'Weird Al' Yankovic

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (lahir 23 Oktober 1959) adalah seorang penyanyi-penulis lagu, produser musik, aktor, komedian, penulis, satiris, dan parodi Amerika. Yankovic dikenal karena lagu-lagunya yang lucu dan meremehkan budaya populer dan sering kali memparodikan lagu-lagu tertentu dari aksi musik kontemporer. Sejak lagu komedinya pertama kali ditayangkan pada tahun 1976, ia telah menjual lebih dari 12 juta album (per 2007), merekam lebih dari 150 lagu parodi dan orisinal, dan telah menampilkan lebih dari 1.000 pertunjukan live. Karya-karyanya telah memberinya tiga Grammy Awards di antara sembilan nominasi, empat rekaman emas, dan enam rekaman platinum di Amerika Serikat. Album sepuluh besar Billboard pertama Yankovic (Straight Outta Lynwood) dan single ("White & Nerdy") keduanya dirilis pada tahun 2006, hampir tiga dekade dalam karirnya. Kesuksesan Yankovic sebagian berasal dari penggunaan video musiknya yang efektif untuk lebih memparodikan budaya populer, artis asli lagu tersebut, dan video musik aslinya, adegan demi adegan dalam beberapa kasus. Dia kemudian mengarahkan videonya sendiri dan kemudian mengarahkan artis lain termasuk Ben Folds, Hanson, Black Crowes, dan Presiden Amerika Serikat. Selain merekam albumnya, Yankovic menulis dan membintangi film, UHF, dan acara televisi, The Weird Al Show. Ia juga menjadi bintang tamu di banyak acara televisi, selain membintangi acara spesial Al TV di MTV. Deskripsi di atas dari artikel Wikipedia "Weird Al" Yankovic, berlisensi CC-BY-SA, daftar lengkap kontributor di Wikipedia.

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. Since his first-aired comedy song in 1976, he had sold more than 12 million albums (as of 2007), 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 (Straight Outta Lynwood) and single ("White & Nerdy") were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career. Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music video to further parody popular culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. He directed later videos himself and went on to direct for other artists including Ben Folds, Hanson, Black Crowes, and The Presidents of the United States of America. In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic wrote and starred in the film, UHF, and television show, The Weird Al Show. He has also made guest appearances on many television shows, in addition to starring in Al TV specials on MTV. Description above from the Wikipedia article "Weird Al" Yankovic, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.