Dweezil Zappa Net Worth
Dweezil Zappa net worth is
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$3 Million
Dweezil Zappa Wiki Biography
Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa was born on 5 September 1969, in Los Angeles, California, USA, of Sicilian, Arab, Greek, French, Danish, and Irish ancestry. He later learned how he had a different birth name from his nickname Dweezil, and resolved to change his name, which his parents obliged. Dweezil is a guitarist and actor best known for his proficiency in playing the guitar, and being the son of performer Frank Zappa. He’s also appeared in various films and done some voice acting work. All of his endeavors have helped raise his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Dweezil Zappa? As of early-2016, sources estimate that his net worth is at $3 million, mostly earned through a successful career in the music industry. His occasional acting stints have also helped in raising his wealth somewhat. He’s said to own several valuable guitars, most of which are custom made.
Dweezil Zappa Net Worth $3 Million
At a young age, Zappa showed an affinity for playing guitar and producing music. He was taught how to play the guitar by famous guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai. Dweezil started his career y being noticed as a VJ for MTV – he was subsequently fired after badmouthing the network on “The Howard Stern Show”. Around this time he was working on solo albums and playing for other artists as well, some of whom include the Fat Boys, Winger and Don Johnson. He also had a few small acting roles, including in “The Running Man” which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and “Pretty in Pink”. During the 1990s, Zappa started working on a project called “What the Hell Was I Thinking?” and it features guitar solos from several popular guitarists – the project is still under work today.
In the mid-1990s Dweezil was given the chance to voice the character Ajax Duckman in the series “Duckman”. He continued to take various television opportunities presented to him like the sitcom “Normal Life”, and “The Ben Stiller Show”. Dweezil was also part of a popular show entitled “Happy Hour” which however only lasted for one season due to copyright disputes.
In 2003, Zappa helped record for Weird Al Yankovic’s album “Poodie Hat”. Three years later he formed a band of young musicians for the “Zappa Plays Zappa” tour, which hoped to bring his father’s music to the younger generation. It began its tour in Europe during 2006 and then continued on to the United States, taking breaks but eventually continuing with each year. The tour has had various guests like Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio and Ray White.
For his personal life, it is known that Dweezil dated Lisa Loeb for around six years and Zappa even toured with Loeb’s band. They also had a Food Network show called “Dweezil & Lisa” which aired in 2004. However, he married fashion stylist Lauren Knudsen in 2005 and they have two children, but divorce was filed for in 2010, with his wife citing irreconcilable differences. Dweezil subsequently married again in 2012, to Megan Marsicano.
| 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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| 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" |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | [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. |
| 3 | [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. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Just finished the "Zappa plays Zappa" tour [October 2007] |
| 2 | New TV show, with Lisa Loeb, Dweezil & Lisa (2004). [March 2005] |
| 3 | Brother-in-law of Paul Doucette. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | Attended Walter Reed Jr. High in North Hollywood, CA. |
| 6 | Cousin of Lala Sloatman |
| 7 | Brother of Moon Unit Zappa, Diva Zappa, and Ahmet Zappa. |
| 8 | Son of Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metalocalypse | 2012 | TV Series | Bullied Camper |
| Fully Loaded | 2011 | Eric | |
| On the Spot | 2003 | TV Series | Bandleader |
| According to Jim | 2001 | TV Series | Joe |
| Son of the Beach | 2001 | TV Series | Tom Maxwell |
| Behind the Seams | 2000 | Siro | |
| Jack Frost | 1998 | John Kaplan | |
| Anarchy TV | 1998 | Sid | |
| MADtv | 1998 | TV Series | German Tourist Tobias |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | 1994-1997 | TV Series | Ajax |
| Second Noah | 1997 | TV Series | Cirrus Rose |
| Duckman | 1997 | Video Game | Ajax (voice) |
| Normal Life | 1990 | TV Series | Jake Harlow |
| Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | 1990 | TV Movie | Special Guest Appearance |
| The Running Man | 1987 | Stevie | |
| Heartbeat | 1987 | Video | Band Performer |
| Pretty in Pink | 1986 | Simon |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | 2002 | TV Series composer - 3 episodes | |
| The Ben Stiller Show | 1992-1993 | TV Series composer - 15 episodes | |
| Pee-wee's Playhouse | 1986 | TV Series composer: additional music |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Gracie | 2007 | performer: "Bad Intensions" / writer: "Bad Intensions" | |
| Legally Blonde | 2001 | producer: "We Could Still Belong Together" | |
| 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" | |
| The Ben Stiller Show | 1992 | TV Series performer: "Groove Holmes" | |
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | 1989 | writer: "Two Heads Are Better Than One" | |
| Back to the Beach | 1987 | performer: "Wipe Out" |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily | 2014 | Documentary | |
| 1982. L'estate di Frank | 2012 | Documentary short | |
| On the Spot | 2003 | TV Series | |
| Normal Life | 1990 | TV Series | |
| Pee-wee's Playhouse | 1988 | TV Series 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | 2016 | Documentary special thanks - as Dweezil | |
| Roxy the Movie | 2015 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Zappa's Universe | 1993 | Video special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing Is Believing | 2017 | Documentary completed | Himself |
| Chopped | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant |
| Celebrity Wife Swap | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Skavlan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| American Masters | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Morgan Agren's Conundrum: A Percussive Misadventure | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| 1982. L'estate di Frank | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1999-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest / Himself |
| Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World | 2011 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1994-2007 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Zappa Plays Zappa | 2007 | Video | Himself |
| Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')/Over-Nite Sensation | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Cinderella: Rocked, Wired & Bluesed - The Greatest Video Hits | 2005 | Video | Himself (Segment: "Shelter Me") |
| Spinal Tap Goes to 20 | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Dweezil & Lisa | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Life with Lisa Loeb | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Chris Isaak Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Grosse Pointe | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood | 1999 | Documentary short | |
| Hollywood Squares | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy Hour | 1999 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Celebrity Profile | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Weird Al Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| In a Metal Mood | 1996 | Documentary | Himself |
| Grill Me | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself - Contestant |
| 1995 MTV Movie Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| Roseanne | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Guitarist |
| Zappa's Universe | 1993 | Video | Himself - Guitar |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1993 | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| Newton's Apple | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ein Leben als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1990 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Negligee and Underpants Party | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Square One Television | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1986 | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Ozzy Osbourne: The Ultimate Ozzy | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| Frank Zappa | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994-1997)
as Ajax
The Running Man (1987)
as Stevie
Pretty in Pink (1986)
as Simon
Jack Frost (1998)
as John Kaplan
