Gene Simmons

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-08-25 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Haifa, Israel

Gene Simmons

Biography

Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; August 25, 1949) is an Israeli American rock bassist, singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and businessman. Known as "The Demon," he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s. Simmons was ranked number 12 in Roadrunner's list of 50 Best Frontmen in Metal History.

Acting

2002

1987

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Malak Al Rahim

1986

2009

Extract

as Joe Adler

1984

Runaway

as Dr. Charles Luther

1986

Never Too Young to Die

as Velvet Von Ragnar

2001

2023

Kiss - Hellfest 2023

as Bass / Lead Vocals

2004

KISS Loves You

as Himself

2006

1997

Rock-A-Big Baby

as Gene Simmons

2013

Sample This

as Narrator

2013

2008

2018

The Great Satan

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Kiss: Symphony

as vocals, bass

2004

KISS - Love Gun

as Bass Guitar,Singing

2016

We Are X

as Self

1987

2008

Detroit Metal City

as Jack Il Dark

2016

Kiss Rocks Vegas

as Bass / Lead Vocals

2000

At Any Cost

as Dennis Berg

2005

Be Cool

as Gene Simmons

2009

2016

Why Him?

as Gene Simmons

2017

Armed Response

as Male Suspect

2012

KISS: Anhembi Arena, São Paulo

as Himself - Vocals, Bass

1989

Red Surf

as Doc

2012

2006

2014

KISS Kruise IV

as Himself

2010

2019

2002

The New Guy

as Reverend

2002

2018

Larger Than Life II

as Bass, Vocals

2018

Larger Than Life

as Bass, Vocals

1988

KISS: Crazy Nights

as Bass, Vocals

2002

2001

2010

2019

2020

KISS 2020 Goodbye

as The Demon

2005

KISS : Unauthorized

as Bass, Vocal

1985

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

as Newton Windsor Blade

Production

1999

2017

Armed Response

as Producer

2026

Deep Water

as Producer

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