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Born Moon Unit Zappa on the 28th September 1967, in New York City, USA, she and is an actress, singer and author, but probably best known to the world as one of four children of the legendary singer Frank Zappa. She came to prominence and out of her father’s shadow with her novel “America, the Beautiful” in 2001, apart from other enterprises.

Have you ever wondered how rich Moon Zappa is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Zappa’s net worth is as high as $1.5 million, an amount earned through her successful careers.

Moon Zappa Net Worth $1.5 Million

Moon is the first child of the famous musician, activist and filmmaker Frank Zappa and his second wife, Adelaide Gail Sloatman. Moon has three younger siblings, Dweezil, an actor and musician, Ahmet, musician and writer, and Diva, an actress. She is of mixed ancestry since her father was of Sicilian, Greek-Arab and French ancestry, while her mother had French, Irish and Danish roots. She went to Oakwood School in North Hollywood but soon joined her father in his musical endeavors; when she was only 14 years old she recorded a monologue as part for the song “Valley Girl”, which became a huge hit in the USA. She then teamed up with her brother Dweezil to feature as VJs on the MTV, and after that launched her acting career.

She made her debut in 1982 in a minor role in the TV crime-drama series “CHiPs”, and then appeared in the sci-fi horror “Nightmares” the following year. In 1985 she had a role in the adventure comedy “National Lampoon’s European Vacation”, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo and Dana Hill, while in 1986 she portrayed Barbara in the TV comedy series “Fast Times”, which increased her wealth. Before the end of the decade, Moon also appeared in the horror “Heartstopper” (1989), and romantic drama “Listen to Me” (1989). She started the new decade with the role of Tess Harlow in the TV comedy series “Normal Life”, next to her brother Dweezil, and appeared in the sci-fi comedy film “The Spirit of ‘76”. Four years later she was cast as Carrie in the romantic thriller “Dark Side of Genius”, and in 1996 starred in the romantic comedy “Love Always”, next to Marisa Ryan and Beverly D’Angelo again.

In the 2000s she had several guest appearances in such TV series as “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2004), in which she was cast as a niqab-clad Muslim woman, then in “How I Met Your Mother” (2006) as Stacy, Ted Mosby’s cousin, and as Jenny in “Private Practice” in 2007. In 2010 Moon featured in the romantic drama “Love & Distrust”, which starred Robert Downey Jr., James Franco and Amy Adams, but the film failed both critically and commercially despite some big Hollywood names, while most recently she was the voice of Tracey and Mrs. Lamber in the animated TV series “High School USA!” in 2013.

Moon hasn’t forsaken her musical talents, and in 2000 she worked with Kip Winger on the third album that he released as a solo act, entitled “Songs from the Ocean Floor”.

In a most recent interview, Moon said that she is currently writing her second book, which will depict her growing up in her “crazy house”.

Regarding her personal life, Moon was married to drummer Paul Doucette from 2002 to 2014; it ended in divorce after the two had a daughter, born on the same date as her grandfather, Frank, just 64 years later.

Moons mother passed away in 2015 and the rights to Frank Zappa’s family trust were shared unevenly; Moon and her brother Dweezil received 20%, while Ahmet and Diva got 30% each. This left Moon in shock, and now she has to wait for the trust to become profitable, as it is apparently indebted, to ask permission from her brother Ahmet in order to use Frank’s music and merchandise with his name to make money from it.



Full Name Moon Zappa
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth September 28, 1967
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Height 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Writer
Nationality American
Spouse Paul Doucette (m. 2002–2014)
Children Mathilda Plum Doucette
Parents Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa
Siblings Dweezil Zappa, Diva Zappa, Ahmet Zappa
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MoonZappaTV
Twitter https://twitter.com/moonzappa
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953262/
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Movies Last Will, Anarchy TV, Love to Kill, Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills, Dark Side of Genius, The Boys Next Door, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Behind the Seams
TV Shows Normal Life, Fast Times
Quote
1 Gag me with a spoon.
Fact
1 Gave birth to her 1st child at age 37, a daughter Mathilda Plum Doucette on December 21, 2004. Child’s father is her now ex-husband, Paul Doucette.
2 Sister-in-law of Shana Muldoon and Patrick Muldoon.
3 Is a vegetarian.
4 Her name is parodied in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Dr. Evil’s moon base is divided into two units, “Moon Unit Alpha” and “Moon Unit Zappa”.
5 In November 2005 she topped a list of celebrity offspring with the most bizarre names, according to an on-line poll.
6 In 2004, Moon Unit was voted the most bizarrely named celebrity offspring off all time in a poll for Sky TV.
7 Ex-sister-in-law of Selma Blair.
8 Got her middle name from the idea that her birth made parents Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa a “family unit”.
9 Her vocals on “Valley Girl” were unplanned. Frank Zappa was working on the track and needed a female voice to do the lines, so he went upstairs and asked her if she wanted to do it. Moon had been missing her dad, who’d been busy recording, and asked to “book a session” just for the chance to spend time with him.
10 Her ex-husband, Paul Doucette, is the drummer with the rock band Matchbox Twenty.
11 Had a hit record “Valley Girl” with her father in 1982. The single helped launch the brief Valley Girl fad of the ’80s.
12 Older sister of actor Dweezil Zappa, Diva Zappa, and Ahmet Zappa.
13 Daughter of Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
World Gone Water 2015 Short Reader
High School USA! 2013 TV Series Tracy Tracey Mrs. Lamber
Last Will 2011 Belinda DeNovi
Love & Distrust 2010 Video
Grey’s Anatomy 2010 TV Series Kelly
Private Practice 2007 TV Series Jenny
How I Met Your Mother 2006 TV Series Stacy
Curb Your Enthusiasm 2004 TV Series Haboos
Behind the Seams 2000 Astric
The Giving Tree 2000 Alex (as Moon Zappa)
Auto Motives 2000 Short Donna
Tenacious D: The Complete Master Works 2000 TV Series Art Gallery Visitor
Jack Frost 1998 School Teacher (uncredited)
Anarchy TV 1998 Katie (as Moon Zappa)
Party of Five 1997 TV Series Merika
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills 1997 Susie
The Girl Gets Moe 1997 Hostess Jillian
Love Always 1996 Mary Ellen
Roseanne 1996 TV Series Carol
Clueless 1996 TV Series Taki
Murder One 1996 TV Series Chris
Dark Side of Genius 1994 Carrie
Wild Palms 1993 TV Mini-Series Jody
Little Sister 1992 Venus
The Spirit of ’76 1990 Cheryl Dickman (as Moon Zappa)
Normal Life 1990 TV Series Tess Harlow
Heartstopper 1989 Lenora Clayton (as Moon Zappa)
Listen to Me 1989 Longnecker (as Moon Zappa)
Student Exchange 1987 TV Movie Murphy the Biker
Heartbeat 1987 Video Band Performer
Fast Times 1986 TV Series Barbara
The Boys Next Door 1985 Nancy
National Lampoon’s European Vacation 1985 Rusty’s California Girl (as Moon Zappa)
The Facts of Life 1985 TV Series Sondra
Nightmares 1983 Pamela (segment “The Bishop of Battle”) (as Moon Zappa)
CHiPs 1982 TV Series Tami

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us TV Mini-Series documentary performer – 1 episode, 2013 writer – 1 episode, 2013
Clueless TV Series performer – 1 episode, 1997 writer – 1 episode, 1997
Solid Gold TV Series performer – 1 episode, 1982 writer – 1 episode, 1982

Writer

Title Year Status Character
In the Dog House 2005 Short
Ugly 2004 Short as Moon Zappa

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Fast Times 1986 TV Series technical consultant – 1 episode

Director

Title Year Status Character
Ugly 2004 Short as Moon Zappa

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Love Always 1996 associate producer

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
1 Mile to You 2017 special thanks completed
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words 2016 Documentary special thanks – as Moon
Zappa’s Universe 1993 Video special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Made in Hollywood 2016 TV Series Herself
Summer ’82: When Zappa Came to Sicily 2014 Documentary Moon Zappa
Curb: The Discussion 2010 TV Series Herself
E! True Hollywood Story 2003 TV Series documentary Herself
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2003 Video documentary Art Gallery Visitor (segment “The Fan”)
Howie Mandel’s Sunny Skies 1995 TV Series Herself
The Howard Stern Interview 1993 TV Series Herself
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989 TV Series Herself
Negligee and Underpants Party 1988 TV Movie Herself
Square One Television 1987 TV Series Herself
Late Night with David Letterman 1982 TV Series Herself
Solid Gold 1982 TV Series Herself
Frank Zappa 1971 TV Movie documentary Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us 2013 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself
The True Story of Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels 1988 Video documentary Herself

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