Weird Al Yankovic
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Weird Al Reunited With His 9th Grade Crush, and She Still Has the Portrait He Drew of Her at Age 12
In a rare touching moment to come out of 2020, “Weird Al” Yankovic reconnected with his grade school crush after nearly 50 years — and she still has the portrait he gave her when she sat behind him in ninth-grade math class.The parody singer shared the story of how he found his long lost cursh on Twitter all these years later, bringing him a rare moment of joy in a year that was otherwise “pretty sucky.”“I was 12 years old in the 9th grade – younger than my classmates, and (as you may possibly b
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Lives a 'Star Wars' Dream, Gets His 'Yoda' On With 'Weird Al' Yankovic
'Hamilton' creator surprises fans by belting out a quick chorus at song parodist's sold-out Radio City Music Hall show
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Watch Weird Al's Hilarious Outtakes from the 'Popstar' Blu-ray (Exclusive)
If you blinked, you probably missed “Weird Al” Yankovic’s cameo in this summer’s Lonely Island joint Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. The UHF alum and musical parodist extraordinaire turned up in the film’s closing moments looking nearly unrecognizable (and a bit like an older version of Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray) as the lead singer of the band Hammerleg, who introduces Conner4Real (Andy Samberg) at the Poppies award show. Weird Al gave co-directors (and co-writers and co-stars) Akiva Sch
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Bullied 'Star Wars' Fan Gets Support From Stormtroopers — and 'Weird Al' Yankovic
The Star Wars universe is big enough for fans of all ages and genders, as 8-year-old Layla Murphy learned firsthand. The Norfolk, Virginia girl fell in love with the adventures of Luke and Leia when she found some of her father’s old Star Wars toys. Layla’s mother Nicolette Molina told CNN that the bullying started when her daughter moved to a new school.
