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Gene Simmons

Actor · Born August 25, 1949 · Haifa, Israel

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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.

Acted in 102

2020s

  1. 2023

    KISS: End of the Road

    Movie

  2. KISS Rok' N Rosemont!

    Movie

  3. KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati

    Movie

  4. Kiss - Hellfest 2023

    Bass / Lead Vocals

  5. 2021

    Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe

    Movie

  6. 2020

    KISS 2020 Goodbye

    The Demon

2010s

  1. 2019

    Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019

    Movie

  2. 2018

    Larger Than Life II

    Bass, Vocals

  3. Larger Than Life

    Bass, Vocals

  4. 2017

    Armed Response

    Male Suspect

    27

  5. The Vinnie Vincent Collection

    Movie

  6. 2016

    Why Him?

    Gene Simmons

    53

  7. Kiss Rocks Vegas

    Bass / Lead Vocals

  8. 2015

    Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

    Demon (voice)

    69
  9. 2014

    Scorpion

    Gene Simmons · 1 episode

    74

  10. Welcome to Sweden

    Gene Simmons · 1 episode

  11. 2013

    The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from Europe

    Bass, Vocals

  12. Kiss (2013) Stockholm

    Movie

  13. 2012

    Kiss - Live in Nurburgring

    Vocals/Bass

  14. 2010

    Expecting Mary

    Taylor

  15. Kiss: Live at Rock Am Ring

    Vocals, Bass

2000s

  1. 2009

    KISS: Live in Buenos Aires

    Movie

  2. Extract

    Joe Adler

    61

  3. Glenn Martin, DDS

    TV · 2 Seasons · Animation · Comedy

    51

  4. KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE

    Movie

  5. 2008

    Kiss Live at Budokan 1988

    Bass, Vocals

  6. Detroit Metal City

    Jack Il Dark

    66
  7. 2006

    Ugly Betty

    Gene Simmons · 2 episodes

    67

  8. Kiss [2006] Rising Sun

    Movie

  9. The Henry Rollins Show

    TV

  10. Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night

    Movie

  11. 2005

    The Tyra Banks Show

    TV · 4 Seasons · Talk

    42

  12. Rock School

    TV

  13. Mind of Mencia

    TV

  14. KISS: Unauthorized

    Bass, Vocal

  15. Be Cool

    Gene Simmons

    46
  16. 2004

    The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters

    Bass, Vocals

  17. KISS - Love Gun

    Bass Guitar,Singing

  18. 2003

    KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!

    Movie

  19. Anderson Cooper 360°

    TV · 23 Seasons · Documentary · Talk

  20. Kiss: Symphony

    vocals, bass

  21. Kiss: The Lost Concert

    Movie

  22. 2002

    KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002

    Bass, Vocals

  23. Wish You Were Dead

    Vinny

    49

  24. The New Guy

    Reverend

    41

  25. KISS: Live in Las Vegas

    Movie

  26. KISS : The Videos 1975-1998

    Movie

  27. 2001

    Kiss: Beyond the Makeup

    Movie

  28. 2000

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    Gene Simmons · 1 episode

    77

  29. At Any Cost

    Dennis Berg

1990s

  1. 1999

    Third Watch

    Donald Mann · 3 episodes

    80

  2. Detroit Rock City

    Kiss

    57

  3. Family Guy

    Gene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice), Gene Simmons (voice) · 1 episode

    79
  4. 1997

    Rock-A-Big Baby

    Gene Simmons

  5. Kiss [1997] Toledo

    Movie

  6. King of the Hill

    Jessie (voice) · 1 episode

    75
  7. 1996

    Millennium

    Hector Leachman · 1 episode

    78

  8. Kiss: Unplugged

    Movie

  9. E! True Hollywood Story

    TV

  10. KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville

    Movie

  11. 1995

    Kiss [1995] Alive 1995

    Movie

  12. 1994

    Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile

    Movie

  13. Kiss: São Paulo, 1994

    Movie

  14. 1992

    Kiss [1992] The Palace '92

    Movie

  15. 1990

    Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990

    Bass

1980s

  1. 1989

    Red Surf

    Doc

    38

  2. Truth About Rock

    Movie

  3. 1988

    KISS: Crazy Nights

    Bass, Vocals

  4. Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1988

    Movie

  5. 1987

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Malak Al Rahim

    52
  6. 1986

    Trick or Treat

    Nuke

    61

  7. Never Too Young to Die

    Velvet Von Ragnar

  8. 1984

    Runaway

    Dr. Charles Luther

    54

  9. Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored

    Bass

  10. Miami Vice

    Newton Windsor Blade · 1 episode

    75

  11. Kiss [1984] Quebec '84

    Movie

  12. 1983

    The Hitchhiker

    Mr. Big · 1 episode

    66

  13. Kiss [1983] Essen 1983

    Movie

  14. Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo

    Movie

  15. Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old

    Movie

  16. 1981

    Kiss: The Elder Media Collection

    Movie

  17. 1980

    Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia

    Movie

1970s

  1. 1979

    Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss

    Movie

  2. Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979

    Movie

  3. 1978

    Young Music Show

    TV

  4. KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

    The Demon

  5. 1977

    Kiss: Live at The Summit

    Movie

  6. Kiss: Live in Tokyo

    Movie

  7. Kiss: Young Music Show

    Movie

  8. Kiss [1977] New York

    Movie

  9. Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit

    Movie

  10. 1976

    The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

    Movie

  11. Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo

    Movie

  12. Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,

    Bass

  13. Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976

    Movie

  14. 1975

    Kiss [1975] Midnight Special

    Movie

  15. Kiss - Winterland Or Hell

    Movie

  16. 1974

    Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose

    Movie

  17. Kiss [1974] Long Beach

    Movie

  18. 1973

    Kiss: Live At Coventry

    Movie

No release date

  1. KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77

    Movie

  2. KISS: Happy Halloween 1998

    Movie

Produced 4

2000s

  1. 2003

    My Dad the Rock Star

    Producer

Wrote 2

1980s

  1. 1987

    Kiss Exposed

    Writer

Created 2

2000s

  1. 2006

    Gene Simmons: Family Jewels

    Creator

    56
  2. 2003

    My Dad the Rock Star

    Creator

Sound 1

1970s

  1. 1978

    KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

    Songs

Appearances85

2020s

  1. 2026

    Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

    Self

    87
  2. 2025

    Året var 1976

    Self (archive footage)

  3. From Tokyo to You

    Self - Archive Footage

  4. Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer

    Self

  5. 2023

    Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake

    Self

  6. 2022

    In Search of Darkness: Part III

    Self

  7. Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

    Self

  8. In Search of Tomorrow

    Self - Interviewee

    74

  9. KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

    Self

  10. Kiss: Through the Years

    Self · 17 episodes

  11. 2021

    Biography: KISStory

    Self · 2 episodes

  12. Rock Camp: The Movie

    Self

  13. 2020

    Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Rainbow

    Self

  2. The Ringmaster

    Self

  3. Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'Roll

    Self

  4. Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

    Self - KISS

  5. 2018

    Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll

    Self

  6. Keith Lemon: Coming in America

    Self · 1 episode

  7. The Great Satan

    Self (archive footage)

  8. 2017

    Steve

    Self · 1 episode

  9. Cum On Feel The Noize

    Self

  10. 2016

    The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale

    Self

  11. We Are X

    Self

    74

  12. Molly: The Real Thing

    Self

  13. Angie Tribeca

    Self · 1 episode

    69
  14. 2015

    The Ritchie Blackmore Story

    Self

  15. Rammstein in Amerika

    Self

  16. 2014

    4th and Loud

    Self - Los Angeles Kiss Co-Owner • Self - Los Angeles Kiss Team Owner · 10 episodes

  17. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    Self

  18. KISS Kruise IV

    Self

  19. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    Self · 1 episode

    67
  20. 2013

    Kiss: Japan Monster

    Self

  21. Sample This

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  22. Through the Keyhole

    Self · 1 episode

  23. 2012

    Comic Book Men

    Self · 1 episode

    75
  24. 2010

    Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

    Self

    84

2000s

  1. 2009

    Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe

    Self

  2. The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!

    Himself (voice)

  3. MTV World Stage

    Self · 1 episode

  4. Castle

    Self · 1 episode

    81
  5. 2008

    Shatner's Raw Nerve

    Self · 1 episode

  6. 2007

    Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)

    Self

  7. Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)

    Self

  8. Seven Ages of Rock

    Self · 7 episodes

  9. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Self · 1 episode

    72

  10. Shrink Rap

    Self · 1 episode

  11. 2006

    Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)

    Self

  12. Gene Simmons: Family Jewels

    Himself · 143 episodes

    56

  13. Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

    Self

  14. Heavy: The Story of Metal

    Self · 4 episodes

  15. 2005

    Kiss: Rock the Nation Live

    Self

  16. Dancing with the Stars

    Self - Judge · 1 episode

    53

  17. Hell's Kitchen

    Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 episode

    71
  18. 2004

    KISS Loves You

    Himself

  19. The Celebrity Apprentice

    Self - Contestant · 1 episode

    48

  20. When KISS Ruled the World

    Himself

  21. 2003

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Self - Guest · 2 episodes

    61
  22. 2002

    That '70s KISS Show

    Himself

  23. American Idol

    Self - Guest Judge · 1 episode

    45
  24. 2001

    A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

    Himself (voice)

  25. KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up

    Himself

  26. Satan’s Top Forty

    Self

  27. Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

    Self (uncredited)

  28. 2000

    Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss

    Himself

  29. Jackass

    Self · 1 episode

    72

1990s

  1. 1998

    Kiss: The Second Coming

    Self

  2. 1997

    The View

    Self · 1 episode

    29
  3. 1994

    Kiss My Ass: The Video

    Self

  4. 1993

    Kiss: Konfidential

    Self

  5. 1992

    Kiss: X-Treme Close Up

    Self

1980s

  1. 1989

    MTV Unplugged

    Self · 1 episode

    79

  2. Hard 'N Heavy Volume 4

    Self

  3. 1988

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

    Self

    69

  4. Rock n Roll Meltdown

    Himself

  5. 1987

    Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum

    Self

  6. Kiss Exposed

    Self

  7. 1985

    KISS: Asylum Tour New York

    Self

  8. 1984

    MTV Video Music Awards

    Self · 1 episode

  9. 1983

    Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983

    Self

  10. Quem KISS Teve

    Self

  11. 1980

    Fridays

    Self - Musical Guest · 1 episode

1970s

  1. 1976

    KISS: Destroys Anaheim

    Self

  2. Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit

    Self

No release date

  1. KISS EXTREME AND CLOSE UP

    Self