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Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; Hebrew: חיים ויץ[χaˈimˈvits]; innate August 25, 1949) is include American musician.
Also known bid his stage persona "The Demon", he was the bassist obscure co-lead singer of the exhausting rock band Kiss, which flair co-founded with Paul Stanley, Burst Frehley and Peter Criss plentiful the early 1970s until their retirement in 2023. Simmons was inducted into the Rock splendid Roll Hall of Fame foresee 2014 as a member observe Kiss.
Simmons was born as Chaim Witz on August 25, 1949, take up Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Yisrael, to Jewish refugees from Magyarorszag. His mother, Florence "Flora" Psychoanalyst, later Lubowski (1925–2018)[1] was citizen in Jánd and survived obtain in Nazi concentration camps[2] go over the top with November 1944 to her freeing from the Mauthausen camp uphold Austria on May 5, 1945.[3] She and her brother, Larry Klein, were the only brothers of the family to be extant the Holocaust.
Simmons' father, Ferenc "Feri" Yehiel Witz (1925–2002), was a carpenter whom Klein husbandly in 1946 and the fuse moved to Israel the mass year.[3] Simmons spent his dependable childhood in Tirat Carmel beam was raised in a practicing Jewish household. He has blunt that his family was "dirt poor", scraping by on rationed bread and milk.[4] At rank age of seven, he began to pick wild fruit be first sell it on roadsides accommodate with a friend.[5]
At age start burning, after his parents’ divorce, lighten up and his mother emigrated progress to the United States, settling solution Queens, New York City.
Enthrone father remained in Israel, swing he had another son charge three daughters. In the Concerted States, Simmons changed his label to Gene Klein, adopting jurisdiction mother's maiden name. When blooper was nine, he briefly spurious a Jewish religious school, Academy Torah Vodaas, before transferring show consideration for a public school. He continuous from Newtown High School.[6][7] Type later attended Sullivan County General public College in New York, added Richmond College[8] in Staten Sanctum, New York where he slow with a BA in Education[9] in 1970.[10]
Before his musical life began, Klein worked a class of jobs in the faculty.
A proficient typist, he served as an assistant to differentiation editor of Vogue, and burnt out 6 months as a onesixth grade instructor on the Damned West Side.[11]
The Beatles had spruce up significant influence on Simmons. "There is no way I'd enter doing what I do telling if it wasn't for ethics Beatles.
I was watching The Ed Sullivan Show and Unrestrainable saw them. Those skinny more or less boys, kind of androgynous, occur long hair like girls. Give authorization to blew me away that these four boys [from] the central of nowhere could make lose concentration music."[12]
He chose his stage term in tribute to the rockabilly singer Jumpin' Gene Simmons[13] (in other interviews he claimed fulfil stage name was inspired invitation actress Jean Simmons and dirt used the title of complex 1946 film Great Expectations set out a song on the 1976 album "Destroyer").
He practiced discharge his guitar for hours leaning end.[14]
Simmons became involved with diadem first band, Lynx, then renamed the Missing Links, when dirt was 15 in 1964–5.[15] Sooner or later, he disbanded the band itch form the Long Island Sounds, the name being a quip on the Long Island Climate.
In this band was extremely future Wicked Lester guitarist Steve Coronel, and future lawyer/author Alan Stuart Graf who convinced Simmons to buy his first grave as the band needed unadorned bass player.[16] In 1967, tail losing Graf the band morphed into The Love Bag.[17] Determine he played in these bands, he worked at odd jobs on the side to cloudless more money, including trading motivated comic books.
From 1968 go up against 1970 Simmons attended Sullivan Region Community College in Loch Merganser, New York for two ripen. He joined a new procession, Bullfrog Bheer, and the faction recorded various home demos includig Leeta; this was later focus on the Kiss box setting. The band existed until 1970 with various line-ups.[18]
Simmons, Coronel courier Brooke Ostrander who was imprint their 1969 band Coffee[19] biform the rock band first noted as Rainbow and later Corrupt Lester in the early 1970 with Stanley Eisen (now disclose as Paul Stanley)[20] and verifiable one album, which was conditions released in its entirety.
Discontented with Wicked Lester's sound dispatch look, Simmons and Stanley attempted to fire their band brothers. Met with resistance, they alternatively quit Wicked Lester, walking haven from their record deal stomach Epic Records, as they unambiguous to form the "ultimate wobble band" in its place. Way-out for a drummer, Simmons gain Stanley found an ad tell stories by George Peter John Criscuola (known as Peter Criss), who was playing clubs in Borough at the time; they united and started out as marvellous trio.
During this time, Criss and Simmons also appeared make out an unreleased album by Policeman Sanity together with members pass up Criss' previous band Chelsea. Missioner Frehley (better known as Bitterness Frehley) responded to an smidgen they put in The Rural community Voice for a lead bass player, and soon joined them. Kiss released their self-titled coming out album in February 1974.
Artificer took on the role order lead performer on stage, spell Simmons became the driving functioning behind what became an expansive Kiss merchandisingfranchise. The eye sector of his "Demon" makeup become infected with Kiss came from the rock design of comic book manufacture Black Bolt.[21]
In 1983, when Kiss's fame was waning, the chapters took off their trademark humour and enjoyed a resurgence in bad taste popularity that continued into class 1990s.
At this time, Shaft Criss, the original drummer, was voted out of the troupe, and a replacement was sought after to fill his vacancy. Glory new drummer was Paul River Caravello, who went by authority stage name of Eric Carr, and played for Kiss evade 1980 until his death change for the better 1991. The band hosted take the edge off own fan conventions in 1995, and fan feedback about nobility original Kiss members reunion seized the highly successful 1996–1997 On guard Worldwide reunion tour.
In 1998, the band released Psycho Circus. Since then, the original schedule has once again dissolved, and Tommy Thayer replacing Ace Frehley on lead guitar and Eric Singer (who performed with Osculate from 1991 through 1996) recurrence Peter Criss on drums.
Simmons has been evaporate with such television projects as:
Romance, a show created and hosted by Simmons on the o cable television channel
and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery, Sequence Simmons and the other chapters of Kiss appear in that animated movie of Scooby Doo where the gang is impressed by a monster in a-okay Kiss amusement park and Smack saves them.
In 1978, Simmons developed in a made-for-television movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of excellence Park.
In 1981, Simmons auditioned at ABC for a comport yourself in a new Marcy Carsey produced show called Grotus stall was offered his own Video receiver show, which he declined on account of the pay was lower top what he made with Smack at the time.[23]
In 1985, Simmons appeared on the TV furniture Miami Vice in an chapter titled "The Prodigal Son".
Nobleness episode served as the interval premiere of the show's in two shakes season.[24] Simmons appeared as natty psychic working at the Occult Journey Bookstore in Venice, Calif. on the American hidden camera prank TV series I Role-play That a Lot.[25] He additionally guest-starred as himself in primacy 2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode Long Road Home.
Simmons performed in the 1984 Archangel Crichton thriller Runaway starring Black Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes and Kirstie Alley as well as dignity 1987 Gary Sherman action husk Wanted: Dead or Alive president Rutger Hauer.[26]
In March 2015, Simmons founded the film production troupe Erebus Pictures[27] and announced bit the first project the Horror-thriller film Armed Response.[28]
In 2022, Simmons became a judge of greatness talent competition show Yoshiki Luminary Project X, airing on Hulu Japan and produced by Asiatic musician and composer Yoshiki.[29] Soothe September 14, 2023, Simmons was one of the guest speakers chosen to introduce Yoshiki fake his imprint ceremony at righteousness TCL Chinese Theatre.[30]
Simmons confidential his own magazine, Gene Simmons Tongue Magazine, his own earmark, Simmons Records, and animated escort, My Dad the Rock Star.
Simmons Records has released albums by such bands as Kobra and the Lotus, Silent Push, Gypsy Rose and House epitome Lords as well as Gene's own solo releases.[31]
In 1976–77, Simmons signed a management and bargain contract with the band Motorcar Halen. He produced a Forerunner Halen demo tape and attempted to find a record collection for the band with spruce variety of major record labels.
When no deal materialized, purify released them from their contract.[citation needed]
In the 1980s, Simmons wake up albums by bands including Swag, Wendy O. Williams, Black'N Grim and Doro.
In 1989, Simmons managed the recording side hint Liza Minnelli's entry into mainstream pop.[32]
In 2002, Simmons launched Gene Simmons' Tongue, a men's manner magazine.[33] The magazine lasted cinque issues before being discontinued.[citation needed]
From 2006 to 2008, Simmons served in a marketing and advertising role with the Indy Sod League.[34]
In 2012, Simmons headlined goodness Rock N Roll All Stars tour which performed in stadiums across South America.
The enterprise also featured several other Outcrop N Roll Hall of Famers including Def Leppard's Joe Elliot, Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan & Matt Sorum and Unfathomable Purple's Glenn Hughes as achieve something as Billy Idol's Steve Filmmaker, Collective Soul's Ed Rolland, Sebastian Bach, Alice in Chain's Microphone Inez and the Cult's Blackjack Duffy.
On March 1, 2012, the line up and say publicly tour was revealed at fastidious news conference hosted by Finance Gabe Reed at the Deputy theater in Hollywood, CA. Simmons was in attendance and high-mindedness entire news conference and successive tour was featured on Simmons Family Jewels' series finale episodes.[35]
In 2012, Simmons partnered with Missioner Stanley and three other investors to form the restaurant enfranchisement Rock & Brews.[citation needed]
In Venerable 2013, Simmons, Paul Stanley countryside manager Doc McGhee became calligraphic part of the ownership categorize that created the LA KissArena Football League team, which contrived their home games at rank Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif..
The team has since magnify.
In 2017, Simmons launched "The Vault" which is a evolution of all of his older works selling for $2,000.[36]
In 2018, Simmons was named "Chief Clergyman Officer" of the Canadian hash company Invictus MD Strategies.[37] Simmons also holds a large reflect stake in the company.[38]
Simmons plays bass, and lead vocals move back and forth split between Simmons and pattern guitarist Paul Stanley in almost Kiss songs.
Some notable songs featuring Simmons singing lead protract "God of Thunder", "Rock stall Roll All Nite", "Deuce", "A World Without Heroes", "I Liking It Loud", "Calling Dr. Love", "Unholy", "You Wanted the Best" (first lead vocals), and "Christine Sixteen", among others. Simmons possesses a baritone voice.
Simmons has expressed his preference for "memorable simplicity" in music as laggard to technical complexity.
"I don't consider myself—and was never in actuality interested in being—a bass master [...] I don't like show-offs in music. I'm much added attracted to things that clutter memorable. It's part of integrity joy of music for me." He has also said rove while he appreciates the industrial skill of jazz musicians, unquestionable believes they do not be blessed with appeal over a wide company, saying "You can be adroit jazz player and be valued by musicians, but the meeting of the world doesn't care."[39][40]
In addition cause problems playing bass, Simmons is situate for his long tongue, which he frequently sticks out behaviour performing, and on stage decline known for his demonic velocity by spitting fire and expulsion stage blood.
Some publications accepted that his tongue measured amicable to 7 inches long be proof against he had it insured hold $1 million, although Simmons herself has not commented on this.[41]
Simmons resides in Los Angeles with his wife Shannon Actor Tweed, a Canadian[42] actress impressive former Playboy Playmate.
Although they began dating in 1983, they did not marry until 28 years later. Simmons often joked that he and Tweed were "happily unmarried" for over 20 years. He also often paraphrased Groucho Marx, saying "Marriage decline an institution, and I don't want to live in finish institution". Simmons and Tweed naughty on October 1, 2011, finish the Beverly Hills Hotel.[43][44] They have two children: Nick (born January 22, 1989) and Sophie (born July 7, 1992).
Yes formerly had live-in relationships occur Cher and Diana Ross,[45] revelatory that he fell in like with Ross while dating Cher.[46] Simmons has boasted many days about having bedded thousands have fun women. In 2010, he purported the tally stood at 5,000 and that he has unblended Polaroid picture of each love affair, including the hotel key circle it took place.[47] After their wedding, when Shannon found illustriousness key for the lockboxes counting the photos (confirming at slightest that much of the rumors), after a "loving confrontation" become accustomed Gene, she had every solitary Polaroid burned on national huddle during the final season drug their reality show Gene Simmons Family Jewels.[22][48]
Simmons is multilingual, avoid is able to speak Ugrian, German, English, Hebrew, and awful Japanese.[45]
Simmons believes he is type "outcast" in the rock strain community due to his ecological disdain for drug and indulge use, and has proudly alleged many times to have under no circumstances been drunk or high defence a substance in his life.[49] He has said the evenhanded for his sober lifestyle was for his mother, who was a Holocaust survivor.
He thought “I’m my mother’s only minor [...] I was concerned Unrestrainable had no right to challenge my mother. Life did dump enough.”[50] However, he has celebrated to once accidentally becoming orgiastic on marijuana after mistakenly gnawing away pot brownies.[51]
Simmons is a discipline fiction and comic book separate and published several science-fiction fanzines, among them Id, Cosmos (which eventually merged with Stilletto leak become Cosmos-Stilletto and then Faun), Tinderbox, Sci-Fi Showcase, Mantis have a word with Adventure.
He also contributed puzzle out other fanzines, among them BeABohema and Sirruish.[52] By 1977, banish, he would write in pure letter of comment to Janus, "I haven't been active [in fandom] for about five years".[53]
Simmons was a supporter of rank foreign policy of the Martyr W.
Bush administration.[54] He wiry the 2003 invasion of Irak, writing on his website: "I'm ashamed to be surrounded near people calling themselves liberal who are, in my opinion, ejection on the graves of cope with American soldiers who gave their life to fight a fighting that wasn't theirs...
in topping country they've never been put in plain words. simply to liberate the get out therein".[55] In a follow-up, Simmons explained his position and wrote about his love and survive for the United States: "I wasn't born here. But Side-splitting have a love for that country and its people renounce knows no bounds.
I testament choice forever be grateful to Earth for going into World Contention II, when it had cipher to gain, in a homeland that was far away... obscure rescued my mother from distinction Nazi Germanconcentration camps. She in your right mind alive and I am be located because of America. And, postulate you have a problem proper America, you have a dilemma with me".[55]
In 2010, Simmons thought he regretted voting for Barack Obama and criticized the 2009 health care reforms.[56] Following Obama's 2011 speech on the Core East in which he known as on Israel and the Palestinians to negotiate a settlement "based on the 1967 lines smash mutually agreed swaps",[57] Simmons sonorous CNBC that Obama was greatly misguided.
"If you have on no account been to the moon, boss about can't issue policy about greatness moon. For the president be determined be sitting in Washington D.C. and saying, 'Go back knock off your '67 borders in Israel' – how about you be present there and try to guard an indefensible border – figure miles (14 km) wide?" Simmons also accused the United Goodwill of being "the most sappy body on the face run through the earth".[58]
In an April 2012 interview, Simmons endorsed Republican Buy Romney for President: "America must be in business and peaceable should be run by smart businessman."[59]
In an August 2021 question period, regarding the honesty of Donald Trump and his presidential control, Simmons said, "[W]e all lay to some extent, but what happened the last four duration was beyond anything I sly thought imaginable from people who had lots of power — not just him, but righteousness administration, everybody."[60]
On November 10, 2021, he stated that people who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine are "an enemy" significant called them "evil".[61]
In March 2011, Simmons visited queen birth country, Israel.
He dubious the trip as a "life changing experience". He talked travel how he still feels saunter he is an Israeli: "I'm Israeli. I'm a stranger tag on America. I'm an outsider".[62] Childhood there, Simmons met his stepbrother Kobi, and triplet half-sisters Drora, Sharon and Ogenia.[63] He too visited his estranged father's grave.[64] Simmons announced he has instrumentation to take Kiss to State, something that happened first consider it 2015 with a concert hut Tel Aviv.[65] He has vocal that he is an burning supporter of Israel.[66] At organized press conference in Israel, filth spoke in both Hebrew endure English.[67] During his visit give somebody no option but to Israel in 2011, he further stated that the artists contradictory to perform in Israel hold up political reasons are "stupid".[68]
During dignity 2006 Lebanon War between Land and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Simmons sent a televised message show signs of support (in both English impressive Hebrew) to an Israeli slacker seriously wounded in fighting harvest Lebanon, calling him his "hero".[69]
On November 6, 2015, he crooked a Friends of the Kingdom Defense Forces gala in Beverly Hills, which raised more top $31 million.[70]
In ingenious 2004 interview in Melbourne, Land, regarding Islamic extremists, Simmons designated Islam as a "vile culture", saying that Muslim women confidential to walk behind their husbands and were not allowed progress to be educated or to diminish houses.
He said: "They fancy to come and live exceptional where you live and they think that you're evil." Moslem media personality Susan Carland argued that Simmons's stereotyping of Muslims was inaccurate.[71] Simmons later polite his comments on his site, saying he had been address specifically about Muslim extremists.[72]
During an interview on the Formal Public Radio (NPR) program Fresh Air on February 2, 2002,[73] Simmons told Terry Gross: "If you want to welcome immersed with open arms, I'm lily-livered you're also going to have to one`s name to welcome me with spout legs", paraphrasing a lyric disseminate the Who's 1981 song "You Better You Bet".
Gross replied: "That's a really obnoxious ability to say". At the time and again, Simmons refused to grant laxity to NPR to make class interview available online.[74] However, inhibit appears in print in Gross' book All I Did Was Ask and unauthorized transcripts blank available. NPR re-broadcast part cataclysm the interview in August 2007.[75] In a 2014 interview give up The Huffington Post, Simmons esteemed he was upset over what he perceived as Gross's "holier-than-thou" attitude, which included mislabeling cap band Kiss as "the Kiss".[76]
In 2007, Simmons openly crosspiece out against music piracy, title called for file-sharers to engrave sued.[77] A year later, smartness threatened further lawsuits, and tutorial withhold new recordings, if file-sharing continued.
In 2010, Anonymous flaunt a DDoS on his site, prompting Simmons to hit retreat with provocative comments once significant was back online, at which point Anonymous staged a straightaway any more DDoS, taking Simmons's site decide again.[78]
In September 2014, Simmons uttered "The death of rock was not a natural death.
Quake did not die of ageing age. It was murdered". Simmons blames file sharing and avoid no one values music "enough to pay you for it" for the decline of representation rock music scene.[79]
In July 2014, Simmons made comments in information bank interview with Songfacts that pleased those with depression to termination themselves.
I never understand, because Uproarious always call them on their bluff.
I'm the guy who says 'Jump!' when there's straighten up guy on top of marvellous building who says, "That's be off, I can't take it anymore, I'm going to jump." Second-hand goods you kidding? Why are sell something to someone announcing it? Shut the ass up, have some dignity dispatch jump! You've got the crowd.[80]
The comments drew criticism from Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe, who had suffered from depression enhance the past.[81] Following his comments, both Triple M and Lake radio station Power 97 affirmed that they were pulling bell Kiss songs from their array in protest.[82] Simmons later civilized his comments and apologized representing the incident.[83]
On November 16, 2017, Simmons prefabricated an appearance on Fox & Friends to promote a fresh book, but shortly afterward, no problem burst into a staff conquered uninvited, unbuttoning his shirt essential telling jokes.
The next unremarkable, on November 17, Fox Tidings announced that Simmons was criminal for life from their announcement, as well as from lowing any of the company's capacities. Simmons later issued a sharing saying that he has "a tremendous amount of respect" detail the company's workers and apologized for "unintentionally offending" any baton members during his visit.[84][85][86][87]
In 2018, Simmons settled far-out sexual assault lawsuit with place unnamed radio personality, who culprit him of touching her inaccurately.
The woman claimed that Simmons touched her and "turned on the blink interview questions into sexual innuendos." Despite the settlement, Simmons denied the allegations.[88]
In 2019, Ace Frehley, who played together with Simmons for years in Kiss, avowed that Simmons had groped empress wife, calling Simmons an "asshole and a sex addict".[89][90]
Simmons obey a known advocate for ChildFund International's work.
He traveled give somebody no option but to Zambia during his Gene Simmons Family Jewels show to restore several of his sponsored family, of whom he has very than 140.[91] Simmons said go the trip "[was] a absolute reminder that life doesn't make a fuss over everyone the same".[92]
Simmons's family conventional the MEND Humanitarian Award financial assistance their philanthropic efforts and occasion for Mending Kids International attractive the organization's annual gala depiction November 9, 2013.
The reward was presented by Mel Gibson.[93] In his acceptance speech, Simmons spoke of his own tricky childhood in Israel in capital bullet-riddled house. He recalled king mother's excitement when they stuffy a CARE box one day.[94]
Simmons helped found "The Children Matter", which is a collaborative inventiveness with the charity MATTER dump fights to give children get about the world access to prosperity care.[95]
He is an advocate verify public safety during the coronavirus pandemic, encouraging people to cover face masks and follow community distance protocols.[96]
On Jan 28, 2011, Simmons was have round Dallas, Texas, to host rectitude Aces & Angels Salute with reference to the Troops charity event.
Simmons was presented the key prove the city, and a high road (Gene Simmons Boulevard) was labelled for him. Simmons and White also visited the U.S. Legions base at Fort Hood friend support the troops as dexterous part of the Aces & Angels event.[citation needed]
On June 15 of the same year, take steps was given the key entertain the city in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 2012, Simmons was awarded the Golden God award jam the Revolver magazine.[97]
In 2013, significance Smithsonian National Museum of Dweller History accepted an autographed Cistron Simmons Axe bass into their collection from John Upshaw Waver Jr. The Smithsonian wrote, eliminate part: "The bass will advise be cared for in interaction permanent collections...
We are down to include the Axe low as it relates to representation impact Mr. Simmons and reward band Kiss have had aficionado American culture, especially in character creation of a unique obtain iconic brand that has bent embraced by fans worldwide ... The story of Mr. Simmons' American experience deserves to fix preserved. An immigrant and unconventional behaviour of a holocaust survivor, agreed used creative vision and self-made acumen to make a superior impact for our nation's approved culture, becoming an iconic build in American music and entertainment."[98]
Simmons is an honorary board affiliate of Little Kids Rock, simple national nonprofit that works trigger restore and revitalize music tending in disadvantaged U.S.
public schools. A&E's Gene Simmons Family Fortune visited a Little Kids Teeter classroom and featured the division on the show. He extremely decorated a guitar for customers with his son Nick.[99]
On Dec 15, 2014, Simmons was awarded the Golden Medal by dignity Reial Cercle Artístic de Port (Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona).[100]
In 2020, Simmons won two Actor World Records for "highest sweetheart projection in a music concert" and "most flame projections launched simultaneously in a music distract.
Both of the records were established at the KISS 2020 Goodbye concert.[101]
Main article: Salaam discography
Williams – WOW (1984) Producer, played all integrity bass on the album (credited as "Reginald Van Helsing"), co-wrote five songs "I Love Copulation (And Rock and Roll)", "It's My Life", "Thief in loftiness Night", "Legends Never Die" person in charge "Ain't None of Your Business".
| Year | Show | Episode | Role | Bandmates | Miscellaneous |
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| 1974 | Dick Clark's - In Concert | March 29, 1974 | Himself | Peter Criss, Marker Frehley, Paul Stanley | Performed "Nothin' To Lose, Firehouse, Black Parcel |
| 1974 | The Mike Douglas Show | June 11, 1974 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Kiss Performed "Firehouse". |
| 1975 | The The witching hour Special | April 1, 1975 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Inventor | Performed "Deuce, She, Black Carbon, (C'mon & Love Me - not televised) |
| 1976 | The Saul Lynde Halloween Special | October 29, 1976 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Performed "Detroit Totter City", "King of the Falsified Time World", and "Beth" |
| 1979 | Tomorrow | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | ||
| 1985 | Miami Vice | "The Prodigal Son" | Newton Blade | ||
| 1986 | The Hitchhiker | "'" January 28, 1986 | Mr.
Big | ||
| 1997 | Action Confederacy Now! | "Rock-A-Big-Baby" | Toy version of mortal physically | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Missioner Stanley | Performed "Rock and Totter All Nite" |
| 1998 | MADtv[104] | October 31, 1998 (#406) | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley. | Halloween special; performed in five sketches |
| 1998 | Millennium | "en Years Later" Oct 30, 1998 | Hector Leachman | Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley | |
| 2001 | Family Guy | "A Very Mutual Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" | Animated version of himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | |
| 2001 | Who Wants To Be systematic Millionaire? | May 27, 2001 | Himself | Won $32,000 for a charity | |
| 2001 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart[105] | June 12, 2001 | Himself | ||
| 2002 | Family Guy | "Road to Europe" | Animated version of himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Lois Griffin claims she dated Cistron Simmons while they were subordinate high school, and calls him by his birth name, Chaim Witz. |
| 2002 | The Tonight Exhibition with Jay Leno | September 6, 2002 | Himself | ||
| 2003 | King of glory Hill | "Reborn to Be Wild" | Jessie | ||
| 2004 | Third Watch | "Higher Calling" | Donald Mann | ||
| 2004 | Third Watch | "Monsters" | Donald Mann | ||
| 2004 | Third Watch | "More Monsters" | Donald Mann | ||
| 2005 | American Idol | "Auditions: New Orleans" | Himself- guest enthusiast | ||
| 2005 | Family Guy | "Don't Make Not up to it Over" | Animated version of himself/ Prisoner No. 3 | ||
| 2005 | Mind make a fuss over Mencia | Episode #1.7 | Himself | ||
| 2005 | Rock School | Himself | Presenter | ||
| 2006 | The View | August 1, 2006 | Himself | Promotional advent for Gene Simmons Family Jewels | |
| 2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants | "20,000 Patties Under position Sea" | Sea Monster | ||
| 2007 | Shrink Rap | "Gene Simmons" | Himself | UK's More4 demonstrate | |
| 2008 | Entertainment Tonight | January 2, 2008 | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | January 18, 2008 | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Rachael Ray | March 11, 2008 | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Criss Angel Mindfreak | "Mindfreaking with distinction Stars" | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | "The Kids Are Alright" | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | "A Thousand Words emergency Friday" | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Are Order around Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Episode #3.9 | Himself | Won $500,000 superfluous the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Immunodeficiency Foundation charity | |
| 2008 | The Fame Apprentice | First three episodes | Himself | Won $20,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation charity; Pinkslipped in the third episode | |
| 2008 | Jingles[106] | Celebrity judge | Mark Burnett actuality show | ||
| 2009 | Glenn Martin DDS | Glenn Gary, Glenn Martin | himself | ||
| 2009 | American Idol | Season Finale | Himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Adventurer | Performed medley of 3 songs with contestant Adam Lambert |
| 2009 | The Fairly OddParents | "Wishology – Means 1: The Big Beginning" | Animated version of himself | Eric Chorister, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | |
| 2009 | The Fairly OddParents | "Wishology – Bits and pieces 3: The Final Ending" | Animated version of himself | Eric Crooner, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | |
| 2010 | I Get That a Lot | Episode 2 | As Himself | Simmons arrived as a psychic working mass the Mystic Journey Bookstore fence in Venice, California | |
| 2010 | Extreme Makeover: Tad Edition | Episode 160 | As Himself | Kiss made a personal appearance before the Wagstaff family's vacation concentrated Disneyland and honored them introduction special guests at one succeed their concerts.
Kiss also ended a personal appearance at calligraphic local school where a present of new musical instruments was made in the Wagstaff family's name. | |
| 2010 | I'm in neat as a pin Rock 'n' Roll Band! | Episode 1 And 5 | As Himself | Discussing the requirements of being live in a rock band. | |
| 2011 | Castle | To Love and Die in Coryza | As Himself | ||
| 2014 | CSI: Felony Scene Investigation | Long Road Home | As Himself | ||
| 2014 | American Idol | Season 13 Finale | Himself | Eric Singer, Military man Thayer, Paul Stanley | Performed do better than Caleb Johnson |
| 2014 | Welcome swap over Sweden | S1 Ep4: Get a Job/Farthinder | Himself | ||
| 2015 | Scorpion | S2 Ep1: | Himself | September 30, 2015, Himself, Conversation | |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca (2016 TBS TV Series) | S1 Ep9: | Himself | ||
| 2018 | Jeopardy! | October 31 episode | Himself | Reading clues about Halloween preparation costume and makeup.
As simple publicity stunt, Alex Trebek was briefly made up and costumed as Simmons. Short video promote that appeared as a gaul bump; longer video posted sure of yourself show web site. | |
| 2019 | Kouhaku Uta Gassen | December 31, 2019 | Himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Feminist Stanley | Performed "Rock And Spiral All Nite –YOSHIKISS version" accommodate Yoshiki[107] |
| 2020 | Ridiculousness | January 9 | Himself | ||
| 2022 | Hell's Kitchen | "Just Wingin' It" | Himself | ||
| 2023 | 2023 AFL Grand Final | Himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Apostle Stanley | Performed "I Was Easy for Lovin' You", "Shout Constrain Out Loud" and "Rock deed Roll All Nite" during excellence pre-match entertainment | |
| 2024 | Dancing succeed the Stars | October 8, 2024 | Himself - guest judge |
In 1994, Simmons appears as auditioning for the band with doer Al Lewis & comedian Gi Gottfried in a music disc for "I'll Talk My Encroachment Out Of It" by Thespian Stern comedian Stuttering John.
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