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''Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa'' (named after [[Ahmet Ertegun]]).
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''Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa'' (named after [[Ahmet Ertegun]]) (May 15, 1974) is Zappa's third child and second son, who is active as a musician, actor and tv-host.
  
 
"Emuukha" - after the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra which appeared on [[Lumpy Gravy]] and which later performed a selection of Frank's orchestral pieces at Royce Hall, UCLA in 1975.
 
"Emuukha" - after the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra which appeared on [[Lumpy Gravy]] and which later performed a selection of Frank's orchestral pieces at Royce Hall, UCLA in 1975.
"Rodan" - after a winged prehistoric reptile of the "Godzilla" series of monster movies.
 
  
Third child, second son, born May 15, 1974.
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"[[Rodan]]" - after a winged pterodactyl in the "[[Godzilla]]" series of [[Monster Movies (CC)|monster movies]].
 
 
Musician, actor, tv-host.
 
  
 
Guest vocals on "[[You Are What You Is]]".
 
Guest vocals on "[[You Are What You Is]]".
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[[Category:Zappa Family|Zappa, Ahmet]]
 
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[[Category:Rock Artists|Zappa, Ahmet]]
 
[[Category:One Size Fits All (The List)|Zappa, Ahmet]]
 
[[Category:One Size Fits All (The List)|Zappa, Ahmet]]
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Zappa, Ahmet]]
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Zappa, Ahmet]]

Revision as of 21:23, 9 December 2010

Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (named after Ahmet Ertegun) (May 15, 1974) is Zappa's third child and second son, who is active as a musician, actor and tv-host.

"Emuukha" - after the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra which appeared on Lumpy Gravy and which later performed a selection of Frank's orchestral pieces at Royce Hall, UCLA in 1975.

"Rodan" - after a winged pterodactyl in the "Godzilla" series of monster movies.

Guest vocals on "You Are What You Is".

Co-wrote "Frogs With Dirty Little Lips" with his father; the song appeared on "Them Or Us".

Appeared on Dweezil's album "My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama" (vocals on "The Coolest Guy In The World"); also appeared in the video.

"Ahmet" is one of the stars in the "One Size Fits All" (1975) "universe".

Married Selma Blair on January 24, 2004, divorced in 2006.

See more of the Zappa Household: