Dweezil Zappa

Dweezil Zappa

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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. 
  • “Normal Life” “Zappa Plays Zappa” (2006) $3 million 1969 1969-9-5 Actor Ahmet Zappa American rock guitarist Arnold Schwarzenegger California Comfortably Numb David Gilmour Diva Zappa Don Johnson Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994) Dweezil Dweezil Zappa Net Worth Eddie Van Halen Fat Boys Frank Zappa Gail Zappa Guitar Happy Hour H H H Happy Hour H (1994) IMDB Wikipedia “Weird Al” Yankovic “Duckman” (1997) 

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,
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DweezilZappaOfficial
Twitter https://twitter.com/DweezilZappa
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/dweezilzappa
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