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name: "'Weird Al' Yankovic"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/weird-al-yankovic"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 October 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:14.794682+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# 'Weird Al' Yankovic

Actor. Born 23 October 1959 in Lynwood, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 October 1959, Lynwood, California, USA
- **Active:** 1986–present
- **Also known as:** Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic, Alfred Matthew Yankovic, Al Yankovic, אלפרד מת'יו "וירד אל" ינקוביק

## Biography

'Weird Al' Yankovic is an American actor and musician. Born Alfred Matthew Yankovic on 23 October 1959 in Lynwood, California, he first gained attention through comedy song parodies before appearing in film and television.

He played himself in a cameo in *The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!* (1988) and starred in the comedy *UHF* (1989). Yankovic has also appeared in the later *Naked Gun* films (1991 and 1994) and provided voice roles in animated series and films, including *The Simpsons* and *Gravity Falls*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Naked Gun* (2025), Fi1m 77, as 'Weird Al' Yankovic — [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun.md)
- *The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!* (1988), Fi1m 88, as 'Weird Al' — [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Transformers: The Movie* (1986), Songs

## Also known for

- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), 'Weird Al' Yankovic
- *Gravity Falls* (2012), Probabilitor the Annoying (voice)
- *SpongeBob SquarePants* (1999), I.M. Poster the Pirate (voice)
- *Adventure Time* (2010), Banana Man (voice)
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), Captain Peanutbutter (voice)
- *The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear* (1991), "You pigs...say your prayers."
- *Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult* (1994), 'Weird Al' Yankovic
- *American Dad!* (2005), 'Weird Al' Yankovic (voice)

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