Gene Simmons

Acting

Born 25/08/1949
Haifa, Israel

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.

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Known For

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026
Året var 1976
2025
From Tokyo to You
2025
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025
KISS: End of the Road
2023
KISS Rok' N Rosemont!
2023
KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati
2023
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
2023
Kiss - Hellfest 2023
2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
2022
Kiss: Through the Years
2022
Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe
2021
Biography: KISStory
2021
Rock Camp: The Movie
2021
KISS 2020 Goodbye
2020
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
2020
The Rainbow
2019
The Ringmaster
2019
Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'Roll
2019
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019
2019
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
2018
Larger Than Life II
2018
Keith Lemon: Coming in America
2018
Larger Than Life
2018
The Great Satan
2018
Steve
2017
Armed Response
2017
The Vinnie Vincent Collection
2017
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017
Why Him?
2016
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
2016
Kiss Rocks Vegas
2016
We Are X
2016
Molly: The Real Thing
2016
Angie Tribeca
2016
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
Rammstein in Amerika
2015
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
2015
Scorpion
2014
4th and Loud
2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2014
KISS Kruise IV
2014
Welcome to Sweden
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Kiss: Japan Monster
2013
Sample This
2013
Through the Keyhole
2013
The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from Europe
2013
Kiss (2013) Stockholm
2013
Kiss - Live in Nurburgring
2012
Comic Book Men
2012
Expecting Mary
2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
Kiss: Live at Rock Am Ring
2010
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
KISS: Live in Buenos Aires
2009
Extract
2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!
2009
MTV World Stage
2009
Castle
2009
KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE
2009
Kiss Live at Budokan 1988
2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
Detroit Metal City
2008
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)
2007
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)
2007
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
2007
Shrink Rap
2007
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)
2006
Ugly Betty
2006
Gene Simmons: Family Jewels
2006
Kiss [2006] Rising Sun
2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Heavy: The Story of Metal
2006
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night
2006
Kiss: Rock the Nation Live
2005
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Rock School
2005
Mind of Mencia
2005
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Hell's Kitchen
2005
KISS: Unauthorized
2005
Be Cool
2005
KISS Loves You
2004
The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters
2004
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
KISS - Love Gun
2004
When KISS Ruled the World
2004
KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!
2003
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Kiss: Symphony
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Kiss: The Lost Concert
2003
KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002
2002
That '70s KISS Show
2002
American Idol
2002
Wish You Were Dead
2002
The New Guy
2002
KISS: Live in Las Vegas
2002
KISS : The Videos 1975-1998
2002
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001
KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up
2001
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup
2001
Satan’s Top Forty
2001
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
At Any Cost
2000
Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss
2000
Jackass
2000
Third Watch
1999
Detroit Rock City
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Kiss: The Second Coming
1998
The View
1997
Rock-A-Big Baby
1997
Kiss [1997] Toledo
1997
King of the Hill
1997
Millennium
1996
Kiss: Unplugged
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville
1996
Kiss [1995] Alive 1995
1995
Kiss My Ass: The Video
1994
Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile
1994
Kiss: São Paulo, 1994
1994
Kiss: Konfidential
1993
Kiss [1992] The Palace '92
1992
Kiss: X-Treme Close Up
1992
Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990
1990
Red Surf
1989
MTV Unplugged
1989
Truth About Rock
1989
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 4
1989
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988
KISS: Crazy Nights
1988
Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1988
1988
Rock n Roll Meltdown
1988
Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum
1987
Kiss Exposed
1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
Trick or Treat
1986
Never Too Young to Die
1986
KISS: Asylum Tour New York
1985
Runaway
1984
Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored
1984
Miami Vice
1984
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Kiss [1984] Quebec '84
1984
The Hitchhiker
1983
Kiss [1983] Essen 1983
1983
Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983
1983
Quem KISS Teve
1983
Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo
1983
Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old
1983
Kiss: The Elder Media Collection
1981
Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia
1980
Fridays
1980
Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss
1979
Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979
1979
Young Music Show
1978
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
Kiss: Live at The Summit
1977
Kiss: Live in Tokyo
1977
Kiss: Young Music Show
1977
Kiss [1977] New York
1977
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit
1977
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
1976
KISS: Destroys Anaheim
1976
Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit
1976
Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo
1976
Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,
1976
Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976
1976
Kiss [1975] Midnight Special
1975
Kiss - Winterland Or Hell
1975
Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose
1974
Kiss [1974] Long Beach
1974
Kiss: Live At Coventry
1973
KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77
KISS EXTREME AND CLOSE UP
KISS: Happy Halloween 1998