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Pia Zadora

Born Pia Alfreda Schipani
May 4, 1954 (1954-05-04) (age 54)
Hoboken, New Jersey
Occupation Film, television, stage actress

Pia Zadora (born Pia Alfreda Schipani, May 4, 1954) is an American actress and singer. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works After years of work as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, she came to national attention when, following her starring role in the critically lambasted[1] Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award[2] as New Star of the Year over such acclaimed new talents as Kathleen Turner (Body Heat), Rachel Ward (Sharky's Machine), Craig Wasson (Four Friends) and Elizabeth McGovern and Howard Rollins (both in Ragtime). Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (also titled Santa Claus Defeats the Aliens) is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly appears on Butterfly is a 1982 film directed by Matteo Ottaviano, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. Body Heat is a 1981 Neo-noir film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Rachel Claire Ward AM (b 12 September) is an English actress (and more recently a director who has primarily pursued her career in Australia. Sharky's Machine is a 1981 motion picture directed by Burt Reynolds. Craig Wasson (born March 15 1954) is an American actor Career Wasson's first feature film was the 1977 movie Rollercoaster Four Friends is a 1981 American Drama film directed by Arthur Penn. Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an Academy Award -nominated American film and theater Actress, who later became a singer Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr ( October 17 1950 &ndash December 8, 1996) was an American television film and stage Actor Ragtime is a 1981 motion picture based on the Historical novel Ragtime by E [3]

When her film career failed to take off, she "reinvented" herself as a singer of popular standards and released several successful albums featuring her solo performance backed by a full symphonic orchestra. Few performers have been more publicly ridiculed than Pia Zadora,[4] due primarily to the perception that her career was solely the result of her marriage to billionaire Meshulam Riklis, whom she met when she was 17 and he was 49, but also to her arguably poor choice in film vehicles (she earned two consecutive Razzie Awards for her first two starring vehicles, Butterfly and The Lonely Lady). Meshulam Riklis (born 1923 in Turkey is a Jewish Businessman. Butterfly is a 1982 film directed by Matteo Ottaviano, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M The Lonely Lady is a 1983 film directed by Peter Sasdy and adapted to screen by Ellen Shepard from the novel written by Harold Robbins. Zadora, however, demonstrated a resilient quality and a good-humored sense of self-parody (playing herself in such comedies as Feel the Motion, Troop Beverly Hills, and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult) that endeared her to many, including the late Frank Sinatra, who toured with her in 1990, and during her years as a singer she earned the respect of many critics who had previously written her off. Troop Beverly Hills is a 1989 Motion picture filmed in the United States by Columbia Pictures. Naked Gun 33⅓ The Final Insult is a 1994 Comedy film, the third and final film in the Naked Gun film series which was based [5]

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Biography

Early life

Zadora was born Pia Alfreda Schipani in Hoboken, New Jersey. Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Her mother, Saturnina "Nina" (née Zadorowski), was a theatrical wardrobe supervisor who worked for Broadway productions, the Metropolitan Opera, and the New York City Opera, and her father, Alphonse Schipani, was a violinist. A wardrobe (sometimes called an " armoire " is a standing closet used for storing Clothes. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb| New York State Theater]] The New York City Opera (NYCO is based in Philip Johnson 's New York State The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member [6][7] She is of Polish maternal and Italian paternal descent. A Polish American is an American citizen of Polish descent There are an estimated 10 million Americans of Polish descent An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship [8][9] She adapted part of her mother's maiden name as her stage name. Zadora appeared as a child actress with legendary Broadway star Tallulah Bankhead in Midgie Purvis. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Tallulah Brockman Bankhead ( January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American Actress, talk-show host and She attended elementary and middle school in Forest Hills, New York, at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, the same parochial school as Ray Romano and David Caruso. Forest Hills is a neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Queens. Raymond "Ray" Romano (born December 21 1957) is an American Actor, Writer and Stand-up comedian, best known David Stephen Caruso (born January 7 1956) is an American film and television Actor and producer.

Film career

Zadora's first film appearance was in 1964's cult classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, as Girmar, a young Martian girl (the movie became more famous when shown many years later on the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000). The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (also titled Santa Claus Defeats the Aliens) is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly appears on As an adjective the term "martian" is used to describe anything pertaining to the Planet Mars. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American Cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced Her subsequent career made little headway until she met and married Israeli multimillionaire Meshulam Riklis in 1977. Meshulam Riklis (born 1923 in Turkey is a Jewish Businessman. Not long thereafter, she made her breakthrough into public awareness as the "Dubonnet Girl", appearing in near-ubiquitous print ads and tv commercials for Dubonnet apéritifs. Dubonnet is a wine-based Aperitif similar to Buckfast Tonic Wine. An apéritif (also spelled aperitif) is an alcoholic drink that is usually served to stimulate the appetite before a meal Not incidentally, her husband was a major shareholder in Dubonnet's American distributor.

Zadora co-starred with Stacy Keach and Orson Welles in the 1982 film Butterfly, with a steamy plotline revolving around father-daughter incest, and featuring Zadora singing "It’s Wrong For Me To Love You". Stacy Keach (born Walter Stacy Keach Jr on June 2, 1941 in Savannah Georgia) is an American Actor and Narrator George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Butterfly is a 1982 film directed by Matteo Ottaviano, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. She went on to win that year's Golden Globe Award as "Best New Star of the Year", amid charges that her wealthy husband had, in effect, bought the award with a high-profile promotional campaign. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner [10] Zadora's curvaceous image filled oversize billboards on Sunset Boulevard, and rumors circulated about lavish junkets to Las Vegas for members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which sponsors the Golden Globes. Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA) is an Organization comprised of Journalists who cover the United States Film industry Not all critics were enamored of her performance, however; she was awarded "Razzies" as both "Worst New Star" and "Worst Actress" in the 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards. The 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards were held on April 11, 1983. They were presented at an Oscar night potluck party to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer

Zadora next starred in the 1982 film Fake-Out (aka Nevada Heat), a zany women in prison B-movie co-starring Telly Savalas, and in the 1983 film adaptation of a Harold Robbins novel, The Lonely Lady, playing the role of an aspiring screenwriter who achieves success after surviving a sexual assault with a garden hose nozzle. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas (Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας in Greek January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Harold Robbins ( May 21, 1916 &ndash October 14, 1997) was an American Author. The Lonely Lady is a 1983 film directed by Peter Sasdy and adapted to screen by Ellen Shepard from the novel written by Harold Robbins. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Sexual assault is any Assault of a sexual nature on another person She was awarded yet another Razzie, as "Worst Actress" of 1983. On the basis of her multiple awards, the Golden Raspberry Awards later named her "Worst New Star of the Decade (1980-1989)".

Zadora garnered both attention and ridicule that year by posing for the press cavorting in a public fountain and wearing a Tanga Maillot swimsuit. Origin G-string or thong is probably the earliest form of Clothing known to mankind having originated in the warmer climates of Sub-Saharan Africa where clothing The maillot is the fashion designer's name for a woman's One-piece swimsuit. This resulted in many photos of her and her shapely "can" (posterior) at the homonymic Cannes Film Festival. The buttocks (singular buttock) are rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the Pelvic region of the Apes including Humans The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, In contrast, Newsweek published what it humorously referred to as a "rare head-on" photo of the actress. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. [11]

In 1988 she played a small role in John Waters' Hairspray as a beatnik. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) John Samuel Waters Jr (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, Actor, Writer, Celebrity, Hairspray is a 1988 comedy written and directed by John Waters. Waters has never been shy about expressing his ardent admiration for Pia Zadora's work, even interviewing her on one occasion.

Music career

She has attained some success as a singer, and has had several hit singles throughout the world. In 1984, she received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1980. Her cover version of the Shirley Ellis hit "The Clapping Song", reached the U. Shirley Ellis (born Shirley Marie Elliston circa 1941 The Bronx, New York) is a Soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian origin and "The Clapping Song" is an American song originally recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965 S. Top 40 in 1983, and she had a minor hit with a duet with Jermaine Jackson titled "When the Rain Begins to Fall" in 1984 which she performed with Jackson in the movie Voyage Of the Rock Aliens in which Zadora played a lead role. Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Jermaine LaJaune Jackson or Muhammad Abdul Aziz (born December 11, 1954) is an American Grammy Award -nominated Singer " When the Rain Begins to Fall " is a 1984 song recorded by the Singers Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora, and released as a single See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it (In Germany, this song was a #1 hit for four weeks, and in France it also was a major hit. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. ) She released Pia & Phil, an album of standards with the London Philharmonic in 1987. The London Philharmonic Orchestra ( LPO) based in London, is one of the major Orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In 1988, she teamed with famed producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and released an album entitled When the Lights Go Out. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born on June 6, 1959, in Minneapolis Minnesota) and Terry Steven Lewis (born

Later in 1994, Zadora played a small role in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult in the final act in a comedy sketch as she sang in the Academy Awards. Naked Gun 33⅓ The Final Insult is a 1994 Comedy film, the third and final film in the Naked Gun film series which was based

An urban legend has frequently been circulated that Zadora once starred in a production of The Diary of Anne Frank, in which her performance was so bad that an audience member yelled "She's in the attic!" when the Nazis showed up. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Zadora has, in fact, never acted in a production of The Diary of Anne Frank; the joke is taken from the book "Solomon Gursky Was Here" by the Canadian author Mordechai Richler. The story was also famously repeated by Bea Arthur on her "On Broadway: Just Between Friends" tour and album. [10][12]

Trivia

Personal life

Zadora now lives with her three children (from two former marriages) in wealthy retirement, thanks to ex-husband Meshulam Riklis, to whom she was married from 1977 until 1993. Meshulam Riklis (born 1923 in Turkey is a Jewish Businessman. Zadora gained notoriety when she and Riklis bought the Beverly Hills landmark mansion Pickfair in January of 1988 and later demolished it. Pickfair was a Hollywood Mansion designed by California Architect Wallace Neff and named as an amalgamation of the names of its original The mansion, former home of early movie stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, was one of Beverly Hills' most famous privately owned properties. For other uses including various songs titled "Movie Star" see Movie star (disambiguation. Douglas Fairbanks ( May 23 1883 – December 12 1939) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, director Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture To show his "love and affection", Riklis had an oil portrait commissioned of Zadora in the nude. Visitors to the Pickfair Mansion were greeted by the portrait. [10]

Zadora's second husband was writer-director Jonathan Kaufer. They were married from 1995 to 2001. [13]

Zadora is an active contributor to both Republican and Democratic political candidates. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. [14]

Filmography

Television

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Raspberry Awards

Golden Apple Award

ShoWest Award

References

  1. ^ New York Times review of Butterfly
  2. ^ Golden Globes 1981
  3. ^ How did actress Pia Zadora ever win a Golden Globe?
  4. ^ Pia Zadora - The Biography
  5. ^ Variety review - "Too Short To Be A Rockette"
  6. ^ Pia Zadora Biography (1956-)
  7. ^ Paid Notice: Deaths SCHIPANI, SATURNINA - New York Times
  8. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer article, June 30, 1995, Page 20
  9. ^ Zadora Brings Her Musical Bio to S.D
  10. ^ a b c Jan. 20, 2007 transcript of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
  11. ^ http://www.bikiniscience.com/chronology/1980-1985_SS/PZ8201_S/PZ8201.html
  12. ^ http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/zadora.asp
  13. ^ Pia Zadora's and Jonathan Kaufer's Relationship History on Famous Hookups.com
  14. ^ NEWSMEAT ▷ Pia Zadora's Federal Campaign Contribution Report

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NAME Zadora, Pia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schipani, Pia Alfreda
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress, singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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