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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Ahmet Zappa| image = | caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa| alias =| Born = birth date and age|1974|5|15 Los Angeles , California , United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument =| genre =| occupation = musician, actor, novelist| years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Dweezil Zappa | website =| current_members =| past_members = Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (born May 15, 1974) is an United States|American musician , actor and novelist .
Early life
Ahmet was born in Los Angeles , California , the third of four children born to businesswoman Gail Zappa and musician Frank Zappa . http://www.filmreference.com/film/59/Ahmet-Zappa.html Ahmet Zappa Biography (1974-) Ahmet's father was of Sicilian, Greek-Arab and French descent and his mother is of Danish, French, Irish and Portuguese ancestry.cite book|last=Miles|first=Barry|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Zappa|publisher=Grove Press|year=2004|location=|pages=124|month=|url= http://books.google.com/? id=2pPgG9AXjN4C& printsec=frontcover|id=ISBN 0-8021-1783-X|isbn=978-0-8021-1783-0cite journal | journal = Creem| Creem magazine | volume = September, 1974 | pages = 16 | publisher = Creem Media Ahmet has released several albums with his brother Dweezil Zappa , as well as writing the song "Frogs With Dirty Little Lips" with his father. He also has two sisters named Moon Zappa and Diva Zappa and has also appeared in a few feature film s and television program s, sometimes appearing as a program host in the latter (see Robotica , But Can They Sing? ).
Career
In the late 1990s, Ahmet appeared on Channel 4 UK's The Adam and Joe Show , in a regular segment called 'Vinyl Justice', in which hosts Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish (comedian)|Joe Cornish , dressed as policemen, examined his vinyl collection for 'criminal records'.
In 2000, Ahmet appeared in the film Ready to Rumble . Along with his brother Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil , he also performed a cover of Britney Spears ' song " …Baby One More Time (song)|...Baby, One More Time " for the film's soundtrack.
In July 2006, Ahmet saw the release of his debut novel, entitled The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless , aimed at younger readers. The rights to a movie have already been bought by Disney.cite web|url= http://www.variety.com/index.asp? layout=story& p=0& articleid=VR1117931232& s=h - |title='Mighty' Mouse Book Buy The movie is in production with screenwriter Tim Firth assisting, and an expected release in 2011.cite web|url= http://imdb.com/title/tt0485678/|title=The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless at IMDB
On October 19, 2006, The Jim Henson Company announced it had hired Ahmet to write a treatment for a feature film version of the hit 1980s television show Fraggle Rock .Citation needed|date=February 2007 He is also writing a sequel to The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless ,Citation needed|date=December 2008 which had also been optioned to adapt to a screenplay.
Ahmet Zappa introduced the idea of developing a graphic novel-to-film division to Disney’s studio head, Bob Eiger. Eiger, understanding the studio’s need for such an entity, allowed Ahmet to run with the idea and granted him free rein to what became known as “Disney’s Kingdom Comics.” http://www.thedailytruffle.com/2010/07/disney-gets-into-comics-l-a-native-ahmet-zappa-paves-the-way-2/ The Daily Truffle - L.A. Native Ahmet Zappa – King of Disney’s Kingdom Comics
Personal life
He dated Rose McGowan in 2001. Ahmet married actress Selma Blair on January 24, 2004, at Carrie Fisher 's mansion in Beverly Hills, California . Blair filed for divorce at the Los Angeles Superior Court on June 21, 2006, citing irreconcilable differences . In a statement to People (magazine)|People , a spokesman for the couple said, "Selma and Ahmet have decided to divorce but love each other very much and will continue to be close friends". http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp? uuid=face81ca-e904-462f-8aa7-144beb845aea E& #33; News - Selma Blair Legally Divorced
Ahmet is now married to Shana Muldoon, the sister of actor Patrick Muldoon . They have a daughter, Halo Violetta Zappa, born December 28, 2010.
Discography
Confessions (1991 album)|Confessions (1991)
Shampoohorn (1994)
Music For Pets (1996)
Leather Dynamite (2002)
Filmography
Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume (1990) - Jaime
Jack Frost (1998 film)|Jack Frost (1998) - Snow plow driver
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) - Lazlo
Ready To Rumble (2000) - Cashier
Fraggle Rock: The Movie (Announced, October 2006) - producer
Television
2 Hip 4 Tv - Host (1988)
Robotica - host for three seasons (2001–2002)
webRIOT - host (1999)
Happy Hour - host (1999)
But Can They Sing? - host (2005)
Head Case Ep #105 (Parental Guidance Required) - Starz Channel Original Series - self (2008)
Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne (1996)
References
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External links
IMDb name|0953257|Ahmet Zappa
Frank Zappa Persondata | NAME = Zappa, Ahmet | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American entertainer | DATE OF BIRTH = May 15, 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Zappa, Ahmet Category:1974 births Category:American film actors Category:American musicians Category:American novelists Category:American television actors Category:Actors from Los Angeles, California Category:Frank Zappa Category:Living people Category:American people of Arab descent Category:American people of Portuguese descent Category:American people of Greek descent Category:American people of French descent Category:American people of Italian descent Category:American people of Sicilian descent
