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Pia Zadora Bio, Age, Family, Husband, Movies, Career and Net Worth

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Pia Zadora Biography

Pia Zadora is an American singer and actress born in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. She gained her popularity as a singer Originally from New Jersey, Zadora grew up in a family that encouraged her to harbor artistic aspirations.

Also she was known the year 1981 for she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year while simultaneously winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and the “Worst New Star” for the same performance.

Pia Zadora Age | How Old

Pia is 65 years old as of 2018. She was born on May 4, 1953.

Pia Zadora Family

Pia Zadora is the daughter of Saturnina (born Zaborowski) and Alphonse Schipani. She is Polish – American from her mother’s side and an Italian – American from her father’s side.

Pia Zadora Husband

Pia Zadora was married three times in her life. Her first husband was the Israeli businessman Meshulam Riklis, 31 years older than her. On September 18, 1977, they tied the knot and had two children, daughter Kady born January 1, 1985, and son Kristofer Barzie (born March 3, 1987). On March 29, 1995, the couple divorced.

From August 27, 1995, to November 30, 2001, she was married to her second husband writer/director Jonathan Kaufer. She gave birth to her son Jordan Maxwell on April 13, 1997. Zadora met her third husband, detective Michael Jeffries from Las Vegas after she reached out to the police to report a stalking incident. They were married on January 7, 2006.

Pia Zadora Children

Pia is a mother of three children: Jordan Maxwell Kaufer, Kady Z, Kristofer Barzie Riklis

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Pia’s Acting Career

In addition to ‘ Butterfly, ‘ Pia Zadora was also nominated for her performance as the aspiring screenwriter Jerilee Randall in the 1983 drama ‘ The Lonely Lady ‘ for the Worst Actress Razzie. She was also awarded the Razzie for the Decade’s Worst New Star 1980 – 89.

She also appeared in movies such as ‘ Voyage of the Rock Aliens ‘ 1984, ‘ Hairspray ‘ (1988), and ‘ Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult ‘ 1994. She made her TV debut in the 1983 TV movie ‘ Pajama Tops ‘ and played Little Miss Muffet in the 1990 telefilm ‘ Mother Goose Rock ‘ n ‘ Rhyme. ‘ She appeared in an episode of sitcom ‘ Frasier ‘ in 1999.

She made her TV debut in 1983 in the TV movie ‘ Pajama Tops ‘ and played Little Miss Muffet in the 1990 telefilm ‘ Mother Goose Rock ‘ n ‘ Rhyme. ‘ She appeared in a sitcom ‘ Frasier ‘ episode in 1999.

Pia’s Musical Career

Pia Zadora released her self – titled debut album in 1982 and has released seven more albums to date: ‘ Let’s Dance Tonight ‘ 1984, ‘ Pia & Phil ‘ 1985, ‘ I Am What I Am ‘ 1986, ‘ When the Lights Go Out ‘ 1988, ‘ Pia Z ‘ 1989, ‘ Pia Today ‘ 1989, and ‘ Only the Romantics ‘ 1993.

In 1983, her cover of the track ‘ The Clapping Song ‘ by Shirley Ellis, performed for ‘ The Lonely Lady, ‘ was listed on the US music chart at # 36. Her collaboration with Jermaine Jackson resulted in the 1984 German and Dutch charts – topper, ‘ When the Rain begins to fall. ‘

Pia Zadora Net Worth

American actress and singer who has an estimated net worth of $25 million dollars.

Pia Zadora Film | Movie

Year

Title

Role

1964

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Girmar

1982

Butterfly

Kady Tyler

1982

Fake-Out

Bobbie Warren

1983

The Lonely Lady

Jerilee Randall

1984

Voyage of the Rock Aliens

Dee Dee

1985

Feel the Motion

Herself

1988

Hairspray

Beatnik Chick

1989

Troop Beverly Hills

Herself

1994Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final InsultHerself

Pia Zadora Television Shows

Year

Title

Role

1983

Pajama Tops

Babette Latouche

1990

Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme

Little Miss Muffet

1995

Favorite Deadly Sins

Herself

1999

Frasier

Jill

Pia Zadora Butterfly

Pia is a starring cast in Butterfly which is an American independent crime drama film co-written and directed by Matt Cimber, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain.

Pia Zadora Songs

When the Rain Begins to Fall

Jermaine Jackson · 1984

Clapping Song· 1984

Rock It Out· 1984

Little Bit of Heaven· 1984

It’s Wrong for Me to Love You-1999

Dance Out Of My Head -1988

Let’s Dance Tonight· 1984

Heartbeat of Love-1989

Still Remembered-1988

I Am What I Am-1989

You Bring Out the Lover in Me- 1984

I’m In Love Again -1984

Real Love- 1984

Follow My Heartbeat· 1984

I Really Like You -1988

Pia’s Theme-1988

Pia’s Interlude-1988

Laughin’ At You-1988

I Don’t Wanna Love-1988

Since I’ve Been Lovin’ You-1988

It’s Always The Same-1988

If You Were Mine-1989

Floating Hearts-1989

I Wanna Be Your Woman-1989

Don’t Knock My Love-2014

Substitute-1984

Slam It-1989

You Made Me Want You-1989

Keep Me Inside Your Love-1989

This Could Be the Start of Something

The Naked Gun Trilogy · 2014

Silence-1988

When The Lights Go Out-1988

Zadora Pia Height

Zadora stands is 1.52 meters tall.

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