Kennedy Center honoree Gene Simmons, a member of the US rock band KISS, and his wife Shannon Tweed arrive for the 48th Kennedy Center Honors gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – Gene Simmons attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets at Intuit Dome on January 12, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 09: Gene Simmons, a founding member of the rock band KISS, testifies on December 09, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Simmons appeared at the Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing on "Balancing the Interests of Local Radio, Songwriters, and Performers in the Digital Age." (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 01: Gene Simmons of KISS performs during KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
KORTRIJK, BELGIUM – AUGUST 11: Gene Simmons of Gene Simmons Band performs at Alcatraz Metal Fest on August 11, 2024 in Kortrijk, Belgium. (Photo by Elsie Roymans/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 02: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during the final show of KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)
UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: Photo of Gene SIMMONS and KISS and Peter CRISS and Paul STANLEY and Ace FREHLEY; L-R: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley – posed, group shot (Photo by Steve Morley/Redferns)
American bass player and vocalist Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss performs on stage at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, January 16, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
ATLANTA – JULY 18: (L-R) Guitarist Ace Frehley, singer-guitarist Paul Stanley, drummer Peter Criss and bassist Gene Simmons of Kiss pose in the dressing room before performing at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom on July 18, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
