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Dweezil Zappa Wiki Biography
- Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, of Sicilian, Arab, Greek, French, Danish, and Irish descent, was born on 5 September 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- He later discovered how Dweezil had a different birth name from his nickname, and wanted to change his name, which his parents had pressured him to do.
- Dweezil is a musician and actor best known for his guitar playing skills, and the son of Frank Zappa, a comedian.
- He has also acted and done some voice acting work in different films.
- All of his efforts have contributed to raising his net worth to where it is today.
- As of early 2016, sources estimate his net worth to be $3 million, largely gained through a prosperous music industry career.
- His occasional acting stints have helped somewhat to increase his income.
- He’s known to own a range of precious guitars, most of which are custom-made.
- Zappa displayed an enthusiasm for playing guitar and making music at a young age.
- Popular guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai taught him how to play the guitar.
- Dweezil began his career and was noticed as a VJ for MTV.
- After badmouthing the network on “The Howard Stern Show,” he was subsequently fired.
- He worked on solo albums during this time and also performed for other bands, some of whom included the Fat Boys, Winger, and Don Johnson.
- In the mid-1990s, Dweezil was given the opportunity to voice the character Ajax Duckman in the “Duckman” series.
- It is known that Dweezil dated Lisa Loeb for about six years in his personal life, and Zappa also toured with Loeb’s band.
- “They also had a program called “Dweezil & Lisa” on the Food Network that premiered in 2004.
- However, in 2005, he married fashion stylist Lauren Knudsen and they have two kids, but in 2010 he filed for divorce, with his wife claiming irreconcilable differences.
- Dweezil subsequently married Megan Marsicano again in 2012.
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Dweezil Zappa Quick Info
Full Name | Dweezil Zappa |
Net Worth | $3 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 5, 1969 |
Place Of Birth | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
Profession | American rock guitarist, actor |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Megan Marsicano (m. 2012), Lauren Knudsen (m. 2005) |
Children | Ceylon Indira Zappa, Zola Frank Zappa |
Parents | Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa |
Siblings | Moon Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, Diva Zappa |
Nicknames | Dweezil, |
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IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005574 |
Music Groups | Fat Boys, Winger , Don Johnson, “Zappa Plays Zappa” (2006), LOEBS |
Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance |
Movies | “Duckman” (1997), “The Running Man” (1987), “Pretty in Pink” (1986) |
TV Shows | “The Howard Stern Show”, “Normal Life”, “The Ben Stiller Show”, “Happy Hour” |
Dweezil Zappa Quotes
- I didn’t really hear any music other than what my dad was working on until I was twelve. My recollection of hearing other music was that I liked some things that I heard but I always thought,’Where’s the rest of it?’. It didn’t have the same amount of detail or instrumentation in the arrangements. I liked a lot of the things other people liked – Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC – but if I compared it to my dad’s music, there just seemed to be elements missing.
- [on ‘St. Alonzo’s Pancake Breakfast’] As a kid, his song about pancakes was the best thing ever. There’s a crazy interlude at the end. It’s a very short song – under two minutes – but it has this one interlude that’s the most difficult thing he ever wrote. I learned it on the guitar.
- [on the ‘Zappa Plays Zappa’ project] We’ve been doing this since 2006 and we started with the simple goal to give people an opportunity to see and hear the music played live, a chance to hear a selection of songs that, in my estimation, is the best representation of my dad’s work. Part of the struggle is that his music is relegated to a novelty section – a combination of novelty and nostalgia at this point. My feelings are very different. To me his music is still very contemporary, if not still from the future. There’s stuff he’s done that nobody else ever came close to.
Dweezil Zappa Important Facts
- Just finished the “Zappa plays Zappa” tour [October 2007]
- New TV show, with Lisa Loeb, Dweezil & Lisa (2004). [March 2005]
- Brother-in-law of Paul Doucette.
- Was always called Dweezil by his family, but wasn’t registered as such on his birth certificate; the hospital where he’d been born refused to record the unusual name, so father Frank gave him the names of his bandmates. When Dweezil found out about this as a boy, he wanted to make the name official – so his parents took him to legally change it.
- Attended Walter Reed Jr. High in North Hollywood, CA.
- Cousin of Lala Sloatman
- Brother of Moon Unit Zappa, Diva Zappa, and Ahmet Zappa.
- Son of Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa.
Dweezil Zappa Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Metalocalypse | 2012 | TV Series | Bullied Camper | Actor |
Fully Loaded | 2011 | Eric | Actor | |
On the Spot | 2003 | TV Series | Bandleader | Actor |
According to Jim | 2001 | TV Series | Joe | Actor |
Son of the Beach | 2001 | TV Series | Tom Maxwell | Actor |
Behind the Seams | 2000 | Siro | Actor | |
Jack Frost | 1998 | John Kaplan | Actor | |
Anarchy TV | 1998 | Sid | Actor | |
MADtv | 1998 | TV Series | German Tourist Tobias | Actor |
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | 1994-1997 | TV Series | Ajax | Actor |
Second Noah | 1997 | TV Series | Cirrus Rose | Actor |
Duckman | 1997 | Video Game | Ajax (voice) | Actor |
Normal Life | 1990 | TV Series | Jake Harlow | Actor |
Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme | 1990 | TV Movie | Special Guest Appearance | Actor |
The Running Man | 1987 | Stevie | Actor | |
Heartbeat | 1987 | Video | Band Performer | Actor |
Pretty in Pink | 1986 | Simon | Actor | |
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | 2002 | TV Series composer – 3 episodes | Music Department | |
The Ben Stiller Show | 1992-1993 | TV Series composer – 15 episodes | Music Department | |
Pee-wee’s Playhouse | 1986 | TV Series composer: additional music | Music Department | |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Gracie | 2007 | performer: “Bad Intensions” / writer: “Bad Intensions” | Soundtrack | |
Legally Blonde | 2001 | producer: “We Could Still Belong Together” | Soundtrack | |
Ready to Rumble | 2000 | performer: “Diamond Dallas Page King Of Ba-Da-Bing Theme”, “… Baby One More Time” / producer: “Diamond Dallas Page King Of Ba-Da-Bing Theme”, “… Baby One More Time” / writer: “Diamond Dallas Page King Of Ba-Da-Bing Theme” | Soundtrack | |
The Ben Stiller Show | 1992 | TV Series performer: “Groove Holmes” | Soundtrack | |
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure | 1989 | writer: “Two Heads Are Better Than One” | Soundtrack | |
Back to the Beach | 1987 | performer: “Wipe Out” | Soundtrack | |
Summer ’82: When Zappa Came to Sicily | 2014 | Documentary | Composer | |
1982. L’estate di Frank | 2012 | Documentary short | Composer | |
On the Spot | 2003 | TV Series | Composer | |
Normal Life | 1990 | TV Series | Composer | |
Pee-wee’s Playhouse | 1988 | TV Series 1 episode | Composer | |
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | 2016 | Documentary special thanks – as Dweezil | Thanks | |
Roxy the Movie | 2015 | Documentary special thanks | Thanks | |
Zappa’s Universe | 1993 | Video special thanks | Thanks | |
Hearing Is Believing | 2017 | Documentary completed | Himself | Self |
Chopped | 2015 | TV Series | Himself – Contestant | Self |
Celebrity Wife Swap | 2014 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Skavlan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
American Masters | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Morgan Agren’s Conundrum: A Percussive Misadventure | 2013 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
1982. L’estate di Frank | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself | Self |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1999-2011 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest / Himself | Self |
Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World | 2011 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1994-2007 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Guest | Self |
Zappa Plays Zappa | 2007 | Video | Himself | Self |
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa – Apostrophe (‘)/Over-Nite Sensation | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Cinderella: Rocked, Wired & Bluesed – The Greatest Video Hits | 2005 | Video | Himself (Segment: “Shelter Me”) | Self |
Spinal Tap Goes to 20 | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Dweezil & Lisa | 2004 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Life with Lisa Loeb | 2002 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) | Self |
Frank Zappa: Phase II – The Big Note | 2002 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Chris Isaak Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Grosse Pointe | 2001 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood | 1999 | Documentary short | Self | |
Hollywood Squares | 1999 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Happy Hour | 1999 | TV Series | Himself – Host | Self |
Celebrity Profile | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
The Weird Al Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
In a Metal Mood | 1996 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Grill Me | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself – Contestant | Self |
1995 MTV Movie Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Roseanne | 1994 | TV Series | Himself – Guitarist | Self |
Zappa’s Universe | 1993 | Video | Himself – Guitar | Self |
MTV Video Music Awards 1993 | 1993 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Newton’s Apple | 1993 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Ein Leben als Extravaganza – Das Genie Frank Zappa | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1990 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Negligee and Underpants Party | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Square One Television | 1987 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
MTV Video Music Awards 1986 | 1986 | TV Special | Himself – Host | Self |
Ozzy Osbourne: The Ultimate Ozzy | 1986 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Frank Zappa | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
X-Large | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
The True Story of Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels | 1988 | Video documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |