Frank Zappa’s mother, Rose Marie, was of Italian (Neapolitan and Sicilian) and French ancestry.

His father, whose name was anglicized to Francis Vincent Zappa, was an immigrant from Partinico, in the Italian island of Sicily, with Greek and Arab ancestry.

Zappa has a net worth of approximately $1million before he died.

His estate In the Hollywood Hills, was bought by singer/performance artist Lady Gaga for $5.25 million.

Zappa was a highly productive and prolific artist with a controversial critical standing; supporters of his music admired its compositional complexity, while critics found it lacking emotional depth.

He had greater commercial success outside the US, particularly in Europe.

Though he worked as an independent artist, Zappa mostly relied on distribution agreements he had negotiated with the major record labels.

He remains a major influence on musicians and composers.

His many honors include his 1995 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the 1997 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.