Reuters - Jun 18, 2008
As a parodist, Weird Al Yankovic notes that timing is off the essence. So the accordion-playing artist, who in the past has lampooned Star Wars, Michael Jackson, Chamillionaire and Queen, is hoping...
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The elderly parents of Grammy-winning recording artist Weird Al Yankovic were found dead in their home, apparently victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said. Nick and Mary Yankovic were found...
More »USRN - May 12, 2003
(5/12/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- Weird Al Yankovic said that doing an Eminem parody for his new album was a no-brainer, considering the level of Eminem s celebrity. But he added that choosing the particular song...
More »USRN - May 9, 2003
(5/9/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Weird Al Yankovic said he held out hope until the last minute that Eminem would allow him to do a video for Couch Potato, his new parody based on the rapper s Oscar-winning hit...
More »USRN - May 7, 2003
(5/7/03, 3 p.m. ET) -- Eminem is the latest target of Weird Al Yankovic. Yankovic s new single is Couch Potato, a take-off of Lose Yourself, Eminem s Oscar-winning hit from the 2002 film, 8 Mile. Eminem...
More »USRN - Jun 25, 1999
(6/25/99, 1 p.m. PDT) - Beginning today, you can see the video for Weird Al Yankovic s new single, The Saga Begins, on the Internet at www.sagabegins.com. The song--and its accompanying video--is a parody...
More »USRN - Sep 17, 1997
(7/31/97) - This is the best thing to happen to Saturday morning TV since Schoolhouse Rock reruns! Weird Al Yankovic--the comic genius behind such hit parodies as Like A Surgeon, Eat It, Amish Paradise...
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