Zapatista says on 4/Dec/07
Frank was 23 years old in the clip below and looks like a scrawny sub - 6 footer to me next to the supposedly 6'3" Steve Allen.

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Frank Zappa on the Steve Allen Show

Frank Zappa shows Steve Allen how to play the bicycle. Originally broadcast March 14, 1963.

glenn says on 16/Aug/07
oh,i misread.i thought you meant he was 5-7 period.

Mr. T says on 15/Aug/07
Zappa was by age 11. Yeah, Beefheart hasn't had any public appearances since 1994.

Anonymous says on 15/Aug/07
I think he's saying Zappa was 5'7 by 11.

glenn says on 15/Aug/07
who is 5-7? beefheart is in bad health for years.

Mr. T says on 14/Aug/07
Somewhat lanky guy. Said he was 5'7" and well into puberty by age 11, too.

I wonder how tall Captain Beefheart is. Always described as hulking, and he does look relatively tall in photos, but even more bulky.