surgeon.

In 1988, He came up with a platinum-selling album titled Eve Worse. This was released after his 1986 Polka Party album which didn’t get acknowledged this didn’t earn him much. 1989, he got a role as an actor in the feature film UHF where he co-wrote the story as well as giving a soundtrack of the same.

He also appeared on The Weird Al show, a television series in 1997. Weird has written two children’s books titled, My New Teacher and Me, and also When I Grow up. He was the first guest editor for Mad Magazine which was published in 2015 as their 533^rd issue.

He made an appearance for three years in eight episodes of the game show Celebrity Name Game as a celebrity contestant. In 2015, he appeared as a Yoga student in the class Felix takes over for one day in an episode of The Odd Couple. A year later he became the bandleader on a IFC series which he had previously guest-starred called Comedy Bang Bang.

Awards

Weird has won lots of awards and nominations in the entertainment industry which has earned him popularity. He won BTVA People’s Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Male Vocal Performance on the TV Series as a guest role. He won Grammy Awards under the category of Best Comedy Album called Mandatory Fun as well as Grammy Award for the Best Comedy Album for the Poodle Hat album. In 2007, he won Streamy Award for Best Guest Star for an appearance he made on web series called Know Your Meme.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Weird Al in 2021

As of 2021, Weird has an estimated net worth of $20 million. He has managed to earn this huge fortune from his solo concerts, live performances, music albums, and writing books. His comedy singing has made him gain popularity among people and receives worldwide love from his fans.

Weird Al is a popularly known artist who has gained recognition from all over the world. He has gained love and support from his fans due to his humble life. He is successful in his career and has managed to keep away from controversies and daily rumors that may tarnish his name as well as his professional life.