Moon Unit Zappa (born September 28, 1967) is an American actress and
author.Moon Zappa was born in New York City, the eldest child of Gail
(née Sloatman) and musician Frank Zappa. She has three younger
siblings: Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva. Zappa's father was of Sicilian,
Greek-Arab, and French ancestry, and her mother was of French, Irish,
and mostly Danish ancestry.Zappa attended Oakwood School in North
Hollywood, California. She married Paul Doucette, current drummer and
rhythm guitarist for American pop group Matchbox Twenty, in June 2002.
They have one child. They divorced in early 2014.Following the death
of Zappa's mother, Gail, in October 2015, it was revealed that her
siblings Ahmet and Diva were given control of the Zappa family trust
with shares of 30% each, while Moon and her brother Dweezil were given
smaller shares of 20% each. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in 2016,
Zappa called it "the most hideous shock of [her] life." As
beneficiaries only, Moon and Dweezil will not see any money from the
trust until it is profitableâ€"in 2016, it was "millions of dollars in
debt"â€"and must seek permission from Ahmet, the trustee, to make
money from their father's music or merchandise bearing his name.
author.Moon Zappa was born in New York City, the eldest child of Gail
(née Sloatman) and musician Frank Zappa. She has three younger
siblings: Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva. Zappa's father was of Sicilian,
Greek-Arab, and French ancestry, and her mother was of French, Irish,
and mostly Danish ancestry.Zappa attended Oakwood School in North
Hollywood, California. She married Paul Doucette, current drummer and
rhythm guitarist for American pop group Matchbox Twenty, in June 2002.
They have one child. They divorced in early 2014.Following the death
of Zappa's mother, Gail, in October 2015, it was revealed that her
siblings Ahmet and Diva were given control of the Zappa family trust
with shares of 30% each, while Moon and her brother Dweezil were given
smaller shares of 20% each. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in 2016,
Zappa called it "the most hideous shock of [her] life." As
beneficiaries only, Moon and Dweezil will not see any money from the
trust until it is profitableâ€"in 2016, it was "millions of dollars in
debt"â€"and must seek permission from Ahmet, the trustee, to make
money from their father's music or merchandise bearing his name.
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