
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.

![Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nXu1KEHHPbDUJqvIS5lGfdp4saz.jpg)
![Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wsvaayzXVlQKX55TZHOOiuunBQx.jpg)


![Kiss [1995] Alive 1995](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pJYlUaZaMKRTw4w8S1O5UPSwLGg.jpg)





