Brother of Moon Unit Zappa, Diva Zappa, and Ahmet Zappa.
Cousin of Lala Sloatman
Attended Walter Reed Jr. High in North Hollywood, CA.
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.
Dweezil Zappa Detailed Biography
Dweezil Zappa (born September 5, 1969, in Los Angeles, California) is a heavy metal guitarist. He is the son of Gail (Sloatman) and Frank Zappa and the second of four siblings. Dweezil's older sister is Moon Unit, and his two younger siblings are Ahmet and Diva Zappa.
Dweezil's registered birth name was Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, although this only occurred because the hospital at which he was born refused to register him under the name Dweezil. The name was a nickname coined by Frank for an oddly-curled pinky-toe of Gail's. His father instead used the first names of his bandmates to form a name. He was always called Dweezil (pronounced "da weasel") by his family, though, and later had an official name change.
In the 1980s, Dweezil worked as a MTV VJ. He also recorded some solo rock albums, as well as playing guitar for other artists. Dweezil can be seen in the music video for Don Johnson's top 40 song, "Heartbeat." Dweezil has said that Eddie Van Halen was his favorite guitar player, and he began copying Van Halen's distinctive guitar style.
In the mid 1990s, he voiced the character Ajax Duckman on the animated series Duckman. He also briefly appeared in a television sitcom with sister Moon Unit Zappa and former Laverne and Shirley star Cindy Williams. His most famous cameo role occurs in the Molly Ringwald movie Pretty in Pink as Andi's friend, Simon.
Dweezil's first serious relationship of note was with Katie Wagner, daughter of Robert Wagner, star of the Hart to Hart tv show. Dweezil later went on to have a brief relationship with actress Sharon Stone. For many years, Dweezil dated musician Lisa Loeb. Dweezil and Lisa wrote and performed music together, and even went on tour with Loeb's band. The couple starred on television with the show Dweezil & Lisa on Food Network in 2004. However, the couple broke up in the Summer of 2004.
Havin' a Bad Day - 1986
My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama - 1988
Confessions - 1991
Shampoo Horn - 1993
Music For Pets - 1996
Automatic - 2000
