Simmons in October 2012 | |
Background information | |
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Birth name | Chaim Witz |
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Born | August 25, 1949 (age 69) Tirat Carmel, Israel |
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Years active | 1970–present |
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Website | genesimmons.com |
Year | Film | Role | Bandmates | Miscellaneous |
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1978 | Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park | The Demon/Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | TV movie |
1984 | Runaway | Dr. Charles Luther | ||
1986 | Never Too Young to Die | Carruthers / Velvet Von Ragner | ||
1986 | Trick or Treat | Nuke (radio DJ) | ||
1987 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Malak Al Rahim | ||
1988 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | Himself | Paul Stanley | Documentary |
1989 | Red Surf | Doc | ||
1999 | Detroit Rock City | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Simmons also produced |
2001 | Wish You Were Dead | Vinny | ||
2002 | The New Guy | Reverend | ||
2008 | Detroit Metal City | Jack lll Dark | Japanese movie | |
2009 | Extract[63] | Joe Adler | ||
2010 | Expecting Mary | Taylor | ||
2010 | Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage | Himself | Documentary | |
2013 | Sample This: The Incredible Story of the Incredible Bongo Band | Himself | Documentary | |
2015 | Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | The Demon | Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer | Voice only |
2016 | We Are X | Himself | Documentary | |
2016 | Why Him? | Himself | Paul Stanley | Cameo |
2017 | Armed Response | |||
TBA | Untitled Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery Sequel[64] | The Demon | Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer[64] | Voice only |
Year | Show | Episode | Role | Bandmates | Miscellaneous |
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1974 | The Mike Douglas Show | June 11, 1974 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Kiss' first national television appearance, performed 'Firehouse'. |
1976 | The Paul Lynde Halloween Special | October 29, 1976 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Performed 'Detroit Rock City,' 'King of the Night Time World,' and 'Beth' |
1979 | Tomorrow | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | ||
1985 | Miami Vice | 'Prodigal Son' | Newton Blade | ||
1986 | The Hitchhiker | 'O.D.Feelin' January 28, 1986 | Mr. Big | ||
1997 | Action League Now! | 'Rock-A-Big-Baby' | Toy version of himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Performed 'Rock and Roll All Nite' |
1998 | MADtv[65] | October 31, 1998 (#406) | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley. | Halloween special; performed in five sketches |
1998 | Millennium | '...Thirteen Years Later' October 30, 1998 | Hector Leachman | Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley | |
2000 | 'That 70's Show' | 'Red sees Red' | as The Devil | ||
2001 | Family Guy | 'A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas' | Animated version of himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | |
2001 | Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? | May 27, 2001 | Himself | Won $32,000 for a charity | |
2001 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart[66] | June 12, 2001 | Himself | Almost licked Jon Stewart's face in response to Jon being unable to explain the difference between pleasure and joy to a man with a 'twelve-inch tongue' | |
2002 | Family Guy | 'Road to Europe' | Animated version of himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Lois Griffin claims she dated Gene Simmons while they were in high school, and calls him by his birth name, Chaim Witz. |
2002 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | September 6, 2002 | Himself | ||
2003 | King of the 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 judge | ||
2005 | Family Guy | 'Don't Make Me Over' | Animated version of himself/ Prisoner No. 3 | ||
2005 | Mind of Mencia | Episode #1.7 | Himself | ||
2006 | The View | August 1, 2006 | Himself | Promotional appearance for Gene Simmons Family Jewels | |
2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants | '20,000 Patties Under the Sea' | Sea Monster | ||
2007 | Shrink Rap | 'Gene Simmons' | Himself | UK's More4 show | |
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 the Stars' | Himself | ||
2008 | Ugly Betty | 'The Kids Are Alright' | Himself | ||
2008 | Ugly Betty | 'A Thousand Words by Friday' | Himself | ||
2008 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Episode #3.9 | Himself | Won $500,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation charity | |
2008 | The Celebrity Apprentice | First three episodes | Himself | Won $20,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation charity; Fired in the third episode | |
2008 | Jingles[67] | Celebrity judge | Mark Burnett reality show | ||
2009 | Glenn Martin DDS | Glenn Gary, Glenn Martin | himself | ||
2009 | American Idol | Season Finale | Himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | Performed medley of 3 songs with contestant Adam Lambert |
2009 | The Fairly OddParents | 'Wishology – Part 1: The Big Beginning' | Animated version of himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | |
2009 | The Fairly OddParents | 'Wishology – Part 3: The Final Ending' | Animated version of himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | |
2010 | I Get That a Lot | Episode 2 | As Himself | Simmons appeared as a psychic working at the Mystic Journey Bookstore in Venice, California | |
2010 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Episode 160 | As Himself | Kiss made a personal appearance during the Wagstaff family's vacation in Disneyland and honored them as special guests at one of their concerts. Kiss also made a personal appearance at a local school where a donation of new musical instruments was made in the Wagstaff family's name. | |
2010 | I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! | Episode 1 And 5 | As Himself | Discussing the requirements of being in a rock band. | |
2011 | Castle | To Love and Die in LA | As Himself | ||
2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Long Road Home | As Himself | ||
2014 | American Idol | Season 13 Finale | Himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | Performed with Caleb Johnson |
2014 | Welcome to Sweden | S1 Ep4: Get a Job/Farthinder | Himself | ||
2015 | Scorpion | S2 Ep1: | Himself | 30 September 2015, Himself, Interview | |
2016 | Angie Tribeca (2016 TBS TV Series) | S1 Ep9: | Himself | ||
2018 | Jeopardy!, | October 31 episode | Himself | Reading clues about Halloween in costume and makeup. As a publicity stunt, Alex Trebek was briefly made up and costumed as Simmons. Short video of that appeared as a commercial bump; longer video posted to show web site. |
Year | Video Game | Role |
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2014 | Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff | Himself |
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