A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa Cast and Crew

A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

Plot: The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video excerpts from Austrian television archives featuring interviews with Zappa and backstage scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. The entire film is divided into chapters discussing the most important themes in Zappa's life and work

Release Date: Friday, January 1 1992
32 years ago

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Cast

Frank Zappa. Frank Zappa was 52 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 21 1940 –
Died: Sat, Dec 04 1993

Dweezil Zappa. Dweezil Zappa was 23 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 05 1969

Ahmet Zappa. Ahmet Zappa was 18 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, May 15 1974

Keith Moon. Keith Moon would have been no older than 32 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 23 1946 –
Died: Thu, Sep 07 1978

Brian May. Brian May was 45 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 19 1947

Ringo Starr. Ringo Starr was 52 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 07 1940

Keith Richards. Keith Richards was 49 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 18 1943

Nicolas Slonimsky. Nicolas Slonimsky was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Neil Jordan. Neil Jordan was 42 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 25 1950

Andy Summers. Andy Summers was 50 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 31 1942

Jean-Luc Ponty. Jean-Luc Ponty was 50 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 29 1942

George Duke. George Duke was 46 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 12 1946 –
Died: Mon, Aug 05 2013

Mark Volman. Mark Volman was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Howard Kaylan. Howard Kaylan was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Warren Cuccurullo. Warren Cuccurullo was 36 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 08 1956

Peter Wolf. Peter Wolf was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Steve Vai. Steve Vai was 32 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 06 1960

Jimmy Carl Black. Jimmy Carl Black was 54 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 01 1938 –
Died: Sat, Nov 01 2008

Don Preston. Don Preston was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Chad Wackerman. Chad Wackerman was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Smothers. John Smothers was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Thomas Nordegg. Thomas Nordegg was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ensemble Modern. Ensemble Modern was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Rudi Dolezal. Rudi Dolezal was 34 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 05 1958

Gail Zappa. Gail Zappa was 48 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Self (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1945 –
Died: Wed, Oct 07 2015

Crew

Hannes Rossacher. Hannes Rossacher was 40 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Director, Writer'

Birthday: Thu, Oct 16 1952

Rudi Dolezal. Rudi Dolezal was 34 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Camera Operator, Writer, Director'

Birthday: Wed, Feb 05 1958

Gabrielle Faust. Gabrielle Faust was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Klaus Hundsbichler. Klaus Hundsbichler was 39 in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Editor'

Birthday: Tue, Jan 27 1953

Diane Power. Diane Power was >> in A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as 'Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday