Gene Simmons

Aug 25, 1949 (75 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Family Guy

Gene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice)

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Gene Simmons

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Castle

Self

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King of the Hill

Jessie (voice)

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Miami Vice

Newton Windsor Blade

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Third Watch

Donald Mann

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Scorpion

Gene Simmons

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Millennium

Hector Leachman

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Ugly Betty

Gene Simmons

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MTV Video Music Awards

Self

Credits

KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77 Future

★ NR
KISS EXTREME AND CLOSE UP Future

himself

★ NR
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I Future

Self

★ NR
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II Future

Self

★ NR
Jingles Future

★ NR
KISS: End of the Road 2023

★ NR
KISS Rok' N Rosemont! 2023

★ NR
KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati 2023

★ 10
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake 2023

Self

★ 10
Kiss - Hellfest 2023 2023

Bass / Lead Vocals

★ NR
In Search of Darkness: Part III 2022

Self

★ 7.4
KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley 2022

Self

★ NR
Kiss: Through the Years 2022

Self

★ NR
Biography: KISStory 2021

Self

★ 7.2
Rock Camp: The Movie 2021

Self

★ 6
KISS 2020 Goodbye 2020

The Demon

★ 7.3
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration 2020

Himself

★ 7
The Rainbow 2019

Self

★ 7.8
The Ringmaster 2019

Self

★ 8.3
Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'Roll 2019

Self

★ 8
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine 2019

Self - KISS

★ 6.7
Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019 2019

★ NR
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll 2018

Self

★ 7.9
Larger Than Life II 2018

Bass, Vocals

★ NR
Larger Than Life 2018

Bass, Vocals

★ NR
The Great Satan 2018

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.2
Armed Response 2017

Male Suspect

★ 5.1
The Vinnie Vincent Collection 2017

★ NR
Cum On Feel The Noize 2017

Self

★ 7
Why Him? 2016

Gene Simmons

★ 6.4
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale 2016

Himself

★ 5.6
Kiss Rocks Vegas 2016

Bass / Lead Vocals

★ 8.1
We Are X 2016

Self

★ 7.1
Molly: The Real Thing 2016

Self

★ NR
Angie Tribeca 2016

Himself

★ 6.4
The Ritchie Blackmore Story 2015

Self

★ 7.9
Rammstein in Amerika 2015

Self

★ 8
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery 2015

Demon (voice)

★ 8
Scorpion 2014

Gene Simmons

★ 8.2
Kiss [2014] Charlotte 40th Anniversary 2014

★ NR
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2014

Self

★ 5.9
KISS Kruise IV 2014

Himself

★ NR
Welcome to Sweden 2014

Gene Simmons

★ 6.2
Kiss: Japan Monster 2013

Himself

★ NR
Sample This 2013

Narrator

★ 6.7
Through the Keyhole 2013

Self

★ 6
The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from Europe 2013

Bass, Vocals

★ NR
Kiss [2013] Monster in Prague 2013

★ 8
Kiss [2013] Private Acustic 2013

★ NR
Kiss (2013) Stockholm 2013

★ NR
Kiss [2013] Sydney 2013

★ NR
KISS: Anhembi Arena, São Paulo 2012

Himself - Vocals, Bass

★ NR
Kiss [2012] Buenos Aires Rock City 2012

★ NR
Kiss - Live in Nurburgring 2012

Vocals/Bass

★ 6.5
Kiss [2012] New Orleans Live Webcast 2012

★ NR
Comic Book Men 2012

Self

★ 6.8
Expecting Mary 2010

Taylor

★ 4.5
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2010

Self

★ 7.5
Kiss: Live at Rock Am Ring 2010

Vocals, Bass

★ 6.5
100 Most Shocking Music Moments 2009

Self

★ NR
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe 2009

Self

★ 3
KISS: Live in Buenos Aires 2009

★ NR
Extract 2009

Joe Adler

★ 5.8
Glenn Martin, DDS 2009

★ 6.3
The Fairly OddParents: Wishology! 2009

Himself (voice)

★ 8.1
MTV World Stage 2009

Self

★ NR
I Get That a Lot 2009

★ 8
Castle 2009

Self

★ 8
Kiss Live at Budokan 1988 2008

Bass, Vocals

★ NR
Detroit Metal City 2008

Jack Il Dark

★ 6.4
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000) 2007

Self

★ 4
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991) 2007

Self

★ 6
Seven Ages of Rock 2007

Self

★ 9
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 2007

Self

★ 6.7
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977) 2006

Self

★ 4.8
Ugly Betty 2006

Gene Simmons

★ 6.3
Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews 2006

★ NR
Gene Simmons: Family Jewels 2006

Himself

★ 5.1
Kiss - Live In Japan - Udo Music Festival 2006

★ NR
Kiss [2006] Rising Sun 2006

★ NR
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman 2006

Self

★ 7.5
VH1 Rock Honors 2006

Self

★ NR
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006 2006

Vocals, Bass

★ NR
Heavy: The Story of Metal 2006

Self

★ 7
Kiss [2006] VH1 Hanging With Gene & Paul 2006

★ NR
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night 2006

★ 7
Kiss: Rock the Nation Live 2005

Self

★ 6.8
Rock School 2005

★ 5.8
Mind of Mencia 2005

★ 3.1
Dancing with the Stars 2005

Self - Guest Judge

★ 5.9
Hell's Kitchen 2005

Self - Restaurant Patron

★ 6.8
KISS : Unauthorized 2005

Bass, Vocal

★ NR
Be Cool 2005

Gene Simmons

★ 5.5
Ed's Nite In 2005

★ NR
KISS Loves You 2004

Himself

★ NR
The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters 2004

Bass, Vocals

★ NR
The Celebrity Apprentice 2004

★ 5.1
KISS - Love Gun 2004

Bass Guitar,Singing

★ NR
When KISS Ruled the World 2004

Himself

★ NR
KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive! 2003

★ NR
Kiss: Symphony 2003

vocals, bass

★ 7.4
Kiss: The Lost Concert 2003

★ 9
KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002 2002

Bass, Vocals

★ NR
That '70s KISS Show 2002

Himself

★ NR
American Idol 2002

Self - Guest Judge

★ 5.1
Wish You Were Dead 2002

Vinny

★ 4.9
The New Guy 2002

Reverend

★ 5.9
KISS: Live in Las Vegas 2002

★ 4
KISS : The Videos 1975-1998 2002

★ NR
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas 2001

Himself (voice)

★ 8.1
KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up 2001

Himself

★ NR
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup 2001

★ NR
Satan’s Top Forty 2001

Self

★ NR
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy 2001

Self (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Satan’s Top 40 2001

Self

★ NR
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000

Gene Simmons

★ 7.6
At Any Cost 2000

Dennis Berg

★ 5
Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss 2000

Himself

★ 8
Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special 2000

★ NR
Jackass 2000

Self

★ 6.6
Third Watch 1999

Donald Mann

★ 7.9
Detroit Rock City 1999

Kiss

★ 6.7
Where Are They Now? 1999

Self

★ 7.5
Family Guy 1999

Gene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice)

★ 7.4
Kiss: The Second Coming 1998

Self

★ 8.5
Rock-A-Big Baby 1997

Gene Simmons

★ NR
Kiss [1997] Toledo 1997

★ NR
King of the Hill 1997

Jessie (voice)

★ 7.4
Millennium 1996

Hector Leachman

★ 7.7
Kiss: Unplugged 1996

★ 6
E! True Hollywood Story 1996

★ 8.1
KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville 1996

★ NR
Kiss [1996] Irvine 1996

★ NR
Kiss [1995] Alive 1995 1995

★ NR
Kiss My Ass: The Video 1994

Self

★ 6.5
Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile 1994

★ 10
Kiss: São Paulo, 1994 1994

★ NR
Kiss: Konfidential 1993

Self

★ 8
Kiss [1992] The Palace '92 1992

★ NR
Kiss: X-Treme Close Up 1992

Self

★ NR
Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990 1990

Bass

★ 10
Red Surf 1989

Doc

★ 3
MTV Unplugged 1989

Self

★ 6.8
Truth About Rock 1989

★ NR
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 4 1989

Self

★ NR
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years 1988

Self

★ 6.8
KISS: Crazy Nights 1988

Bass, Vocals

★ NR
Kiss [1988] A Crazy Night With Kiss 1988

★ NR
Kiss [1988] Tokyo 1988

★ NR
Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum 1987

Self

★ NR
Kiss Exposed 1987

Self

★ 8.4
Wanted: Dead or Alive 1987

Malak Al Rahim

★ 5.9
Trick or Treat 1986

Nuke

★ 6.1
Never Too Young to Die 1986

Velvet Von Ragnar

★ 4.6
KISS: Asylum Tour New York 1985

Self

★ NR
Runaway 1984

Dr. Charles Luther

★ 5.6
Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored 1984

Bass

★ 7.5
Miami Vice 1984

Newton Windsor Blade

★ 7.5
MTV Video Music Awards 1984

Self

★ 7.6
Kiss [1984] Quebec '84 1984

★ NR
AVN Awards 1984

Self

★ 5.7
Kiss [1983] Creatures Of The Night 20th Anniversary Media Collection 1983

★ NR
Kiss [1983] Essen 1983 1983

★ NR
The Hitchhiker 1983

Mr. Big

★ 6.2
Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983 1983

Self

★ NR
Quem KISS Teve 1983

Self

★ NR
Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo 1983

★ NR
Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old 1983

★ NR
Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder 1982

★ NR
Kiss: The Elder Media Collection 1981

★ NR
Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia 1980

★ 4
Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation 1980

Self

★ NR
Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection 1979

★ NR
Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss 1979

★ NR
Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979 1979

★ NR
Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978 1978

★ NR
Young Music Show 1978

★ NR
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park 1978

The Demon

★ 5.3
Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit 1977

★ NR
Kiss: Live at The Summit 1977

★ NR
Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1977

★ NR
Kiss: Young Music Show 1977

★ NR
Kiss [1977] New York 1977

★ NR
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit 1977

★ NR
KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976 1976

★ NR
Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976 1976

★ NR
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special 1976

★ 5.8
KISS: Destroys Anaheim 1976

Self

★ 8
Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit 1976

Performer

★ NR
Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo 1976

★ NR
Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25, 1976

Bass

★ NR
Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976 1976

★ NR
Kiss [1975] Midnight Special 1975

★ 9
Kiss - Winterland Or Hell 1975

★ NR
KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975 1975

★ NR
Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose 1974

★ NR
Kiss [1974] Long Beach 1974

★ NR
Kiss: Live At Coventry 1973

★ NR

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