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Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; Hebrew: חיים ויץ [χaˈim ˈvits]; born August 25, 1949) is an American musician.Also known by his stage persona "The Demon", he was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in the early 1970s until their retirement in 2023.
Apr 2, 2014 · Simmons later pursued interests in fashion, publishing and acting, and starred in the A&E reality TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Early Life Simmons was born Chaim Witz on August 25, 1949, in ...
Sep 21, 2022 · Gene Simmons clearly has his eye toward the future. As KISS wind down from their “End of the Road” tour,, Simmons, a self-described serial entrepreneur, has already proactively launched shopgenesimmons.com, a venture centered around merch sporting logo permutations of his money bag trademark.
Gene Simmons. Actor: Extract. Best known as the fire breathing, blood splitting and larger than life co-founder of the major hard rock group, KISS. Simmons was actually born Chaim Witz in August 1949 in Haifa, Israel, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents, Flóra "Florence" (Klein or Kovács) and Feri Yechiel Witz. He moved to New York as a young child.
May 26, 2022 · Gene Simmons: Rightfully so, proudly so, gratefully so. If you have the self-respect, integrity, pride in what you do, you want to go out on top. And by the way, at 72, my hand doesn’t shake.
Gene Simmons: ‘I’ve got to do two hours of make-up preparation, then wear 40 pounds of armour and studs, and then seven-inch platform heels’ (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Apr 13, 2022 · Speaking to Metal Hammer ahead of Kiss's upcoming appearance at Download Festival in June - scheduled to be the band's last performance in the UK before they retire in 2023 - Simmons talked at length for our regular Life Lessons feature, covering everything from his birth and upbringing in Israel to why he never got involved with drink or drugs.
Jan 22, 2024 · Gene Simmons backstage before the final Kiss show at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2023 in New York City (Image credit: Kevin Mazur) At the end of the day, Mother Nature and Father Time get their comeuppance,” Gene Simmons offers philosophically.
Gene Simmons. Actor: Extract. Best known as the fire breathing, blood splitting and larger than life co-founder of the major hard rock group, KISS. Simmons was actually born Chaim Witz in August 1949 in Haifa, Israel, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents, Flóra "Florence" (Klein or Kovács) and Feri Yechiel Witz. He moved to New York as a young child. Like many American teenagers of the 1960s ...
May 30, 2021 · NHK followed 70-year-old Gene Simmons around on his final tour in Japan, reflecting on his prolific and legendary career.Our very own Andy Nagashima as edito...
