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10.0
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa
Acting
Nationality:United States
Height:6'0" (183 cm)
Education:Antelope Valley High School, Grossmont High School, Mission Bay High School, Chaffey College
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, songwriter, electric guitarist, conductor, actor, satirist, filmmaker, and activist. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works; he additionally produced nearly all the 60-plus albums he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. His work, which predominantly features the electric guitar, is characterized by nonconformity, improvisation, sonic experimentation, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians of his generation. As a mostly self-taught composer and performer, Zappa had diverse musical influences that led him to create music that was sometimes difficult to categorize. While in his teens, he acquired a taste for 20th-century classical modernism, African-American rhythm and blues, and doo-wop music. He began writing classical music in high school, while simultaneously playing drums in rhythm-and-blues bands, later switching to electric guitar. His debut studio album with the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out! (1966), combined satirical but seemingly conventional rock-and-roll songs with extended sound collages. He continued this eclectic and experimental approach throughout his career. Zappa's output is unified by a conceptual continuity he termed "Project/Object", with numerous musical phrases, ideas and characters reappearing throughout his albums. His lyrics reflected his iconoclastic views of established social and political processes, structures and movements, often humorously so, and he has been described as the "godfather" of comedy rock.
Filmography (84 movies)
9.5
9.5
Zapped: Frank Zappa par Frank Zappa
2016
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
8.8
8.8
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
1997
as Mike Nesmith (archive footage)
8.6
8.6
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
2021
as Self
8.5
8.5
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
2022
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George
2015
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
Frank Zappa: Live in Barcelona
1988
8.0
8.0
The Yellow Shark
1992
as Self
8.0
8.0
Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980
2008
as Self
8.0
8.0
Pražákům, těm je hej
1991
as Frank Zappa
8.0
8.0
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
2010
as Self (archive footage)
7.8
7.8
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
2014
as Himself (archive Footage)
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7.7
Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?
1985
Director
7.7
7.7
Frank Zappa: A Token of His Extreme
2005
as Himself
7.6
7.6
Derailroaded
2005
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
Writer
7.4
7.4
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014
as Himself (archive footage)
7.3
7.3
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
as Self (archive footage)
7.3
7.3
Zappa
2020
as Self (archive footage)
7.1
7.1
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Decade
1989
as Self
7.0
7.0
Video from Hell
1987
Director
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6.8
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
2015
Producer
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6.7
Echo in the Canyon
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984
as Attila
6.5
6.5
All My Loving
1968
as Self
6.5
6.5
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
2007
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
6.5
Frank Zappa: Baby Snakes
1979
Writer
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6.2
Head
1968
as The Critic
6.1
6.1
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme
2013
as Himself
6.0
6.0
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
as Self
6.0
6.0
Služební cesta podporučíka Svěráka
1989
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Frank Zappa - John, Dan And Me
2004
as Himself
6.0
6.0
Cover Your Ears
2023
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
5.9
5.9
Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
1982
Director
5.8
5.8
Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops
2008
as Self
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5.7
Uncle Meat
1987
Producer
5.7
5.7
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
1987
Producer
5.3
5.3
Mondo Hollywood
1967
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5.2
Larry Flynt for President
2021
as Self (archive footage)
5.2
5.2
200 Motels
1971
Director
4.5
4.5
Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around
1978
as Self
4.5
4.5
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991
as Self
3.8
3.8
From Straight to Bizarre
2012
as Self
3.7
3.7
You Are What You Eat
1968
Frank Zappa
1971
as Self
Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music
2007
Marian Briozzo
2018
as Himself (archive footage)
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - The Lost Broadcast: The Beat Club '68
2016
as Self
Frank Zappa: Music In Review
2008
as Self (archive footage)
EAV Rarities
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1969
Director
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
1970
as Self
Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List
2010
as Himself
Rock this Town
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
1991
Producer
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993
as Self
The Art of Dissent
2021
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Sex in Today's World
1967
as Self
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967
as Self
Cheepnis
2014
Director
Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels
1971
as Self
Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere
1980
as Self
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
2019
as Self (archive footage)
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Porridge and kerosene
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Your vote
1991
as Self
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968
2024
Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation
1973
Writer
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
1970
Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East
1971
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden
1973
Frank Zappa: Roxy, 1973
2007
Director
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep
2025
Producer
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
1997
as Himself (archive footage)
Cocaine Blues
1983
as Himself
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993
as Himself
Night Flight with Frank Zappa, Porn Wars
1985
Writer
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's
2009
as Himself
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives
2008
as Self
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