Biography of Pia Zadora

Pia Zadora’s acting career was not particularly successful, but she found more respect as a singer with several hit singles like The Song of the Hands and Rock It Out , which also earned her a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. . Similarly, Zadora’s marital relationship with billionaire Meshulam Riklis also gained great attention from her.

Early life, biography and education of Pia Zadora

Pia Zadora was born on May 4, 1953 in Hoboken, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Alphonse Schipani, an Italian-American violinist, and Saturnina Schipani; a Polish-American theatrical costume supervisor for Broadway productions including the New York City Opera and Metropolitan Opera.

Zadora attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is a US citizen and her ethnicity is White.

Professional career of Pia Zadora

Pia Zadora began her immature acting career acting in the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof from 1964 to 1966. Her big screen role came in 1964 when she played the part in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. She subsequently appeared in Butterfly, Voyage of the Rock Aliens, Hairspray, Troop Beverly Hills and more.

In 1982, Pia played the role in the film. Mariposa for which she won the Golden Globe. But her ex-husband Riklis was reported to have bought the award with a promotional campaign, apparently making an appearance in Playboy magazine and attending the Golden Globe as a voter. Furthermore, she also featured the image of her on the billboards on Sunset Boulevard.

In January 1988, the two purchased the Beverly Hills mansion for nearly $7 million from Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Retaining only the guest houses, they demolished most of the structure and built a new 2,300 m ² ) mansion on the property. One of the reasons the couple demolished the house was a haunting apparition that appeared to her and her children when her husband was away from the duplex.

The couple have two children named Kady Zadora, born in 1985 and Kristofer Barzie, born in 1987. However, the couple divorced in the year 1993. The actress stayed in the house until the end of 2005. She sold it for $17,650,000 to the businessman Korean. Corry Hong.

Zadora married a second time to writer-director Jonathan Kaufer in August 1995. The couple didn’t last long, separating in November 2001. They have one child, a son named Jordan Maxwell Kaufer.

In 2010, Zadora falsely accused her ex-husband Kaufer of sexually harassing their son Jordon, but it was later thrown out by the presiding judge after finding Zadora’s comments to be protected speech.

On January 7, 2006, the actress married Michale Jeffries, a detective with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The two met when Zadora called the Las Vegas police to report a stalking incident. The two have no children to date. The couple currently reside in Summerlin, Nevada.

In June 2013, Zadora was charged with assault and coercion for domestic violence following her argument with her teenage son Jordon. She and she was also jailed after a SWAT team surrounded her home. She confessed that she was drunk before the incident.

Well, during the court proceedings following the incident, the presiding judge ordered the actress to ‘stay out of trouble for a year’ and asked her to seek counseling on impulse control and following recommended alcohol levels.

Height, age and other facts

• Pia Zadora’s height is 5′ (1.52 m).
• Pia’s age as of 2019 is 65 years old.
• Birth name: Pia Alfreda Schipani
• He has brown hair and green eyes.