Gene Simmons
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1949-08-25
Place of Birth: Haifa, Israel
Popularity: 1.1
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 Filmography
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Family Guy
1999
Castle
2009
The View
1997
King of the Hill
1997
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Third Watch
1999
Miami Vice
1984
Steve
2017
Scorpion
2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
American Idol
2002
Hell's Kitchen
2005
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Ugly Betty
2006
Millennium
1996
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
2007
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Angie Tribeca
2016
The Hitchhiker
1983
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026
MTV Unplugged
1989No Photo
Where Are They Now?
1999
Jackass
2000
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Comic Book Men
2012
Fridays
1980No Photo
The New Tom Green Show
2003
Gene Simmons: Family Jewels
2006
Why Him?
2016
Through the Keyhole
2013
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
Welcome to Sweden
2014No Photo
The Greg Behrendt Show
2006
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
The New Guy
2002
Be Cool
2005
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
MTV World Stage
2009No Photo
Dave Navarro's Spread
2007
Runaway
1984
Mind of Mencia
2005
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
2015
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Shrink Rap
2007
Detroit Rock City
1999
Extract
2009No Photo
100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009
Kiss: Through the Years
2022
Armed Response
2017
Detroit Metal City
2008
Trick or Treat
1986
The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!
2009No Photo
I Get That a Lot
2009
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
Expecting Mary
2010
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Red Surf
1989
We Are X
2016
Wish You Were Dead
2002
Keith Lemon: Coming in America
2018
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001
Rammstein in Amerika
2015
Never Too Young to Die
1986
Biography: KISStory
2021
Young Music Show
1978
Rock School
2005
Truth About Rock
1989
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
Heavy: The Story of Metal
2006
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
Sample This
2013
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978No Photo
Love Meets in the Sunshine
N/A
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
2020
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
At Any Cost
2000
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
1976
Molly: The Real Thing
2016
The Ringmaster
2019No Photo
Kiss My Ass: The Video
1994
The Great Satan
2018
Kiss: Live At Coventry
1973
Larger Than Life
2018No Photo
Jingles
N/A
KISS: Unauthorized
2005No Photo
Satan’s Top 40
2001
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
2023
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2014![Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bqerjTkvWSyjdEBFD87JE5hBXsH.jpg)
Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose
1974
Kiss: Live at The Summit
1977
Kiss Exposed
1987
Satan’s Top Forty
2001
That '70s KISS Show
2002![Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iSIvqdyUXERjsZ76B9BIi4qoADg.jpg)
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit
1977No Photo
Ed's Nite In
2005
Rock-A-Big Baby
1997
Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1988
1988
Larger Than Life II
2018
Kiss: X-Treme Close Up
1992
Kiss: The Second Coming
1998![Kiss [1997] Toledo poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/a5iBBNTN2NW0erpkOOHz0rou7OE.jpg)
Kiss [1997] Toledo
1997
Kiss: Live at Rock Am Ring
2010![Kiss [1984] Quebec '84 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fChx3iVKJFBtRJ34fwOgM5FtrlD.jpg)
Kiss [1984] Quebec '84
1984
Rock Camp: The Movie
2021
Kiss - Live in Nurburgring
2012![Kiss [1983] Essen 1983 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/7zFrRbYIBTBgQPQojnwCgi2Jqyy.jpg)
Kiss [1983] Essen 1983
1983
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)
2007No Photo
Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit
1977
Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored
1984
KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
2022
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
2016
Kiss Rocks Vegas
2016
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
2018
KISS: Crazy Nights
1988
Kiss Live at Budokan 1988
2008
When KISS Ruled the World
2004
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025![Kiss [1974] Long Beach poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5YdfQDFi6qBo7Jl3rYIptFJB8mr.jpg)
Kiss [1974] Long Beach
1974No Photo
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II
N/ANo Photo
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I
N/A
Quem KISS Teve
1983
Kiss: Unplugged
1996
KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati
2023
The Rainbow
2019
Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit
1976No Photo
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Året var 1976
2025
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)
2006
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 4
1989![Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nXu1KEHHPbDUJqvIS5lGfdp4saz.jpg)
Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo
1983
The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters
2004![Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/w7mCfbmlEULSKF07QQOPH6Of5g2.jpg)
Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia
1980
Kiss: Konfidential
1993
KISS 2020 Goodbye
2020![Kiss [1977] New York poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xF0HHxAuMUa6rcw9UvtRXA5ipmM.jpg)
Kiss [1977] New York
1977
KISS Loves You
2004No Photo
Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection
1979
Kiss: Live in Tokyo
1977
4th and Loud
2014![Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/wsvaayzXVlQKX55TZHOOiuunBQx.jpg)
Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990
1990
Kiss: Symphony
2003
Rock n Roll Meltdown
1988No Photo
Kiss [1988] A Crazy Night With Kiss
1988No Photo
Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976
1976
KISS: Destroys Anaheim
1976No Photo
Kiss [2012] New Orleans Live Webcast
2012No Photo
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
2006![Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kPewRoRDAllMnoicqg5eZZdLfX.jpg)
Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo
1976
KISS - Love Gun
2004
KISS: Asylum Tour New York
1985
From Tokyo to You
2025
Kiss: São Paulo, 1994
1994
KISS Kruise IV
2014![Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kU6sarFHXojXsmLYUiHdqlN6Csc.jpg)
Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976
1976
The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from Europe
2013No Photo
Kiss [2013] Sydney
2013No Photo
Kiss [1996] Irvine
1996
KISS Rok' N Rosemont!
2023
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup
2001
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)
2007
Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'Roll
2019![Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/93GWICf7U9jVxbKSDnkZaYnF1Of.jpg)
Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss
1979
Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019
2019
KISS : The Videos 1975-1998
2002
Kiss: Young Music Show
1977
Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,
1976
Kiss: Japan Monster
2013Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983
1983No Photo
Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special
2000
The Vinnie Vincent Collection
2017
KISS: Live in Las Vegas
2002
KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!
2003
Kiss (2013) Stockholm
2013No Photo
Kiss - Live In Japan - Udo Music Festival
2006![Kiss [1992] The Palace '92 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/cuSq9bI7TFtlu4jJlPdtN8vhvgz.jpg)
Kiss [1992] The Palace '92
1992
Kiss: The Lost Concert
2003![Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qzRe0dKqzEO8P12d5PmwsuzOSyG.jpg)
Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979
1979
KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up
2001
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017No Photo
Kiss [2012] Buenos Aires Rock City
2012
KISS: Live in Buenos Aires
2009No Photo
KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975
1975![Kiss [1995] Alive 1995 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pJYlUaZaMKRTw4w8S1O5UPSwLGg.jpg)
Kiss [1995] Alive 1995
1995No Photo
Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation
1980No Photo
Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978
1978No Photo
KISS: Anhembi Arena, São Paulo
2012
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night
2006No Photo
Kiss [2013] Private Acustic
2013![Kiss [2006] Rising Sun poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fddkIlvpBHXx7pyY6Zr1QkVOKl5.jpg)
Kiss [2006] Rising Sun
2006
KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville
1996![Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lf6oSWerE7KaQEbsxefHEQPZ2Lt.jpg)
Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile
1994No Photo
Kiss [1983] Creatures Of The Night 20th Anniversary Media Collection
1983No Photo
Kiss [2006] VH1 Hanging With Gene & Paul
2006
Kiss - Hellfest 2023
2023No Photo
Kiss [2013] Monster in Prague
2013No Photo
Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder
1982
KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE
2009
Kiss: The Elder Media Collection
1981
KISS: End of the Road
2023
KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002
2002
KISS: Happy Halloween 1998
N/A![Kiss [1975] Midnight Special poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9K8fmttgwRbRsHbp4bryvq1rONH.jpg)
Kiss [1975] Midnight Special
1975![Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6mVe12BLdLWZaM8YYLQhLtf5Dl9.jpg)
Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum
1987
Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
2022No Photo
Kiss [2014] Charlotte 40th Anniversary
2014
KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77
N/A
Kiss - Winterland Or Hell
1975![Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zUG2JzT1YZ6g94ZRzJdTwV40tU4.jpg)
Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss
2000![Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6OqV8LApSokCYLk4kF1Yur6kqem.jpg)
Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old
1983No Photo
Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews
2006
Kiss: Rock the Nation Live
2005
Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe
2021
KISS EXTREME AND CLOSE UP
N/ANo Photo