Gene Simmons Biography

Fast Facts

• While in Dallas to host the Aces & Angels Salute to the Troops charity event, he was given the key to the city
• Attended New York State University and City University New York and earned his Bachelor of Education degree
• Before becoming a professional musician, he worked as an assistant the editor at "Vogue" fashion magazine and a sixth-grade instructor on the Upper West Side of New York City
• Capitalized on his rock star image as he forayed into television in such endeavors as the reality show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels," which at the end of its nine season run held the record for the longest-running celebrity reality show
• Co-founder and lead singer of the black-and-white-makeup-wearing rock band KISS
• Is a fan of the science fiction genre and comic books
• Speaks English, Hungarian, Hebrew, German and some Japanese