How tall is "Weird Al" Yankovic?
"Weird Al" Yankovic's listed height is 183 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 78% of men in the United States.
Where 183 cm sits among men in the United States
Taller than about 78% of men in the United States born in 1959 (average 177.3 cm).
Yankovic next to his bandmates and co-stars
George Kennedy is 10 cm taller than "Weird Al" Yankovic (193 cm), The Naked Gun co-star.
O. J. Simpson is 2 cm taller than "Weird Al" Yankovic (185 cm), The Naked Gun co-star.
Carrie Underwood is 23 cm shorter than "Weird Al" Yankovic (160 cm), How I Met Your Mother co-star.
About "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic, born Alfred Matthew Yankovic on 23 October 1959 in Downey, is an American musician best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody songs by contemporary musicians. His trademark instrument is the accordion, and he also performs polka medleys of popular songs.
After one of his comedy songs aired on The Dr. Demento Radio Show in 1976, when he was 16, Yankovic went on to sell more than 12 million albums. His first top ten Billboard album, Straight Outta Lynwood, and single, White & Nerdy, came in 2006, and his fourteenth studio album, Mandatory Fun (2014), became his first number one album. He wrote and starred in the film UHF in 1989 and the television series The Weird Al Show in 1997. His work has earned him five Grammy Awards and eleven further nominations.
At a listed 183 cm (6'0"), Yankovic is 10 cm shorter than George Kennedy, listed at 193 cm (6'4"), his co-star in The Naked Gun. Carrie Underwood, listed at 160 cm (5'3"), appeared with him in How I Met Your Mother and is 23 cm shorter. He is married to Suzanne Yankovic.
Frequently asked
How tall is "Weird Al" Yankovic in feet and inches? "Weird Al" Yankovic is 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.
How tall is "Weird Al" Yankovic compared to George Kennedy? George Kennedy is 10 cm taller than "Weird Al" Yankovic: 193 cm (6'4") vs 183 cm (6'0").
How tall is "Weird Al" Yankovic compared to O. J. Simpson? O. J. Simpson is 2 cm taller than "Weird Al" Yankovic: 185 cm (6'1") vs 183 cm (6'0").
How tall is "Weird Al" Yankovic compared to Carrie Underwood? Carrie Underwood is 23 cm shorter than "Weird Al" Yankovic: 160 cm (5'3") vs 183 cm (6'0").
Is "Weird Al" Yankovic tall for men in the United States? At 183 cm he is taller than about 78% of men in the United States born in 1959, whose average height is 177.3 cm.
Sources
- "Weird Al" Yankovic on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 183 cm.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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