First NameFrankMiddle NameVincentLast NameZappaFull Name at BirthFrank Vincent ZappaAlternative NameThe Mothers of inventionBirthday21st December, 1940BirthplaceBaltimore, Maryland, USADied4th December, 1993Place of DeathLos Angeles, CaliforniaCause of DeathProstate cancerBuriedPierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and MortuaryHeight6' 0" (183 cm)BuildSlimEye ColorBrown - DarkHair ColorBrown - DarkDistinctive FeatureDrooping mustacheZodiac SignSagittariusSexualityStraightReligionAtheistEthnicityWhiteNationalityAmericanHigh SchoolAntelope Valley High School, Lancaster, CA (1958), Mission Bay High School in San DiegoOccupation TextComposer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Producer, Film DirectorOccupationMusicianClaim to FameFreak OutMusic Genre (Text)Rock, Jazz, Classical, Electronic, Experimental, Avant-Garde, Pop, Comedy Rock, Doo Wop, blues, doo-wopMusic GenreRock, Pop/Rock, ClinicalYear(s) Active1955–93, 1955–1993Music StyleHard Rock, Prog-Rock, Jazz-Rock, Comedy Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Art Rock, Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Album Rock, Avant-Garde, Comedy, Novelty, Experimental, Computer Music, Classical, Comedy/Spoken, Fusion, Proto-PunkMusic MoodAcerbic, Confrontational, Uncompromising, Eccentric, Knotty, Ironic, Whimsical, Theatrical, Witty, Brash, Rousing, Freewheeling, Snide, Humorous, Elaborate, Sardonic, Wry, Visceral, Clinical, Playful, Complex, ProducerInstrumentGuitar (Electric), Vocals, Arranger, Keyboards, GuitarInstrument (text)Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Synclavier, Drums, Percussion, Bouzouki, Bass Guitar, synthesizer, pianoRecord LabelVerve, Bizarre, Straight, DiscReet, Zappa, Barking Pumpkin, RykodiscAssociated ActsThe Mothers of Invention, Captain BeefheartOfficial WebsitesFatherFrancis Vincent ZappaMotherRose Marie (née Colimore)Family MemberMoon Zappa (daughter), Dweezil Zappa (son), Ahmet Zappa (son), Diva Zappa (daughter)FriendLucy Offerrall (GTO member ,family friend), Cindy Wells (GTO member), Pamela Des Barres (GTO member,family friend), Christine Frka (GTO member,family friend)

Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American singer-songwriter, innovative rock guitarist, modernist composer, multi-instrumentalist, satirist, film-maker, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse rock musicians of his era.