Pia Zadora (born May 4, 1954) is a 70-year-old American actress and singer with a net worth estimated at $25 million. Although she is no longer active today as she use to be, Zadora is alive and married to her third husband, Michael Jeffries. Before Jeffries she was married to Jonathan Kaufer and Meshulam Riklis. She is a mother of three: Kady Z, Jordan Maxwell Kaufer, and Kristofer Barzie Riklis.
There are many interesting things to know about Pia Zadora. For instance, she was nominated at the 20th Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actress of the Century which she lost to Madonna. Details of her career exploits and the controversies thereof are a tale for another day. We are here to look at her personal life, net worth, and what she has been up to in recent times.
Profile Summary of Pia Zadora
- Full Name: Pia Alfreda Schipani
- Gender: Female
- Place of Birth: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States of America
- Date of Birth: May 4, 1954
- Pia Zadora’s Age: 70 Years Old
- Ethnicity: White American (Italian and Polish)
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Married
- Pia Zadora’s Husband: Michael Jeffries (2005 – Present)
- Ex-Husbands:
- Meshulam Riklis (1977 – 1993)
- Jonathan Kaufer (1995 – 2001)
- Pia Zadora’s Children: Three (Kady Z, Jordan Maxwell Kaufer, and Kristofer Barzie Riklis)
- Pia Zadora’s Parents: Alphonse Schipani and Saturnina Schipani (née Zadorowski)
- Pia Zadora’s Height: 5 Feet 2 Inches (157 cm/1.57 m)
- Pia Zadora’s Net Worth: $25 Million
- Famous For: Hollywood Career as an Actress and a Singer
- Pia Zadora’s Instagram: @officialpiazadora
- Twitter: @OfficialPiaZ
- Facebook: @officialpiazadora (Pia Zadora)
Pia Zadora Currently Lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Continues to Work as an Entertainer
Where is Pia Zadora today? What is Pia Zadora doing now? Is Pia Zadora still alive? Those are only some of the questions that indicate how people have been curious about the American actress and singer’s whereabouts in recent times. It is not hard to see why these questions are prevalent. The last time she was seen as an actress was in 1999 when she voiced Jill in the “Dr. Nora” episode of Frasier.
As a singer, much hasn’t been heard from her as well. Be that as it may, Zadora is hail and hearty. She currently resides in Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada, and continues to work as an entertainer, mostly as a singer. In 2020, she dropped an album titled All or Nothing at All. She made a music video for the lead single of the album which is also titled “All or Nothing at All”.
She shared the video in which her current husband Michael Jeffries appeared on her Facebook page. Also in 2020, she appeared as a guest alongside Robert Wuhl on The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell. So while the actress and singer is no longer active today as she use to be, she is still around and one can keep up with her through her aforementioned social media platforms.
Her Husband Right Now Is Michael Jeffries and They Have Been Together Since 2003
Pia Zadora’s husband Michael Jeffries is her third. They have been married since 2005 but their love story dates back to the early 2000s. Fate began weaving their paths together in 2001 with a stalking incident. It happened that Zadora was being stalked and her attorney advised her to file a report with the police. She did and somehow it got to Jeffries’ desk. At that time he was a detective working with the Las Vegas Metro Police.
From what we gathered, Zadora’s husband originally came from a prominent family in Nebraska. It is said that his grandfather was a senator in Nebraska. He left Nebraska for Vegas when he was in his 20s to join his father who was running a construction company. Zadora and Jeffries started talking on the phone after she filed the report but it was not until 2003 that they met.
If there were doubts about how they felt for each other all the while they talked on the phone, it was cleared when they met. The actress once shared that it was so obvious they were soulmates that they got engaged three seconds after they met. It is hard to disagree that they are soulmates considering that they have been married for 19 years. In all of these years, there has never been a report that they are having marital issues.
They Have no Child Together but Pia Zadora Had Three Children with Her First and Second Husbands
Like Claudia Mori, it is no secret that the American actress and singer has three children. Just as it is common knowledge that she has been married thrice. Pia Zadora and Michael Jeffries have no child together but he is stepfather to the three children from his wife’s previous marriages.
Jonathan Kaufer Is Zodora’s Second Husband and They Had a Son Together Named Jordan Maxwell Kaufer
Before Jeffries, Zadora was married to Jonathan Kaufer (March 14, 1955 – October 2, 2013). Kaufer, the second husband of the actress, was an American film director and screenwriter who also worked as an actor from time to time.
He got married to Zadora in August 1995 and they parted ways in November 2001. Their union produced a son named Jordan Maxwell Kaufer. He was born on the 13th of April 1997 and is currently 27 years old.
Meshulam Riklis Was Her First Husband and the Father of Two of Her Kids—Kady Z and Kristofer Barzie Riklis
The first man Pia Zadora married was Meshulam Riklis (December 2, 1923 – January 25, 2019). Riklis was an Israeli financier and businessman. He got married to Zadora after his divorce from his first wife, Judith Stern. Records have it that they got married in 1977 and parted ways in 1993.
They had two children together, a son and a daughter. Their first was Kady Z; she is 39 years old as she was born in January 1985. In 1987, they welcomed a male child named Kristofer Barzie Riklis. He is 37 years old at the moment.
Pia Zadora’s Net Worth Is Estimated at $25 Million
Pia Zadora has been a show business trouper since 1964. Given that, it is only natural to specify that her career in the industry is a major source of her wealth. She has made good money from acting. Not only for the roles she has played in small and big screen productions but also for roles on stage.
She began her career on stage when she was only seven years old and went on to feature in Broadway productions. As a singer, she has at least ten albums to her name and also makes money from performing soundtracks for TV shows and movies.
Disregarding what she has made from being an actress and a singer, it is believed that a sizeable chunk of her wealth came from her marriage to Meshulam Riklis. Reports have it that she received an eight-figure settlement when she divorced the late financier. Many years after their divorce, she sold their mansion in Beverly Hills where she had been living for $17.650 million.
Pia Zadora owns other property, including a Las Vegas mansion which she sold for $3.25 million. Considering all of these, it is not hard to believe that she has a net worth of $25 million. However, this is only a guesstimate of her wealth which may not represent the true value of her riches.
