Frank Zappa
| First Name | Frank |
| Middle Name | Vincent |
| Last Name | Zappa |
| Full Name at Birth | Frank Vincent Zappa |
| Age | 52 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | December 21, 1940 |
| Birthplace | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Date of Death | December 4, 1993 |
| Location of Death | Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of Death | Prostate cancer |
| Height | 6' (183 cm) |
| Build | Slim |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| Ethnicity | Multiracial |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Antelope Valley High School, Lancaster, CA (1958) |
| Occupation | Composer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Producer, Film Director |
| Occupation Category | Musician |
| Music Genre | Rock, Pop/Rock, Clinical |
| Music Style | Hard Rock, Prog-Rock, Jazz-Rock, Comedy Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Art Rock, Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Album Rock, Avant-Garde, Comedy, Novelty, Experimental, Computer Music, Classical, Comedy/Spoken, Fusion, Proto-Punk |
| Music Mood | Acerbic, Confrontational, Uncompromising, Eccentric, Knotty, Ironic, Whimsical, Theatrical, Witty, Brash, Rousing, Freewheeling, Snide, Humorous, Elaborate, Sardonic, Wry, Visceral, Clinical, Playful, Complex, Producer |
| Instrument | Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Arranger, Keyboards, Guitar |
| Official Website | zappa.com |
| Father | Francis Vincent Zappa |
| Mother | Rose Marie Colimore Zappa |
| Other Family Members | Moon Zappa (daughter)Dweezil Zappa (son)Ahmet Zappa (son)Diva Zappa (daughter) |
| Friends | Lucy Offerrall (GTO member ,family friend), Cindy Wells (GTO member), Pamela Des Barres (GTO member,family friend), Christine Frka (GTO member,family friend) |
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band The Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.
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Filmography
Selected Frank Zappa film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1968
Sex in Today's World
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1962
The Steve Allen Playhouse
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Composer Credits
2002
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
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1993
Beasts
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1992
The Yellow Shark
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1991
Peefeeyatko
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1989
Cousteau: Alaska: Outrage at Valdez
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1987
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
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1987
Uncle Meat
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1965
Run Home Slow
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1962
The World's Greatest Sinner
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Soundtrack Credits
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Working Slowly (Radio Alice)
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1999
Tutti gli uomini del deficiente
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1994
Tohuwabohu
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1987
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
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1987
Uncle Meat
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1983
The Chipmunks
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1971
Pop story
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1962
The World's Greatest Sinner
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1961
The New Steve Allen Show
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Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
200 Motels (1971)
A Token Of My Extreme (1979)
Absolutely Free (1971)
America Drinks & Goes Home (1967)
Apostrophe (1974)
Baby Snakes (1988)
Brown Shoes Don't Make It (1967)
Cheepnis (1974)
Chunga's Revenge (1970)
Civilization Phaze III (1994)
Cosmik Debris (1974)
Everything Is Healing Nicely (1999)
Francesco Zappa (1984)
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Hot Rats (1969)
Jazz From Hell (1986)
Joe's Garage (1979)
Lumpy Gravy (1968)
Memories Of El Monte (1991)
Montana (1979)
One Size Fits All (1975)
Orchestral Favorites (1979)
Over-Nite Sensation (1973)
Peaches En Regalia (1969)
Sleep Dirt (1979)
Studio Tan (1978)
Sunshine of Your Love (1967)
The Grand Wazoo (1972)
The Man From Utopia (1983)
