Gene Simmons

Birth Name:

Chaim Weitz

Birth Place:

Tirat Carmel, Israel

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Writer, Music department

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

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