Name
Gene Simmons
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-08-25 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Haifa, Israel
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.
Known For
Deep Water
(272 Votes)
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A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to ...
Relase Date : 30 Apr, 2026
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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
(50 Votes)
8.6
With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the ban...
Relase Date : 7 May, 2026
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The New Guy
(668 Votes)
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Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely gettin...
Relase Date : 10 May, 2002
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Detroit Rock City
(458 Votes)
6.77
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock ...
Relase Date : 13 Aug, 1999
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
(144 Votes)
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Nick Randall is a Los Angeles-based bounty hunter and an ex-CIA operative who is asked by ...
Relase Date : 16 Jan, 1987
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Armed Response
(184 Votes)
5.158
The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside a...
Relase Date : 4 Aug, 2017
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 2017 The Vinnie Vincent Collection
- 2022 In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- 2002 Wish You Were Dead as Vinny
- 1987 Wanted: Dead or Alive as Malak Al Rahim
- 1986 Trick or Treat as Nuke
- 2009 Extract as Joe Adler
- 1984 Runaway as Dr. Charles Luther
- 2006 Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977) as Self
- 1986 Never Too Young to Die as Velvet Von Ragnar
- 2017 Cum On Feel The Noize as Self
- 2005 Kiss: Rock the Nation Live as Self
- 2007 Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000) as Self
- 2001 Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy as Self (uncredited)
- 2007 Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991) as Self
- 1998 Kiss: The Second Coming as Self
- 2023 Kiss - Hellfest 2023 as Bass / Lead Vocals
- 2002 KISS : The Videos 1975-1998
- 2004 KISS Loves You as Himself
- 2022 KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley as Self
- 2000 Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss as Himself
- 1983 Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo
- 1984 Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored as Bass
- 1983 Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old
- 1975 Kiss - Winterland Or Hell
- 1974 Kiss [1974] Long Beach
- 2006 Kiss [2006] VH1 Hanging With Gene & Paul
- 2006 Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006 as Vocals, Bass
- 2000 Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special
- 1993 Kiss: Konfidential as Self
- 1977 Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit
- 1987 Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum as Self
- 1976 KISS: Destroys Anaheim as Self
- 1979 Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss
- 1977 Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit
- 1984 Kiss [1984] Quebec '84
- 1977 Kiss: Live at The Summit
- 1979 Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979
- 1992 Kiss [1992] The Palace '92
- 2023 Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake as Self
- 1978 Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978
- 1988 Kiss [1988] A Crazy Night With Kiss
- 2003 KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!
- 1997 Rock-A-Big Baby as Gene Simmons
- 1975 Kiss [1975] Midnight Special
- 1982 Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder
- 2013 Kiss [2013] Sydney
- 1976 Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976
- 1977 Kiss [1977] New York
- 1994 Kiss: São Paulo, 1994
- 1988 Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1988
- 1996 Kiss [1996] Irvine
- 2013 Kiss (2013) Stockholm
- 1983 Kiss [1983] Essen 1983
- 2013 Kiss [2013] Monster in Prague
- 1973 Kiss: Live At Coventry
- 2001 Kiss: Beyond the Makeup
- 1974 Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose
- 2013 The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from Europe as Bass, Vocals
- 1983 Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983 as Self
- 1980 Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia
- 1980 Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation as Self
- 1981 Kiss: The Elder Media Collection
- 1983 Kiss [1983] Creatures Of The Night 20th Anniversary Media Collection as Self
- 1975 KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975 as Self
- 2012 Kiss [2012] New Orleans Live Webcast
- 1976 KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976
- 1994 Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile
- 1995 Kiss [1995] Alive 1995
- 1977 Kiss: Young Music Show
- 2006 Kiss [2006] Rising Sun
- 1976 Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976
- 2013 Sample This as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2013 Kiss [2013] Private Acustic
- Soon KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77
- 1996 Kiss: Unplugged
- 2012 Kiss [2012] Buenos Aires Rock City
- 1997 Kiss [1997] Toledo
- 2013 Kiss: Japan Monster as Self
- 1979 Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection
- 2014 Kiss [2014] Charlotte 40th Anniversary
- 1976 Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo
- 1990 Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990 as Bass
- 2008 Kiss Live at Budokan 1988 as Bass, Vocals
- 2023 KISS: End of the Road
- 2018 The Great Satan as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas as Himself (voice)
- 2006 Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews
- 2019 Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019
- 2010 Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage as Self
- 2001 Satan’s Top Forty as Self
- 2003 Kiss: Symphony as vocals, bass
- 2015 Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery as Demon (voice)
- 1989 Truth About Rock
- 2004 KISS - Love Gun as Bass Guitar,Singing
- 2016 We Are X as Self
- 1987 Kiss Exposed as Self
- 2001 KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up as Himself
- 2008 Detroit Metal City as Jack Il Dark
- 2023 KISS Rok' N Rosemont!
- 2023 KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati
- 1996 KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville
- 2016 Kiss Rocks Vegas as Bass / Lead Vocals
- 1988 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years as Self
- 1976 Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25, as Bass
- 2000 At Any Cost as Dennis Berg
- 2005 Be Cool as Gene Simmons
- 2016 The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale as Self
- 2009 The Fairly OddParents: Wishology! as Himself (voice)
- 2016 Why Him? as Gene Simmons
- 2017 Armed Response as Male Suspect
- 1989 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 4 as Self
- 2012 KISS: Anhembi Arena, São Paulo as Himself - Vocals, Bass
- 1989 Red Surf as Doc
- 1976 Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit as Self
- 1999 Detroit Rock City as Kiss
- 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2012 Kiss - Live in Nurburgring as Vocals/Bass
- 2006 VH1 Rock Honors as Self
- 1994 Kiss My Ass: The Video as Self
- 1976 The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
- 2014 KISS Kruise IV as Self
- 2010 Kiss: Live at Rock Am Ring as Vocals, Bass
- 1992 Kiss: X-Treme Close Up as Self
- 2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman as Self
- 2009 KISS: Live in Buenos Aires
- 2006 Kiss - Live In Japan - Udo Music Festival
- 2002 KISS: Live in Las Vegas
- 1977 Kiss: Live in Tokyo
- 2019 Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - KISS
- 2019 Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'Roll as Self
- 2018 Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll as Self
- 2019 The Rainbow as Self
- 2002 The New Guy as Reverend
- 2003 Kiss: The Lost Concert
- 2015 Rammstein in Amerika as Self
- 2009 Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe as Self
- 2002 KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002 as Bass, Vocals
- 2018 Larger Than Life II as Bass, Vocals
- 2018 Larger Than Life as Bass, Vocals
- 1988 KISS: Crazy Nights as Bass, Vocals
- 2004 The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters as Bass, Vocals
- 2002 That '70s KISS Show as Himself
- 2006 Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night
- 2001 Satan’s Top 40 as Self
- 2010 Expecting Mary as Taylor
- 2021 Rock Camp: The Movie as Self
- 2019 The Ringmaster as Self
- 2020 KISS 2020 Goodbye as The Demon
- 2016 Molly: The Real Thing as Self
- 1985 KISS: Asylum Tour New York as Self
- 2004 When KISS Ruled the World as Himself
- 2020 Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Soon KISS EXTREME AND CLOSE UP as Self
- 1978 KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park as The Demon
- 2005 KISS: Unauthorized as Bass, Vocal
- Soon Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I as Self
- Soon Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II as Self
- 2015 The Ritchie Blackmore Story as Self
- 1983 Quem KISS Teve as Self
- Soon KISS: Happy Halloween 1998
- 2009 KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE
- 2025 From Tokyo to You as Self - Archive Footage
- Soon Love Meets in the Sunshine
- 2022 Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition as Self
- 2021 Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe
- 2025 Året var 1976 as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer as Self
- 2026 Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition as Self
- 1988 Rock n Roll Meltdown as Himself
- 2022 In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 1999 Third Watch ( 3 episodes ) as Donald Mann
- 2009 Castle ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Gene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2000 Jackass ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Miami Vice ( 1 episode ) as Newton Windsor Blade
- 1997 King of the Hill ( 1 episode ) as Jessie (voice)
- 2005 The Tyra Banks Show ( 1 episode )
- 2012 Comic Book Men ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 Gene Simmons: Family Jewels ( 143 episodes ) as Himself
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 2005 Mind of Mencia ( 1 episode )
- 2005 Rock School ( 11 episodes )
- 2003 Anderson Cooper 360° ( 1 episode )
- 2004 The Celebrity Apprentice ( 1 episode )
- 2002 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2006 Ugly Betty ( 2 episodes ) as Gene Simmons
- 2006 The Henry Rollins Show ( 1 episode )
- 1983 The Hitchhiker ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Big
- 2006 The Greg Behrendt Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Glenn Martin, DDS ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Where Are They Now? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Biography: KISStory ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 I Get That a Lot ( 1 episode )
- 2007 Dave Navarro's Spread ( 1 episode )
- 2003 The New Tom Green Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Hell's Kitchen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2005 Ed's Nite In ( 17 episodes )
- Soon Jingles ( 8 episodes )
- 2009 100 Most Shocking Music Moments ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Gene Simmons
- 1999 Family Guy ( 2 episodes ) as Gene Simmons (voice)
- 2014 Welcome to Sweden ( 1 episode ) as Gene Simmons
- 2006 Heavy: The Story of Metal ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Scorpion ( 1 episode ) as Gene Simmons
- 2016 Angie Tribeca ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 MTV World Stage ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 Shatner's Raw Nerve ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Kiss: Through the Years ( 17 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Shrink Rap ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1978 Young Music Show ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Millennium ( 1 episode ) as Hector Leachman
- 2013 Through the Keyhole ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Seven Ages of Rock ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 1989 MTV Unplugged ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Keith Lemon: Coming in America ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 The Celebrity Apprentice ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Contestant
- 1980 Fridays ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2017 Steve ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 4th and Loud ( 10 episodes ) as Self - Los Angeles Kiss Co-Owner • Self - Los Angeles Kiss Team Owner
