"Weird Al" je rođen [[23. listopada]] [[1959.]] u gradu [[Downey, California|Downey]] u [[Kalifornija|Kaliforniji]], kao jedino dijete Nicka Louisa Yankovica, Amerikanca [[JugoslaveniSlovenija|jugoslavenskogaslovenskog]]<refname="Conrad">Conrad, Harold.i [http://books.google.com/books?id=TZaFMCee5HQC&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''The Glamorous Life of Al Yankovic''.] // '''''SPIN''''', Vol. 1, No. 4., August 1985, pp 48 – '''50''', {{ISSN[Hrvatska|0886-3032}} {{Citat|It is of no minor coincidence that his parents are of Yugoslavian lineage and it so happens that Frankie Yankovic (no relation), known as the polka king and one of the best accordionists in the country, also happens to be a Yugoslav. A little chauvinism here.}}</ref><ref>''[http://www.weirdal.com/faq.htm "Weird Al" Yankovic: Frequently Asked Questions".hrvatskog]] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109100833/http://www.weirdal.com/faq.htm |date=9. studenoga 2006. }}'' // "Weird Al" Yankovic – The Official Website, Zomba Recordings, Preuzeto 2010-02-23. {{Citat|What nationality is Al?}} {{Citat|Al's grandparents on his father's side were Yugoslavian, and on his mother's side they were Italian and English.}}</ref> podrijetla, te Mary Elizabeth, Amerikanke [[Italija|talijanskog]] i [[Engleska|engleskog]] podrijetla, te je odrastao u obližnjem gradiću [[Lynwood, California|Lynwood]], također u [[California|Kaliforniji]].<ref name="faq">{{cite web |url=http://www.weirdal.com/faq.htm |title="Weird Al" Yankovic: Frequently Asked Questions |accessdate=2006-10-28 |archive-date=9. studenoga 2006. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109100833/http://www.weirdal.com/faq.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>
