What Is ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Net Worth?
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic might be one of his generation’s most surprising music stars. The accordion player rose to fame playing parody songs, some of which still stand side-by-side with the originals. Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain loved Yankovic’s parody of “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Dire Straits singer and guitarist Mark Knopfler insisted he play alongside Yankovic for a parody of one of his band’s biggest hits. Yankovic built an impressive career copying others’ songs, and his net worth is also impressive.
Homemade tapes helped ‘Weird Al’ gain an audience, and Grammys brought him acclaim
California native Al Yankovic didn’t add the ‘Weird’ moniker until he started submitting his home-recorded parody songs — played on an accordion — to the Dr. Demento radio show in the 1970s.
Demento played Yankovic’s songs on the show, they found an enthusiastic audience, and the rest is history.
Songs such as “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy,” and “Word Crimes” cemented Yankovic as a parody song ace, and he has the awards to prove it.
Yankovic has earned 16 nominations at the Grammys over the years, and he has five wins spread across three decades. He took home golden gramophones in 1984, 1988, 2003, 2014, and 2018, according to the Grammys website. Yankovic also earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018.
Yankovic has had a long career, has a passionate fan base, and has earned several accolades. He has an impressive net worth to show for it.
Yankovic’s net worth is very healthy
Music is just one creative outlet for ‘Weird Al.’
He wrote and starred in UHF and The Weird Al Show, and he produced and directed several of his music videos.
Additionally, Yankovic has appeared on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and lent his voice to shows such as Teen Titans Go!, BoJack Horseman, and Pete the Cat.
Yankovic is always working, and he has a healthy net worth to show for it. Yankovic’s net worth in 2022 is $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Yankovic has hundreds of acting credits, 30 producer and director entries, and 22 writing credits on his IMDb profile. If nothing else, Yankovic keeps delivering for his fans. He’ll do so in a big way when his biopic movie, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, comes out in 2022.
Daniel Radcliffe stars in ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’
Aside from 1985 mockumentary The Compleat Al (a play on The Beatles’ film The Compleat Beatles), fans have never had a movie that came close to exploring the ‘Weird Al’ story. We won’t have to wait much longer, though. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story comes to the screen in 2022.
Daniel Radcliffe, who believes he won the role of Yankovic because of a talk show appearance while he still played Harry Potter, stars. Yankovic serves as a producer for the movie, and he co-wrote the screenplay alongside director Eric Appel.
Evan Rachel Wood (as Madonna), Julianne Nicholson (Mary Yankovic), and Rainn Wilson (Dr. Demento) star opposite Radcliffe’s Weird Al.
