FRANK VINCENT ZAPPA

Born:
December 21 1940 in Baltimore,Maryland.
Citizen of the United States of America.

Ethnic background:
Italian, French, Greek, Arab.

Eldest son of:
Francis Vincent Zappa a graduate engineer born in Sicily Italy
Rosemarie Zappa housewife and librarian.

Brothers and sisters:
Carl,Bobby and Candy.

Wife:
Gail Zappa née Sloatman born 1945 married in 1967.

Children:
Moon Unit born 1967
Dweezil born 1969
Emuukha Ahmed Rhodan born 1974
Diva born 1979

Places of residence, education and employment:
Edgewood, Maryland until 1950
Monterey, Cal 1951-53
Pomona, Cal 1953-54
San Diego, Cal 1954-56
Lancaster, Cal 1956-58 Graduated from Antelope Valley high school
And did one semester of music at Antelope Valley Junior College.
Los Angeles, Cal 1959 Composed music for a movie
Alto Loma, Cal 1959 Attended a harmony course at Chaffey Collage
Pomona, Cal 1959 Attended a composition course at Pomona College
Ontario, Cal 1960-62 First marriage (Kay) worked as designer
for an advertising agency and later for a greeting-card company.
Since then a full time composer, performer and producer of music.
Cucamonga, Cal 1962-64 Worked a recording studio.
Hollywood, Cal 1964-66 Professional career as rock´n roll artist.
New York, N.Y. 1967-68
Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, Cal 1968-
Has trained and employed his own groups of musicians since 1964.
Set up his first record companies in 1968.
Independent business since 1976.
In possession of a complete recording studio since 1979.