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He has also written two children's books, When I Grow Up (2011) and My New Teacher and Me! (2013).

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He has also made guest appearances and performed voice acting roles on many television shows and video web content, in addition to starring in Al TV specials on MTV.

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In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic wrote and starred in the film UHF (1989) and the television series The Weird Al Show (1997). He has stated that he may forgo traditional albums in favor of timely releases of singles from the 2010s onwards. With the decline of music television and the onset of social media, he used YouTube and other video sites to publish his videos this strategy helped to boost sales of his later albums. He directed later videos himself and went on to direct for other artists, including Ben Folds, Hanson, the Black Crowes, and the Presidents of the United States of America. Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music videos to further parody pop culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. His latest album, Mandatory Fun (2014), became his first number-one album during its debut week.

His first top ten Billboard album ( Straight Outta Lynwood) and single (' White & Nerdy') were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career. His work has earned him five Grammy Awards and a further 11 nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the U.S. Demento Radio Show in 1976 at the age of 16, Yankovic has sold more than 12 million albums (as of 2007 ), recorded more than 150 parodies and original songs, and performed more than 1,000 live shows. Since having a comedy song aired on The Dr. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, as well as polka medleys of several popular songs, most of which feature his trademark accordion. He is best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.

Alfred Matthew ' Weird Al' Yankovic ( / ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k/ YANG-kə-vik born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, and author.

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