Moon Unit ZappaMoon Unit Zappa (born September 28, 1967) is the oldest daughter of rock musician Frank Zappa. Her first fame derives from a vocal improvisation on her father's song "Valley Girl" on 1982 when she was 15. This song is about vals (Valley girls) and features Moon improvising phrases in the valspeak dialect. The song was released on a single (the only one from Zappa that became a United States top 40 hit), which features several pictures of Moon with her father Frank. It was first released on the album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. Moon was born in New York City. She has three younger siblings, Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva. Recently she has worked as a stand up comic, magazine writer, actress (including the sit-com 'Normal Life'), and author of the novel America, the Beautiful, Publisher: Touchstone (September 11, 2001) ISBN 0743213831 Famous valspeak quote: "Gag me with a spoon." Zappa is married to Paul Doucette, drummer for the band Matchbox 20. Moon Unit Zappa gave birth to Frank Zappa's first grandchild (Mathilda Plum Doucette) on December 21, 2004, which would have been her late father's sixty-fourth birthday. Cultural ReferencesIn Austin Powers, Moon Unit Zappa is one of the units on the moon This page about Moon Unit Zappa includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Moon Unit Zappa News stories about Moon Unit Zappa External links for Moon Unit Zappa Videos for Moon Unit Zappa Wikis about Moon Unit Zappa Discussion Groups about Moon Unit Zappa Blogs about Moon Unit Zappa Images of Moon Unit Zappa |
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In Austin Powers, Moon Unit Zappa is one of the units on the moon. Since 1984 he has hosted an annual LPGA golf tournament in northwest Ohio, formerly the "Jamie Farr Toledo Classic", renamed the "Jamie Farr Kroger Classic" in 1996 and the "Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger" in 2004. Moon Unit Zappa gave birth to Frank Zappa's first grandchild (Mathilda Plum Doucette) on December 21, 2004, which would have been her late father's sixty-fourth birthday. He is of Lebanese descent. Zappa is married to Paul Doucette, drummer for the band Matchbox 20. He had a supporting role in the 1955 movie, The Blackboard Jungle (billed as Jameel Farah). Famous valspeak quote: "Gag me with a spoon.". Jamie Farr (born July 1, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio), birth name Jameel Joseph Farah, is an American television and film actor who is best known for playing the role of Corporal Maxwell Klinger in the 1970s and '80s US television sitcom, M*A*S*H. Recently she has worked as a stand up comic, magazine writer, actress (including the sit-com 'Normal Life'), and author of the novel America, the Beautiful, Publisher: Touchstone (September 11, 2001) ISBN 0743213831. She has three younger siblings, Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva. Moon was born in New York City. It was first released on the album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. The song was released on a single (the only one from Zappa that became a United States top 40 hit), which features several pictures of Moon with her father Frank. This song is about vals (Valley girls) and features Moon improvising phrases in the valspeak dialect. Her first fame derives from a vocal improvisation on her father's song "Valley Girl" on 1982 when she was 15. Moon Unit Zappa (born September 28, 1967) is the oldest daughter of rock musician Frank Zappa. |