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Infobox person| name = Diva Zappa| image =| caption =| birth_date = birth date and age|1979|7|30| birth_place = Los Angeles, California , USA| occupation = Artist, businessperson, actor, musician| residence =| alma_mater =| website = http://www.divazappa.com/ divazappa.com Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa (born July 30, 1979) is an American artist, also known for several acting roles in film and television, as well as recording a one-off comedy single. She is the youngest daughter of musician Frank Zappa .
Personal life
Zappa was born in Los Angeles, the youngest child of Frank Zappa|Frank and Gail Zappa . She has three older siblings, Moon Zappa|Moon Unit , Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil , and Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet . Zappa's father was of Sicilian, Greek-Arab and French descent and her mother is of Danish, French, Irish and Portuguese ancestry.
She was given the name Diva by her parents, according to Frank, "because of the loud quality of her voice. She's audible at 300 yards."cite news | title = Zappa still lives in the world of the weird | author = Mary Campbell | newspaper = Sarasota Herald-Tribune | date = January 31, 1980
Zappa won an award at age 12 in a poster contest to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect.cite news | title = The Hardest Words | author = Gary Libman | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | date = April 29, 1992
Career
Zappa's first film appearance was in the 1998 film Anarchy TV , along with her older siblings. Since then, she has also appeared in Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998), '' National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006), as well as various TV shows including Felicity (TV series)|Felicity , Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters , and The Mighty Boosh .
In 1999, Zappa released a comedy single called "When The Bell Drops" about her "hunt for someone to make out with on the Millennium ".cite news | title = Tipper Gore Plays Drums for Diva Zappa | author = Staff | newspaper = Spartanburg Herald-Journal | date = December 28, 1999 Tipper Gore played drums on the recording and Kristen Gore sang backup vocals.cite news|url= http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=8FdIAAAAIBAJ& sjid=7B4EAAAAIBAJ& pg=4103,6180594& dq=diva+zappa& hl=en|title=Diva Zappa: Two Gores and a Record|date=1999-12-29|work=Wilmington Morning Star|accessdate=29 March 2011
Zappa runs her own website/business called "Hand Made Beauty" where she sells her own self-designed and made clothing.cite web| url = http://www.divazappa.com/| title = Hand Made Beauty The clothing is primarily knit ted or crochet ed, and consists of hats, ponchos and skirts.cite news | title = Purl Girl | author = Sarah Taylor | newspaper = Women's Wear Daily | date = August 10, 2006 A percentage of all sales are donated to the Creative Visions Foundation . She was initially taught how to knit by Laurie Metcalf .cite news | title = Knitting Diva | author = Vickie Howell | newspaper = Knit 1. Magazine | date = Spring/Summer 2009 She does not plan her work, preferring to work in a spontaneous manner.
A full-length dress she knitted was worn to the 2009 Grammy Awards by Chloé Trujillo, the wife of Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo . She also made a cape for Diablo Cody .
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External links
IMDb name|0953259
http://www.divazappa.com/ Hand Made Beauty
Frank Zappa|state=collapsed Persondata | NAME = Zappa, Moon | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actor | DATE OF BIRTH = July 30, 1979 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Los Angeles, California , USA | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Zappa, Moon Category:1979 births Category:American film actors Category:American musicians Category:American artists Category:American businesspeople in retailing Category:American people of Italian descent Category:American people of Arab descent Category:American people of Portuguese descent Category:Frank Zappa Category:Living people Category:People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
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