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"Like all good things, it happened in Las Vegas," says The Weeknd about how a random meeting between his manager and American Dad! writer Joel Hurwitz led to the singer co-writing both an episode and a song for the show, in which the Smith family kidnaps him. Here, The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, explains why he's been a fervent fan of the animated series for years.

The Weeknd's starboy status gets a special spotlight on tonight's (May 4) American Dad episode titled "A Starboy is Born." Not only does the Canadian superstar score air time, but he snags a writing credit with American Dad and Robot Chicken writer Joel Hurwitz.Ahead of his debut on Seth MacFarlane's long-running TBS animated sitcom, which he said he's "been watching since high school," The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) told Variety that one of his all-time favorite episodes -- "The One That

The singer will also play a character and debut a new song

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The Weeknd recently released his new album After Hours, and in the hours when he wasn’t working on that new music, he was co-writing a new episode of the 17th season of the TBS animated series American Dad. He says that he plays himself (“kinda”). According to Deadline, he’ll also debut a new song on the show. The episode of the Seth MacFarlane series was co-written with Joel Hurwitz, and it’s set to air on May 4.

The Weeknd's next move after making history by topping five major Billboard charts in the same week? The R&B crooner will lend his talents to the Fox animated series American Dad on May 4.The Canadian superstar (real name Abel Tesfaye) posed alongside American Dad and Robot Chicken writer Joel Hurwitz via Instagram on Thursday (April 2) for his special television announcement, plus a short quarantine PSA. "Me and this guy wrote an episode of American Dad.