Dweezil Zappa Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Family, Facts, Biography

Dweezil Zappa Quick Info
Height	5 ft 9 in
Weight	70 kg
Date of Birth	September 5, 1969
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Spouse	Megan Marsicano

Dweezil Zappa is an American musician, songwriter, and actor, best known as the son of the musician, composer, and bandleader, Frank Zappa. Growing up in a musical family allowed him to learn directly from musicians such as Eddie Van Halen from the band Van Halen, and Steve Vai, who played in his dad’s band between 1980 and 1983. To carry his dad’s legacy, Dweezil started leading and touring with a tribute group, Zappa Plays Zappa, which played renditions of the original music his dad performed.

Born Name

Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa

Nick Name

Dweezil

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Los Angeles, California, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

Education

Dweezil attended Walter Reed Middle School in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Occupation

Musician, Actor, Songwriter

Family

Father – Frank Vincent Zappa (Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Bandleader, Composer) (Passed away on December 4, 1993)
Mother – Adelaide Gail née Sloatman Zappa (Model, Actress, Singer, Secretary, Manager) (Passed away on October 7, 2015, from lung cancer)
Siblings – Moon Unit Zappa (Older Sister) (Author, Actress), Ahmet Zappa (Younger Brother) (Producer, Publisher, Writer), Diva Zappa (Younger Sister)
Others – Lala Sloatman (Maternal Cousin) (Actress), John Klein Sloatman Jr. (Maternal Grandfather) (United States Navy Nuclear Weapons Researcher), Francis Vincent Zappa (Paternal Grandfather) (Chemist, Mathematician), Rosemarie “Rosie” (née Collimore) Marie (Paternal Grandmother), Vincenzo/Vincent Zappa (Paternal Great-Grandfather), Rosaria “Rosa” DeLorenzo/Di Lorenzo (Paternal Great-Grandmother), Charles “Charlie” Louis Colimore (Paternal Great-Grandfather), Theresa Fava (Paternal Great-Grandmother)

Manager

Dweezil Zappa is represented by –

Paradigm Talent Agency (Talent Agent) in Beverly Hills, California, United States
Windish Agency (Talent Agent) in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Genre

Rock, Hard Rock, Instrumental Rock, Heavy Metal

Instruments

Vocals, Bass, Piano, Banjo, Guitar

Labels

Zappa
Favored Nations
Barking Pumpkin
Chrysalis

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Dweezil Zappa has dated –

Molly Ringwald (1985-1986)

Virginia Madsen (1986)

Katie Wagner (1987) – In early 1987, Dweezil began dating a TV personality, but their relationship came to an end by December of that year.

Emily Lloyd (1987) – Rumor

Demi Moore (1987) – Dweezil had a brief encounter with the actress in April 1987.

Nicollette Sheridan (1988) – Rumor

Jennifer Connelly (1990) – He dated the actress between July and September 1990.

Sharon Stone (1996) – Dweezil was in a brief relationship with the actress between April and July 1996.

Sandra Bullock (1998)

Lisa Loeb (1998-2004) – For 6 years, he dated a fellow musician. They performed and wrote music together, in addition to hosting a cooking TV show on Food Network in 2004 titled Dweezil & Lisa.

Lauren Knudsen (2004-2010) – After a year of dating, on September 3, 2005, Dweezil married fashion stylist Lauren Knudsen in his hometown of Los Angeles, California. The couple has 2 daughters, Zola Frank Zappa (b. 2006) and Ceylon Indira Zappa (b. 2008). Their marriage ended in March 2010, when Lauren filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences. The divorce was not finalized as of March 2012, due to unpaid legal bills on Dweezil’s end.

Megan Marsicano (2011-Present) – In 2011, he started dating Megan and married her on April 3, 2012. In June 2014, Dweezil and Megan appeared on the episode of the reality-TV series Celebrity Wife Swap. They also have a daughter named Mia together.

Race / Ethnicity

White

He is of French, Irish, and Danish ancestry on his maternal side, and of Sicilian, Greek, Arab, and French descent on his paternal side.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Dweezil Zappa Facts

He was always called Dweezil by his family. However, doctors did not allow his dad to give him that name legally at birth. As soon as he was aware of this, he got it officially changed to Dweezil. The nickname stems from what his dad Frank called his mom’s oddly curled pinky toe.

After his mom’s death in 2015, he and his older sister Moon each received a share of 20% of the Zappa family trust, while his younger brother and sister received 30% each. This was not the only shocking event because his brother Ahmet also sent him a cease-and-desist letter about playing his father’s music and creating merchandise under the Zappa name.

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Valentine Belue

Update: 2024-04-23

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