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* '''[["Weird Al" Yankovic]]''' is one of the most lasting comedians in entertainment, but has noted in interviews that because of his [[Stage Names|stage name]] people expect him to be crazy at all times. He is generally a friendly guy and cracks jokes at times like anyone else, but besides his music he is never outlandish or "weird."
* '''[[Frank Zappa]]''' made (mostly) humorous music, but took it utterly seriously, scoring his compositions as if an orchestra was to play them, spending hours mixing his work for the perfect sound quality, and regularly replacing musicians if he felt they weren't good enough. He treated his music like a business. Steve Vai, who worked with Zappa in the early 80s, has said that he wasn't sure if he was in the band at first because Zappa didn't give him any indication at his audition.
* '''Wallace Shawn''', who is perhaps well known for playing goofy oddball characters like [[The Princess Bride|Vizzini]], [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Grand Nagus Zek]], [[Murphy Brown|Stuart Best]], and [[Toy Story|Rex]], is a self-proclaimed stoic -- instoic—in an interview about ''The Princess Bride'', Shawn claimed that he completely lacks a sense of humor. If you're used to his funny roles, it's quite jarring to see him in something quiet like ''[[My Dinner with Andre]]'', where he's basically playing himself. He also writes incredibly dark and politically-charged plays.
 
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