
Gene Simmons
Highest Rated: 95% The Ringmaster (2019)
Lowest Rated: 0% Armed Response (2017)
Birthday: Aug 25, 1949
Birthplace: Tirat Carmel, Israel
A founding member of KISS, one of rock-n-roll's most iconic acts, Gene Simmons was also a master of merchandizing and self-promotion, second to none. Born in Israel but raised in New York City, Simmons and friend Paul Stanley became the nucleus of the face-painted, outlandishly-costumed act later known as KISS in 1973. Dubbed "The Demon," in accordance with his nightmarish stage persona and makeup, the bass player's fire-breathing, blood-spewing onstage antics helped make their concert album Alive! one of the biggest of the 1970s. Related merchandize like KISS comic books, action figures, lunch boxes and even a movie, "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" (NBC, 1978) made the group a cottage industry. Although the band's record sales and reputation suffered throughout the 1980s, Simmons balanced his music career with side-jobs acting in films like "Runaway" (1984) and pursuing various business opportunities. Having never regained their former glory after unmasking themselves more than a decade earlier, Simmons joined his original bandmates (once again in full makeup) for a historic, massively successful KISS reunion tour in 1996. In the years that followed the resurgence, he became a staple on reality television, most notably on "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" (A&E, 2006-12), which followed the surprisingly straight-laced life of the rocker, girlfriend Shannon Tweed and their two children. Once considered one of rock's most dangerous men, Simmons ultimately evolved into a shrewd corporate figure head, albeit one who occasionally donned platform boots and devilish face paint.
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Filmography
Movies
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95% | 89% | The Ringmaster | Self | - | 2019 |
0% | 18% | Armed Response |
Male Suspect (Character), Producer |
- | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | The Demon (Voice) | - | 2015 |
93% | 64% | Sample This | Narrator | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 29% | Expecting Mary | Taylor (Character) | - | 2010 |
62% | 38% | Extract | Joe Adler (Character) | $10.8M | 2009 |
7% | 54% | The New Guy | Reverend (Character) | $29M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Wish You Were Dead | Vinny (Character) | - | 2000 |
48% | 82% | Detroit Rock City | Producer | $4.2M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 22% | Red Surf | Doc (Character) | - | 1990 |
90% | 77% | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | Unknown (Character) | $373.7K | 1988 |
30% | 49% | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Malak Al Rahim (Character) | $6.5M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Never Too Young to Die |
Carruthers/ |
- | 1986 |
50% | 32% | Runaway | Luther (Character) | - | 1984 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Talk Stoop | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Page | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Real | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Steve | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Goods | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doctors | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Phil | Guest | 2016 |
96% | 73% | Angie Tribeca | Himself (Guest Star) | 2016 |
61% | 79% | Scorpion | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Meredith Vieira Show | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2014 2010-2011 2008 |
79% | 83% | Welcome to Sweden | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 85% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Home Raiders | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gene Simmons Family Jewels |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer |
2006-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | InnerVIEWS With Ernie Manouse | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Joy Behar Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011 |
82% | 86% | Castle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shatner's Raw Nerve | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 82% | The Fairly OddParents | Himself (Guest Voice) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Contestant | 2008 |
97% | 86% | Ugly Betty | Himself (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2008 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nightline | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Apprentice | Contestant | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Sponge Bob | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Family Guy |
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2005 2001-2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Third Watch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 71% | King of the Hill | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2001 |
25% | No Score Yet | Talk to Me | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hitchhiker | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |
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