"Weird Al" Yankovic (Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic) was born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, musician, satirist, parodist, songwriter, accordionist, and television producer.

Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts.

Since receiving his first accordion lesson a day before his seventh birthday, he has sold more than 12 million albums (more than any comedy act in history), recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and has performed more than 1,000 live shows.

His works have earned him three Grammy Awards among nine nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. Yankovic's first top ten Billboard album and single were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career.