# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gene-simmons
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:02:09.810Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gene-simmons"
name: "Gene Simmons"
slug: "gene-simmons"
description: "Gene Simmons, also known by his stage persona \"the Demon\", is an Israeli and American musician. He was 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 1973. Simmons, alongside Stanley, remained a constant member of the band until their dissolution in 2023. Simmons is also known for his long tongue and for his reality television show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, which aired from 2006 to 2012. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss."
tagline: "American rock musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M1cz1doaxayq.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1949-08-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           74.65
  momentum:             4.748793444672059
  historical:           28.825528
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 2480
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/genesimmons"
    handle:    "genesimmons"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/genesimmons/"
    handle:    "genesimmons"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/officialgenesimmons"
    handle:    "officialgenesimmons"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005430/"
    handle:    "nm0005430"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.genesimmons.com"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9OzDneC7m_X0_IZWlxIHQ"
    handle:    "@genesimmons1733"
    followers: 2480
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump