Gene Simmons
Background information
Birth name	Chaim Weitz
Also known as	"The Demon"
Born	August 25, 1949 (age 61)
Origin	Tirat HaCarmel, Israel
Genre(s)	Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer, actor, entrepreneur
Years active	1963 - Present
Label(s)	Roadrunner
Associated acts	Kiss, Wicked Lester

Gene Simmons (born Chaim Weitz Hebrew: חיים ויץ‎; 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.

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