"Weird Al" Yankovic
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| Alfred Matthew Yankovic | |
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| Biographical information | |
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October 23, 1959 |
| Nationality |
American |
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| Star Wars work |
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"Weird Al" Yankovic is a well known musician who has made many parodies of songs including Star Wars parodies. Such include "Yoda," a parody of the song "Lola", and "The Saga Begins" a parody of the song "American Pie".
His albums featuring his Star Wars songs Dare to Be Stupid (Yoda) became a United States platinum record, and a Grammy Award Nominee for Best Comedy Recording in 1985. Running With Scissors (The Saga Begins) became a United States platinum record, Australian gold record, and Canadian gold record. Also, the video for his hit "White and Nerdy" gives reference to the Star Wars Kid, and shows him buying the Star Wars Holiday Special in a dark alley.
[edit] Other albums
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984)
- Dare to Be Stupid (1985)
- Polka Party! (1986)
- Even Worse (1988)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits (1988)
- UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989)
- Off the Deep End (1992)
- The Food Album (1993)
- Alapalooza (1993)
- Permanent Record: Al in the Box (1994)
- Greatest Hits Volume II (1994)
- The TV Album (1995)
- Bad Hair Day (1996)
- Running With Scissors (1999)
- Poodle Hat (2003)
- Straight Outta Lynwood (2006)
[edit] Sources
"Star Wars Rocks!" - Star Wars Insider 40
Weird Al: The Saga Begins... on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Star Wars Insider 69
- "Weird Al" -- Nerdy Something on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
