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29-458: Although it is a mockumentary, it is roughly based on Yankovic's real life. For example, Yankovic was raised in Lynwood, California , and has a degree in architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo . His real-life parents appear in the mockumentary, as does a picture of his real-life childhood house. Because of the mixture of Yankovic's real life and fiction, much of the film's fabricated information

58-525: A "consulting company" controlled by him and his family. Richards had served on the City Council from 1986 until he was recalled by voters in 2003; during that time he served seven terms as mayor. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km ), all land. At the 2010 census , Lynwood had a population of 69,772. The population density

87-411: A long form music video. It was produced by Yankovic's manager Jay Levey, Levey's friend Hamilton Cloud , and Robert K. Weiss , who had previously produced Kentucky Fried Movie and The Blues Brothers . The production, which had a budget of $ 250,000, also included making videos for " Like a Surgeon ", " Dare to Be Stupid ", and " One More Minute ", which were included in the film. The film, including

116-408: A seat on the City Council of Lynwood but lost by 115 votes. In November 1983, he was narrowly elected (by 120 votes) to the 5-member City Council of Lynwood, the first African-American elected to hold the position. In 1985, he was named vice mayor. Although Lynwood had been historically white, an influx of Blacks and later Hispanics had shifted its racial mix to majority minority. By 1986, Lynwood

145-601: Is located near South Gate and Compton in the central portion of the Los Angeles Basin . Incorporated in 1921, Lynwood was named after the Lynwood Dairy and Creamery, from which the local station of the Pacific Electric Railway had been named. Lynwood's history began with a settlement colonized by Spanish aristocrats, or dons, and American pioneers who purchased, settled, and formed a small communal town in

174-553: The 20th century. First, a colonial settlement. Second, a farming small town. Third, a mostly working-class white suburb from 1940 to 1970. Fourth, a majority African-American city between 1970 and 1990, and today, predominantly Latino . In 2000, Mexican (68.1%) and Salvadoran (2.9%) were the most common ancestries in Lynwood. Mexico (84.0%) and El Salvador (7.8%) were the most common foreign places of birth. The Long Beach Freeway (I-710) and Century Freeway (I-105) run through

203-801: The Century Station in Lynwood. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the South Health Center in Watts , Los Angeles , serving Lynwood. Lynwood is represented in the 63rd Assembly District by Democrat Anthony Rendon and in the 33rd Senate District represented by Democrat Ricardo Lara. In the United States House of Representatives , Lynwood is in California's 44th congressional district , represented by Democrat Nanette Barragán . Janice Hahn represents Lynwood located in

232-412: The City Council was solidified after the addition of Paul Richards . On December 2, 1986, the council deadlocked 2-2 on appointing his successor, the result of the absence of councilmember John Byork who was absent due to pneumonia. They also deadlocked in agreeing to extend the date for the vote so Byork could return. Henning who supported his council ally and mayor pro tem , Evelyn Wells, resigned on

261-835: The Fourth Los Angeles Board of Supervisors District. The United States Postal Service operates the Lynwood Post Office at 11200 Long Beach Boulevard and the East Lynwood Post Office at 11634 Atlantic Avenue. The City of Lynwood operates three parks: Lynwood City Park, Lynwood Skate Park, and Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park. Most of Lynwood is served by the Lynwood Unified School District . High schools include Lynwood High School , Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School , and Vista High School . County of Los Angeles Public Library operates

290-521: The Life", " Like a Surgeon ", " One More Minute ", and " Dare to Be Stupid ". The parody also extends to the technical aspects of the film, such as the copyright warning message which starts routinely but escalates to warnings that copying the video may result in damage to your VCR, smoke may come out of your TV set, escalating to possible destruction of the planet due to the greed of the viewer. The film came about when CBS Home Video approached Yankovic to make

319-607: The Lynwood Library at 11320 Bullis Road. Robert Henning Robert Henning (1943/1944 – August 2015) is an American politician who served as the first African-American mayor of Lynwood, California . Henning graduated with a B.A. in sociology from California State University, Los Angeles . He works as an unemployment insurance adjudication management supervisor for the state Employment Development Department branch office in Compton. In 1978, he moved to Lynwood and ran for

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348-502: The age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.1% were non-families. 7.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.70 and the average family size was 4.76. The age distribution was 38.0% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 or older. The median age

377-588: The area. It started with Don Antonio Maria Lugo. In 1810, Lugo was awarded 11 square leagues of land in California by the king of Spain for his military service during the establishment of the Francisco missions in the state. After Lugo received these tracts of land (29,514 acres), Lugo named the area Rancho San Antonio, possibly after birthplace at La Misión San Antonio de Padua, in Jolon, California. These tracts of land make up

406-513: The bordering cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, South Gate, Vernon, and Walnut Park today. Once majority white non-Hispanic, Lynwood elected its first Black councilmember in 1983 and in December 1985, elected its first Black mayor, Robert Henning . Into the 1990s, the political establishment remained in the control of the Black population which

435-661: The city. The C Line of the Los Angeles Metro also runs through the city, in the median of I-105, and serves the city at Long Beach Boulevard station . Fire protection in Lynwood is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department . The LACFD operates Station #147 at 3161 East Imperial Highway and Station #148 at 4262 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, both in Lynwood, as a part of Battalion 13 The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates

464-414: The mayor pro tem served as the next mayor stating that she was not chosen because she was a woman. In January 1990, he was unanimously named as mayor of Lynwood with Paul Richards as mayor pro tem . In January 1991, he was named mayor for another term by a 3-2 vote (Henning, Evelyn Wells, and new council member Armando Rea voting for the nomination while Paul Richards and Louis Heine dissented); Rea

493-489: The music videos, was directed by Levey and Weiss. The film first premiered on August 7, 1985 on the premium cable channel Showtime , which aired a 60-minute version of the film. The full film was then released on VHS and Betamax on September 25, 1985. The film was later released on Laserdisc in 1986. A 10-minute version of the mockumentary appeared on the sixth AL-TV special, which aired on MTV in 1992. A book entitled The Authorized Al ( ISBN   0-8092-5133-7 )

522-425: The occupied units 6,829 (46.5%) were owner-occupied and 7,851 (53.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 34,023 people (48.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 33,097 people (47.4%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census , there were 69,845 people in 14,395 households, including 12,941 families, in the city. The population density

551-627: The population) lived in households, 449 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 2,203 (3.2%) were institutionalized. There were 14,680 households, 9,790 (66.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,303 (56.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,266 (22.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,569 (10.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,281 (8.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 105 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 1,064 households (7.2%) were one person and 328 (2.2%) had someone living alone who

580-416: The same day making Wells acting mayor, the first Black woman to hold the office in Lynwood. On December 16, 1986, Byork returned and the full council voted 3-1 for Paul Richards as mayor (Henning abstained, Wells voting against, and Richards, Byork, and council member E.L. Morris voted for the nomination). Although she relinquished the gavel, Wells physically refused to give up the center seat as historically,

609-452: The total people living in poverty, 28.3% were under the age of 18 and 14.3% were 65 or older. As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as their first language accounted for 77.43% of residents, while English was spoken by 22.13%, Thai was spoken by 0.16%, Samoan was spoken by 0.09%, Gujarati was spoken by 0.07%, Tagalog was spoken by 0.07%, Vietnamese by 0.05% of the population. Lynwood went through five phases of demographic change in

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638-431: Was 14,415.7 inhabitants per square mile (5,565.9/km ). The racial makeup of Lynwood was 27,444 (39.3%) White (2.2% Non-Hispanic White), 7,168 (10.3%) African American, 464 (0.7%) Native American, 457 (0.7%) Asian, 206 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 31,652 (45.4%) from other races, and 2,381 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60,452 persons (86.6%). The census reported that 67,120 people (96.2% of

667-405: Was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males. The median household income was $ 35,888 and the median family income was $ 35,808. Males had a median income of $ 23,241 versus $ 19,149 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 9,542. 23.5% of the population and 21.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of

696-485: Was 43% Latino, 35% black and 20% white. In November 1985, another African-American was elected to the City Council, Evelyn Wells, who also was the first woman elected to the council in 20 years. Wells promptly nominated him as mayor and in December 1985, the City Council appointed him as mayor of Lynwood, the first African-American to hold the position, succeeding John Byork. After the November 1986 election, Black control of

725-429: Was 5,560.3/km (14,389.2/mi ). There were 14,987 housing units at an average density of 1,193.1/km (3,087.6/mi ). The racial makeup of the city was 33.62% white, 13.53% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 46.14% from other races, and 4.36% from two or more races. 82.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,395 households, 63.5% had children under

754-592: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.57. There were 13,138 families (89.5% of households); the average family size was 4.62. The age distribution was 22,977 people (32.9%) under the age of 18, 8,705 people (12.5%) aged 18 to 24, 21,245 people (30.4%) aged 25 to 44, 13,075 people (18.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,770 people (5.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. There were 15,277 housing units at an average density of 3,156.4 per square mile, of

783-508: Was accepted by fans as real, for example, the false information that Yankovic was born in a Saint Vitus hospital (the Catholic patron saint of comedy ), or the film's pun which claimed his birth in an elevator signified his "rise to the top." The mockumentary also contains clips from the first three AL-TV specials, and all of Yankovic's music videos up to 1985: " Ricky ", " I Love Rocky Road ", " Eat It ", " I Lost on Jeopardy ", "This Is

812-490: Was gradually eroded by ascendent Latino population. After a succession of African American mayors ( Evelyn Wells , Paul Richards ), Lynwood saw its first Latino mayor, Armando Rea, in 1997. On March 20, 2006, Lynwood's longest serving former mayor Paul H. Richards II was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison after being convicted in 2005 on numerous corruption charges that centered on his funneling of $ 6 million in city business — including exorbitant no-bid contracts — to

841-477: Was released shortly after the film as a companion piece. It is essentially a book version of the video. Shout! Factory released The Compleat Al on DVD for the first time on November 11, 2014. Lynwood, California Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County, California , United States. At the 2020 census , the city had a total population of 67,265, down from 69,772 at the 2010 census . Lynwood

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