
Gene Simmons
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 25, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Haifa, Israel
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
Photos
Filmography

KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77
Movie

KISS EXTREME AND CLOSE UP
Movie · as Self
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I
Movie · as Self

KISS: Happy Halloween 1998
Movie
Love Meets in the Sunshine
Movie
Jingles
TV · 8 eps

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Movie · as Self

From Tokyo to You
Movie · as Self - Archive Footage

Året var 1976
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
Movie · as Self

Kiss - Hellfest 2023
Movie · as Bass / Lead Vocals

Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
Movie · as Self

KISS: End of the Road
Movie

KISS Rok' N Rosemont!
Movie

KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati
Movie

In Search of Darkness: Part III
Movie · as Self

KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
Movie · as Self

Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
Movie · as Self

In Search of Tomorrow
Movie · as Self - Interviewee

Kiss: Through the Years
TV · as Self · 17 eps

Rock Camp: The Movie
Movie · as Self

Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe
Movie

Biography: KISStory
TV · as Self · 2 eps

KISS 2020 Goodbye
Movie · as The Demon

Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self

Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019
Movie

Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Movie · as Self - KISS

Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'Roll
Movie · as Self

The Rainbow
Movie · as Self

The Ringmaster
Movie · as Self

The Great Satan
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as Self

Larger Than Life
Movie · as Bass, Vocals

Larger Than Life II
Movie · as Bass, Vocals

Keith Lemon: Coming in America
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Vinnie Vincent Collection
Movie

Cum On Feel The Noize
Movie · as Self

Armed Response
Movie · as Male Suspect

Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep

We Are X
Movie · as Self

Kiss Rocks Vegas
Movie · as Bass / Lead Vocals

The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
Movie · as Self

Why Him?
Movie · as Gene Simmons

Molly: The Real Thing
Movie · as Self

Angie Tribeca
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
Movie · as Demon (voice)

Rammstein in Amerika
Movie · as Self

The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Movie · as Self
Kiss [2014] Charlotte 40th Anniversary
Movie

KISS Kruise IV
Movie · as Self

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self

Welcome to Sweden
TV · as Gene Simmons · 1 ep

Scorpion
TV · as Gene Simmons · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep

4th and Loud
TV · as Self - Los Angeles Kiss Co-Owner • Self - Los Angeles Kiss Team Owner · 10 eps
Kiss [2013] Sydney
Movie

Kiss (2013) Stockholm
Movie
Kiss [2013] Monster in Prague
Movie

The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from Europe
Movie · as Bass, Vocals

Sample This
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Kiss [2013] Private Acustic
Movie

Kiss: Japan Monster
Movie · as Self

Through the Keyhole
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kiss [2012] New Orleans Live Webcast
Movie
Kiss [2012] Buenos Aires Rock City
Movie
KISS: Anhembi Arena, São Paulo
Movie · as Himself - Vocals, Bass

Kiss - Live in Nurburgring
Movie · as Vocals/Bass

Comic Book Men
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Movie · as Self

Kiss: Live at Rock Am Ring
Movie · as Vocals, Bass

Expecting Mary
Movie · as Taylor

Extract
Movie · as Joe Adler

The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!
Movie · as Himself (voice)

KISS: Live in Buenos Aires
Movie

Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Movie · as Self

KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE
Movie

Castle
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Glenn Martin, DDS
TV · 1 ep
I Get That a Lot
TV · 1 ep
100 Most Shocking Music Moments
TV · as Self · 5 eps

MTV World Stage
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Kiss Live at Budokan 1988
Movie · as Bass, Vocals

Detroit Metal City
Movie · as Jack Il Dark

Shatner's Raw Nerve
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)
Movie · as Self

Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)
Movie · as Self
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II
Movie · as Self
Dave Navarro's Spread
TV · 1 ep

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Shrink Rap
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Seven Ages of Rock
TV · as Self · 7 eps

Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)
Movie · as Self
Kiss [2006] VH1 Hanging With Gene & Paul
Movie
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
Movie · as Vocals, Bass
![Kiss [2006] Rising Sun poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fddkIlvpBHXx7pyY6Zr1QkVOKl5.jpg)
Kiss [2006] Rising Sun
Movie
Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews
Movie
VH1 Rock Honors
Movie · as Self

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Movie · as Self
Kiss - Live In Japan - Udo Music Festival
Movie

Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night
Movie

Gene Simmons: Family Jewels
TV · as Himself · 143 eps

Ugly Betty
TV · as Gene Simmons · 2 eps

The Henry Rollins Show
TV · 1 ep
The Greg Behrendt Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Heavy: The Story of Metal
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Kiss: Rock the Nation Live
Movie · as Self

Be Cool
Movie · as Gene Simmons

KISS: Unauthorized
Movie · as Bass, Vocal

The Tyra Banks Show
TV · 1 ep

Mind of Mencia
TV · 1 ep

Rock School
TV · 11 eps

Hell's Kitchen
TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep
Ed's Nite In
TV · 17 eps

Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

KISS Loves You
Movie · as Himself

KISS - Love Gun
Movie · as Bass Guitar,Singing

The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters
Movie · as Bass, Vocals

When KISS Ruled the World
Movie · as Himself

The Celebrity Apprentice
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!
Movie

Kiss: Symphony
Movie · as vocals, bass

Kiss: The Lost Concert
Movie

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Anderson Cooper 360°
TV · 1 ep
The New Tom Green Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Wish You Were Dead
Movie · as Vinny

KISS : The Videos 1975-1998
Movie

KISS: Live in Las Vegas
Movie

The New Guy
Movie · as Reverend

KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002
Movie · as Bass, Vocals

That '70s KISS Show
Movie · as Himself

American Idol
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

Kiss: Beyond the Makeup
Movie

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Movie · as Himself (voice)

Satan’s Top Forty
Movie · as Self

KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up
Movie · as Himself
Satan’s Top 40
Movie · as Self
![Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zUG2JzT1YZ6g94ZRzJdTwV40tU4.jpg)
Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss
Movie · as Himself
Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special
Movie

At Any Cost
Movie · as Dennis Berg

Jackass
TV · as Self · 1 ep

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Gene Simmons · 1 ep

Detroit Rock City
Movie · as Kiss

Third Watch
TV · as Donald Mann · 3 eps

Family Guy
TV · as Gene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice), Gene Simmons (voice) · 1 ep
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Kiss: The Second Coming
Movie · as Self

Rock-A-Big Baby
Movie · as Gene Simmons
![Kiss [1997] Toledo poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/a5iBBNTN2NW0erpkOOHz0rou7OE.jpg)
Kiss [1997] Toledo
Movie
Kiss [1997] The Peter Criss Project
Movie

King of the Hill
TV · as Jessie (voice) · 1 ep

The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kiss [1996] Irvine
Movie

Kiss: Unplugged
Movie

KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville
Movie

E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep

Millennium
TV · as Hector Leachman · 1 ep
![Kiss [1995] Alive 1995 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pJYlUaZaMKRTw4w8S1O5UPSwLGg.jpg)
Kiss [1995] Alive 1995
Movie

Kiss: São Paulo, 1994
Movie
![Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lf6oSWerE7KaQEbsxefHEQPZ2Lt.jpg)
Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile
Movie

Kiss My Ass: The Video
Movie · as Self

Kiss: Konfidential
Movie · as Self
![Kiss [1992] The Palace '92 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cuSq9bI7TFtlu4jJlPdtN8vhvgz.jpg)
Kiss [1992] The Palace '92
Movie

Kiss: X-Treme Close Up
Movie · as Self
![Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wsvaayzXVlQKX55TZHOOiuunBQx.jpg)
Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990
Movie · as Bass

Truth About Rock
Movie

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 4
Movie · as Self

Red Surf
Movie · as Doc

MTV Unplugged
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kiss [1988] A Crazy Night With Kiss
Movie

Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1988
Movie

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Movie · as Self

KISS: Crazy Nights
Movie · as Bass, Vocals

Rock n Roll Meltdown
Movie · as Himself

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Movie · as Malak Al Rahim
![Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6mVe12BLdLWZaM8YYLQhLtf5Dl9.jpg)
Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum
Movie · as Self

Kiss Exposed
Movie · as Self

Trick or Treat
Movie · as Nuke

Never Too Young to Die
Movie · as Velvet Von Ragnar

KISS: Asylum Tour New York
Movie · as Self

Runaway
Movie · as Dr. Charles Luther

Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored
Movie · as Bass
![Kiss [1984] Quebec '84 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fChx3iVKJFBtRJ34fwOgM5FtrlD.jpg)
Kiss [1984] Quebec '84
Movie

Miami Vice
TV · as Newton Windsor Blade · 1 ep

MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
![Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nXu1KEHHPbDUJqvIS5lGfdp4saz.jpg)
Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo
Movie
![Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6OqV8LApSokCYLk4kF1Yur6kqem.jpg)
Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old
Movie
![Kiss [1983] Essen 1983 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7zFrRbYIBTBgQPQojnwCgi2Jqyy.jpg)
Kiss [1983] Essen 1983
Movie
![Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nXu1KEHHPbDUJqvIS5lGfdp4saz.jpg)
Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983
Movie · as Self
Kiss [1983] Creatures Of The Night 20th Anniversary Media Collection
Movie · as Self

Quem KISS Teve
Movie · as Self

The Hitchhiker
TV · as Mr. Big · 1 ep
Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder
Movie

Kiss: The Elder Media Collection
Movie
Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation
Movie · as Self
![Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/w7mCfbmlEULSKF07QQOPH6Of5g2.jpg)
Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia
Movie

Fridays
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
![Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qzRe0dKqzEO8P12d5PmwsuzOSyG.jpg)
Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979
Movie
![Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/93GWICf7U9jVxbKSDnkZaYnF1Of.jpg)
Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss
Movie
Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection
Movie
Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978
Movie

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Movie · as The Demon

Young Music Show
TV · 1 ep

Kiss: Live at The Summit
Movie
Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit
Movie
![Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iSIvqdyUXERjsZ76B9BIi4qoADg.jpg)
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit
Movie
![Kiss [1977] New York poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xF0HHxAuMUa6rcw9UvtRXA5ipmM.jpg)
Kiss [1977] New York
Movie

Kiss: Young Music Show
Movie

Kiss: Live in Tokyo
Movie

KISS: Destroys Anaheim
Movie · as Self
![Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kU6sarFHXojXsmLYUiHdqlN6Csc.jpg)
Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976
Movie
KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976
Movie
Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976
Movie
![Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kPewRoRDAllMnoicqg5eZZdLfX.jpg)
Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo
Movie

Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,
Movie · as Bass

Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit
Movie · as Self

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
Movie

Kiss - Winterland Or Hell
Movie
![Kiss [1975] Midnight Special poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9K8fmttgwRbRsHbp4bryvq1rONH.jpg)
Kiss [1975] Midnight Special
Movie
KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975
Movie · as Self
![Kiss [1974] Long Beach poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5YdfQDFi6qBo7Jl3rYIptFJB8mr.jpg)
Kiss [1974] Long Beach
Movie
![Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bqerjTkvWSyjdEBFD87JE5hBXsH.jpg)
Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose
Movie

Kiss: Live At Coventry
Movie



