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Moon Zappa

Moon Unit Zappa (born September 28, 1967) is an American actress, singer, and author. She is the daughter of musician Frank Zappa.

Moon Zappa
Born (1967-09-28) September 28, 1967 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Actress
Author
Years active1982–present
Spouse
(m. 2002; div. 2014)
Children1
Parent(s)Frank Zappa
Gail Zappa
RelativesDweezil Zappa (brother)
Ahmet Zappa (brother)
Diva Zappa (sister)
Lala Sloatman (maternal cousin)

Early life edit

Moon Zappa was born in New York City, the eldest child of Gail (née Sloatman) and musician Frank Zappa.[1] She has three younger siblings: Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva. Zappa's father was of Sicilian, Greek-Arab, and French ancestry, and her mother was of German and Portuguese descent.[2] Zappa attended Oakwood School in North Hollywood, California.

Career edit

Zappa first came to public attention in 1982 at the age of 14, when she appeared on her father's hit single "Valley Girl." The song featured Moon's monologue in "valleyspeak", slang terms popular with teenage girls in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. "Valley Girl" was Frank Zappa's biggest hit in the United States, and popularized phrases from the lyric such as "grody to the max" and "gag me with a spoon." The song appeared on her father's 1982 album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch.

In the mid-1980s, Zappa and her brother Dweezil were frequent guest VJs on MTV.

She sang on Dweezil's songs "My Mother Is a Space Cadet" b/w "Crunchy Water" in 1982 and "Let's Talk About It" from the album Havin' a Bad Day in 1986.

As a teenager, Zappa acted in the television series CHiPs, The Facts of Life, and the film Nightmares.[1] While still 18, she was a technical consultant and appeared in several episodes of Fast Times. As an adult, she has worked as a stand-up comic, magazine writer, and actress, appearing in the films National Lampoon's European Vacation and Spirit of '76, the television sitcom Normal Life, and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show.

Zappa appeared as a niqab-clad Muslim woman in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Ted Mosby's cousin Stacy in an episode of How I Met Your Mother, and on an episode ("Pampered to a Pulp") of Roseanne. In 2013, Zappa was the voice of Mrs. Lamber on FOX Broadcasting's Animation Domination High-Def series High School USA!.

In 2000, Zappa appeared as guest vocalist on Kip Winger's third solo album Songs from the Ocean Floor. She is the author of the novel America, the Beautiful, published in 2001.[3] She has also written for The New York Times.[4] In a 2016 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Zappa said she was working on a book about growing up in her "crazy house."[5]

Personal life edit

Zappa married Paul Doucette, drummer and rhythm guitarist for American pop group Matchbox Twenty, in June 2002. They have one child, Mathilda Plum Doucette. They divorced in 2014.[6]

Following the death of Zappa's mother, Gail, in October 2015, it was revealed that her siblings Ahmet and Diva were given control of the Zappa family trust with shares of 30% each, while Moon and her brother Dweezil were given smaller shares of 20% each.[7] Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in 2016, Zappa called it "the most hideous shock of [her] life."[7] As beneficiaries only, Moon and Dweezil will reportedly not receive any distributions from the trust until it is profitable—as of 2016, it was millions of dollars in debt—and must seek permission from Ahmet, the trustee, to make money from their father's music or merchandise bearing his name.[7]

In more recent times, the Zappa siblings have legally reconciled their differences, with Dweezil noting "It may be a bumpy road at times – we are a passionate Italian family – but we have decided to work toward privately discussing issues rather than using public forums and lawyers."[8]

Zappa's memoir, Earth to Moon, will be released in August 2024.[9][10]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Nightmares Pamela
1985 National Lampoon's European Vacation Rusty's California Girl
1985 The Boys Next Door Nancy
1987 Heartbeat Band Performer Direct-to-video
1989 Listen to Me Longnecker
1989 Heartstopper Lenora Clayton
1990 The Spirit of '76 Cheryl Dickman
1992 Little Sister Venus
1994 Dark Side of Genius Carrie
1996 Love Always Mary Ellen
1997 The Girl Gets Moe Hostess Jillian
1997 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills Susie
1998 Anarchy TV Katie
1998 Jack Frost School Teacher Uncredited
2000 Brutal Truth Alex
2000 Behind the Seams Astric
2010 Love & Distrust Donna Direct-to-video
2011 Last Will Belinda DeNovi

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
1982 CHiPs Tami Episode: "Speedway Fever"
1985 The Facts of Life Sondra Episode: "The Last Drive-In"
1986 Fast Times Barbara 6 episodes
1987 Student Exchange Murphy the Biker Television film
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Marilyn Episode: "Wild Thing"
1990 Normal Life Tess Harlow 13 episodes
1991 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Janet Franey Episode: "Wolf Pack"
1993 Wild Palms Judy Episode: "Hungry Ghosts"
1996 Murder One Chris Episode: "Chapter Seventeen"
1996 Clueless Taki Episode: "Do We with Bad Haircuts Not Feel?"
1996 Roseanne Carol Episode: "Pampered to a Pulp"
1997 Party of Five Merika Episode: "Adjustments"
2000 Tenacious D Art Gallery Visitor Episode: "The Fan"
2003 The Complete Master Works Video documentary
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Haboos Episode: "The Blind Date"
2006 How I Met Your Mother Stacy Episode: "How Lily Stole Christmas"
2007 Private Practice Jenny Episode: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else"
2010 Grey's Anatomy Kelly Episode: "Push"
2013 High School USA! Tracey Lamber (voice) 5 episodes

References edit

  1. ^ a b Moon Unit Zappa Biography (1967–) 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, Filmreference.com
  2. ^ Miles, Barry (2004). Zappa. Grove Press. pp. 124. ISBN 978-0-8021-1783-0.
  3. ^ Zappa, Moon Unit. America the Beautiful: A Novel. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction, 2001. ISBN 978-0-7432-1383-7
  4. ^ Zappa, Moon Unit (2001-11-18). "One Street at a Time; Positively Third Street". The New York Times. from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  5. ^ Roberts, Randall. "Zappa family drama: A look at where Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva are today". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. from the original on 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  6. ^ "Moon Zappa Divorce -- Our Kid Will Still Get the Star Treatment". TMZ.com. 2014-04-11. from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  7. ^ a b c Randall Roberts (24 June 2016). "It's brother and sister against brother and sister in bitter fight over control of Frank Zappa's legacy". www.latimes.com. from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  8. ^ Andrew O'Brien (May 17, 2018). "Dweezil Zappa Announces Reconciliation With His Siblings & Zappa Family Trust After Years-Long Feud". Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Earth to Moon". HarperCollins. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  10. ^ "From Bong Joon-ho to Van Gogh: Observer critics' culture highlights for 2024". The Guardian. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

External links edit

  • Moon Zappa at IMDb
  • Zappa Family Album

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Moon Unit Zappa born September 28 1967 is an American actress singer and author She is the daughter of musician Frank Zappa Moon ZappaBorn 1967 09 28 September 28 1967 age 56 New York City U S Occupation s ActressAuthorYears active1982 presentSpousePaul Doucette m 2002 div 2014 wbr Children1Parent s Frank ZappaGail ZappaRelativesDweezil Zappa brother Ahmet Zappa brother Diva Zappa sister Lala Sloatman maternal cousin Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editMoon Zappa was born in New York City the eldest child of Gail nee Sloatman and musician Frank Zappa 1 She has three younger siblings Dweezil Ahmet and Diva Zappa s father was of Sicilian Greek Arab and French ancestry and her mother was of German and Portuguese descent 2 Zappa attended Oakwood School in North Hollywood California Career editZappa first came to public attention in 1982 at the age of 14 when she appeared on her father s hit single Valley Girl The song featured Moon s monologue in valleyspeak slang terms popular with teenage girls in the San Fernando Valley Los Angeles Valley Girl was Frank Zappa s biggest hit in the United States and popularized phrases from the lyric such as grody to the max and gag me with a spoon The song appeared on her father s 1982 album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch In the mid 1980s Zappa and her brother Dweezil were frequent guest VJs on MTV She sang on Dweezil s songs My Mother Is a Space Cadet b w Crunchy Water in 1982 and Let s Talk About It from the album Havin a Bad Day in 1986 As a teenager Zappa acted in the television series CHiPs The Facts of Life and the film Nightmares 1 While still 18 she was a technical consultant and appeared in several episodes of Fast Times As an adult she has worked as a stand up comic magazine writer and actress appearing in the films National Lampoon s European Vacation and Spirit of 76 the television sitcom Normal Life and The Super Mario Bros Super Show Zappa appeared as a niqab clad Muslim woman in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm as Ted Mosby s cousin Stacy in an episode of How I Met Your Mother and on an episode Pampered to a Pulp of Roseanne In 2013 Zappa was the voice of Mrs Lamber on FOX Broadcasting s Animation Domination High Def series High School USA In 2000 Zappa appeared as guest vocalist on Kip Winger s third solo album Songs from the Ocean Floor She is the author of the novel America the Beautiful published in 2001 3 She has also written for The New York Times 4 In a 2016 interview with the Los Angeles Times Zappa said she was working on a book about growing up in her crazy house 5 Personal life editZappa married Paul Doucette drummer and rhythm guitarist for American pop group Matchbox Twenty in June 2002 They have one child Mathilda Plum Doucette They divorced in 2014 6 Following the death of Zappa s mother Gail in October 2015 it was revealed that her siblings Ahmet and Diva were given control of the Zappa family trust with shares of 30 each while Moon and her brother Dweezil were given smaller shares of 20 each 7 Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in 2016 Zappa called it the most hideous shock of her life 7 As beneficiaries only Moon and Dweezil will reportedly not receive any distributions from the trust until it is profitable as of 2016 update it was millions of dollars in debt and must seek permission from Ahmet the trustee to make money from their father s music or merchandise bearing his name 7 In more recent times the Zappa siblings have legally reconciled their differences with Dweezil noting It may be a bumpy road at times we are a passionate Italian family but we have decided to work toward privately discussing issues rather than using public forums and lawyers 8 Zappa s memoir Earth to Moon will be released in August 2024 9 10 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes 1983 Nightmares Pamela 1985 National Lampoon s European Vacation Rusty s California Girl 1985 The Boys Next Door Nancy 1987 Heartbeat Band Performer Direct to video 1989 Listen to Me Longnecker 1989 Heartstopper Lenora Clayton 1990 The Spirit of 76 Cheryl Dickman 1992 Little Sister Venus 1994 Dark Side of Genius Carrie 1996 Love Always Mary Ellen 1997 The Girl Gets Moe Hostess Jillian 1997 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills Susie 1998 Anarchy TV Katie 1998 Jack Frost School Teacher Uncredited 2000 Brutal Truth Alex 2000 Behind the Seams Astric 2010 Love amp Distrust Donna Direct to video 2011 Last Will Belinda DeNovi Television edit Year Title Role Notes 1982 CHiPs Tami Episode Speedway Fever 1985 The Facts of Life Sondra Episode The Last Drive In 1986 Fast Times Barbara 6 episodes 1987 Student Exchange Murphy the Biker Television film 1989 The Super Mario Bros Super Show Marilyn Episode Wild Thing 1990 Normal Life Tess Harlow 13 episodes 1991 The Trials of Rosie O Neill Janet Franey Episode Wolf Pack 1993 Wild Palms Judy Episode Hungry Ghosts 1996 Murder One Chris Episode Chapter Seventeen 1996 Clueless Taki Episode Do We with Bad Haircuts Not Feel 1996 Roseanne Carol Episode Pampered to a Pulp 1997 Party of Five Merika Episode Adjustments 2000 Tenacious D Art Gallery Visitor Episode The Fan 2003 The Complete Master Works Video documentary 2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Haboos Episode The Blind Date 2006 How I Met Your Mother Stacy Episode How Lily Stole Christmas 2007 Private Practice Jenny Episode In Which We Meet Addison a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else 2010 Grey s Anatomy Kelly Episode Push 2013 High School USA Tracey Lamber voice 5 episodesReferences edit a b Moon Unit Zappa Biography 1967 Archived 2008 09 17 at the Wayback Machine Filmreference com Miles Barry 2004 Zappa Grove Press pp 124 ISBN 978 0 8021 1783 0 Zappa Moon Unit America the Beautiful A Novel New York Scribner Paperback Fiction 2001 ISBN 978 0 7432 1383 7 Zappa Moon Unit 2001 11 18 One Street at a Time Positively Third Street The New York Times Archived from the original on 2008 12 16 Retrieved 2008 11 04 Roberts Randall Zappa family drama A look at where Moon Unit Dweezil Ahmet and Diva are today Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458 3035 Archived from the original on 2017 03 25 Retrieved 2017 03 25 Moon Zappa Divorce Our Kid Will Still Get the Star Treatment TMZ com 2014 04 11 Archived from the original on 2014 04 13 Retrieved 2014 05 16 a b c Randall Roberts 24 June 2016 It s brother and sister against brother and sister in bitter fight over control of Frank Zappa s legacy www latimes com Archived from the original on 2017 05 30 Retrieved 2017 03 25 Andrew O Brien May 17 2018 Dweezil Zappa Announces Reconciliation With His Siblings amp Zappa Family Trust After Years Long Feud Retrieved January 18 2021 Earth to Moon HarperCollins Retrieved 8 January 2024 From Bong Joon ho to Van Gogh Observer critics culture highlights for 2024 The Guardian 7 January 2024 Retrieved 8 January 2024 External links editMoon Zappa at IMDb Zappa Family Album Retrieved from https en 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