Gene Simmons
- Birth name: חיים ויץ (after moving to US, changed his name to Eugene Klein)
- Also known as: Gene Klein, The Demon, the God of Thunder, Dr. Love, Reginald Van Helsing
- Origin: United States
- Born: 1949-08-25
- Tirat Carmel, Israel
- Genre: Hard Rock
- Years active: 1970-present
- Website: www.genesimmons.com
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Biography
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; Hebrew: חיים ויץ [χaˈim ˈvits]; born August 25, 1949) is an American musician. Also known by his stage persona the Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in the early 1970s. Simmons was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss.
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Kiss
- United States
- 1973-present
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