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Overview
Mini Biography:
Of all the qualities that typified Frank Zappa, perhaps the most striking... moreTrivia:
Used a wah-wah with his onstage guitar setup, which he'd usually leave... moreNewsDesk:
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Zappa statue donated to Us city (From digitalspy. 8 May 2008, 6:57 AM, PDT)
Blair and Zappa Divorce Finalized (From WENN. 1 December 2006)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Composer, Soundtrack, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Music Department, Self, Archive Footage
Composer:
- Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note (2002)
- "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (11 episodes, 1994)
- Joking the Chicken (1994) TV episode
- Cellar Beware (1994) TV episode
- It's the Thing of the Principal (1994) TV episode
- Not So Easy Riders (1994) TV episode
- A Civil War (1994) TV episode
(6 more) - The Yellow Shark (1992)
- Peefeeyatko (1991)
- Cousteau: Alaska: Outrage at Valdez (1989)
- The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988) (V)
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987)
- Uncle Meat (1987)
- Video from Hell (1985) (V)
- Does Humor Belong in Music? (1985) (V)
- The Dub Room Special (1984) (V)
- Baby Snakes (1979)
- 200 Motels (1971)
... aka Two Hundred Motels - Run Home Slow (1965)
- The World's Greatest Sinner (1962)
Soundtrack:
- Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) (writer: "The Little House I Used to Live in", "Black Napkins") (performer: "The Little House I Used to Live in", "Black Napkins")
- Y tu mamá también (2001) (performer: "Watermelon in Easter Hay")
... aka And Your Mother Too (USA: informal literal title) - Se buscan fulmontis (1999) ("Dirty Love" (Overnite Sensation version))
- The Ice Storm (1997) (writer: "Dirty Love") (performer: "Dirty Love")
- Chun gwong cha sit (1997) ("Chunga's Revenge", "I Have Been In You")
... aka Happy Together (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
... aka Buenos Aires Affair (International: English title)
... aka Chun guang zha xie (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
... aka Happy - Péril jeune, Le (1994) (performer: "Dirty Love")
... aka Années lycée: péril jeune - 1975, Les (France)
... aka Good Old Daze - "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1 episode, 1993)
- Canoe (1993) TV episode (writer: "You Are What You Is") (performer: "You Are What You Is") - "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" (1 episode, 1990)
... aka Parker Lewis (USA: new title)
- Operation Kubiak (1990) TV episode (performer: "You Are What You Is") - Waiting for the Light (1990) (writer: "Memories of El Monte")
- Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990) (writer: "Harder Than Your Husband")
- Hellgate (1989) (writer: "MEMORIES OF EL MONTE")
- Colors (1988) (writer: "MEMORIES OF EL MONTE")
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987) (writer: "Naval Aviation In Art?", "Dupree's Paradise", "The Perfect Stranger")
- Uncle Meat (1987) (writer: "The Uncle Meat Variations", "Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague", "Mr. Green Genes", "Holiday In Berlin, Full-Blown", "Mother People", "I'm Not Satisfied", "Tengo Na Minchia Tanta") (performer: "Tengo Na Minchia Tanta")
- "Alvin & the Chipmunks" (1983) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka The Chipmunks
... aka The Chipmunks Go to the Movies - Animalympics (1980) (writer: "I Don't Think I Can Go Through This Again") (producer: "I Don't Think I Can Go Through This Again")
- Baby Snakes (1979) (writer: "(The Adventures of) Greggery Peccary", "Hot Poop") (performer: "Baby Snakes", "Titties 'N Beer", "The Black Page #2", "Jones Crusher", "Disco Boy", "Dinah-Moe-Humm", "Punky's Whips", "I Have Been In You", "I'm So Cute", "City Of Tiny Lites", "Dancin' Fool", "Duck Duck Goose", "Yo' Mama's Rubber Shirt", "Return Of The Son of Shut Up and Play Your Guitar", "Whatever Happened To All The Fun In The World?", "Wait A Minute...We Gotta Get Into Something Real", "Revenge of The Knick Knack People", "(The Adventures of) Greggery Peccary", "Sexual Harrasment In The Workplace", "Time Is Money") (producer: "(The Adventures of) Greggery Peccary", "Hot Poop")
- More American Graffiti (1979) (performer: "Lumpy Gravy")
... aka Purple Haze - "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1976)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa (1976) TV episode (writer: "I'm the Slime", "Lagoon", "Peaches & Regalia") (performer: "I'm the Slime", "Lagoon", "Peaches & Regalia") - Medium Cool (1969) (writer: "Oh No", "Who Needs the Peace Corps?", "Mom and Dad") (performer: "Oh No", "Who Needs the Peace Corps?", "Mom and Dad")
- "The Monkees" (1 episode, 1968)
- Monkees Blow Their Minds (1968) TV episode (writer: "Mother People")
Actor:
- "The Ren & Stimpy Show" .... The Pope (1 episode, 1992)
... aka VH-1 Ren and Stimpy Rocks (USA: cable TV title)
- In the Army/Powdered Toastman (1992) TV episode .... The Pope - "Miami Vice" .... Mario Fuente (1 episode, 1986)
- Payback (1986) TV episode .... Mario Fuente - "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Attilla (1 episode, 1984)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
- The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (1984) TV episode .... Attilla - "Saturday Night Live" .... Host / ... (1 episode, 1978)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Frank Zappa (1978) TV episode .... Host/Musical Guest - 200 Motels (1971) .... Member of Mothers of Invention
... aka Two Hundred Motels - Head (1968) .... The Critic
- "Colour Me Pop" (1 episode, 1968)
... aka Late Night Line-Up Presents Colour Me Pop (UK: complete title)
- Episode dated 23 October 1968 (1968) TV episode - "The Monkees" .... Mike Nesmith (1 episode, 1968)
- Monkees Blow Their Minds (1968) TV episode .... Mike Nesmith - Sex in Today's World (1968)
- "The Steve Allen Playhouse" .... Guest (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 31 October 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest
Director:
- The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988) (V)
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987)
- Uncle Meat (1987)
- Does Humor Belong in Music? (1985) (V)
- Video from Hell (1985) (V)
- The Dub Room Special (1984) (V)
- Baby Snakes (1979)
- 200 Motels (1971) (characterizations)
... aka Two Hundred Motels
Writer:
- The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988) (V) (writer)
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987) (writer)
- Uncle Meat (1987) (writer)
- Does Humor Belong in Music? (1985) (V) (writer)
- Video from Hell (1985) (V) (writer)
- The Dub Room Special (1984) (V) (writer)
- Baby Snakes (1979) (writer)
- 200 Motels (1971) (screenplay) (story)
... aka Two Hundred Motels
Producer:
- Peefeeyatko (1991) (producer)
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford (1987) (producer)
- Uncle Meat (1987) (producer)
- Baby Snakes (1979) (producer)
Editor:
- Baby Snakes (1979)
Music Department:
- 200 Motels (1971) (music arranger)
... aka Two Hundred Motels
Self:
- "The Howard Stern Interview" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
... aka The Howard Stern 'Interview' (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #1.23 (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - The Revenge of the Dead Indians (1993) .... Himself
... aka Rache der toten Indianer, Die (Germany) - The Yellow Shark (1992) .... Himself
- Prazakum tem je hej (1991) .... Himself
- Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Peefeeyatko (1991) .... Himself
- "Focus" .... Himself - Guest Host (1 episode, 1990)
- Episode dated 26 February 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host - Circus of the Stars #14 (1989) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Funny (1989) .... Himself
- Decade (1989) .... Himself
- The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988) (V)
- The Howard Stern Show (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Guest
- Uncle Meat (1987) .... Himself/The Imaginary Director
- "Crossfire" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
- Rock 'n' Roll Ruckus (1986) TV episode .... Himself - Video from Hell (1985) (V) .... Himself
- Does Humor Belong in Music? (1985) (V) .... Guitar/Vocals
- "Livewire" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
- Livewire (1984) TV episode .... Himself - The Dub Room Special (1984) (V) .... Himself
- Cocaine Blues (1983) .... Himself
- Baby Snakes (1979) .... Himself
- "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Dinah! & Friends
- Episode dated 18 May 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself - "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1976)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 15 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Anatomy of Pop" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode #1.3 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - All My Loving (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- Mondo Hollywood (1967) .... Himself
- "The Steve Allen Playhouse" .... Himself - Musical Bicyclist (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 27 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Bicyclist
Archive Footage:
- "I Love the '70s: Volume 2" (2006) .... Himself
- Derailroaded (2005) .... Himself
- "100 Most Metal Moments" (2004) .... Himself
- Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (1980 interview)
- The Male Swagger (1999) .... Guitarist
- Hey, Hey We're the Monkees (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Mike Nesmith (episode "Monkees Blow Their Mind")
- You Are What You Eat (1968) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Barking Pumpkin Records; Zappa Records; Barfko-Swill [mail order distribution]; DiscReet (record company) morePublicity Listings:
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