Name: Gene Simmons

Nickname: "The Demon"

Species: Human

Age: 59

Birthday: August 25, 1949

Birth place: Haifa, Israel

Birth Name: Chaium (Pronounced Haium) Witz

Name after moving to the U.S: Eugene Kleine

Occupation: Bass Guitar player and vocals for KISS, Entrepreneur, Marketer, song writer

Former occupation: sixth grade teacher in Spanish Harlem in New York City

Family: Shannon Tweed (Girlfriend, lived together since 1985, Age: 52, B-Day: March 10, 1957), Sophie (Daughter, Age 16, B-Day: July 7,1992), Nicholas (Nick) (Son, age: 20, B-Day: January 22, 1989)

Mother: Florence Klein-A holocaust survivor

Pets: a dog

Schools: State University (NYSU) and City University (CUNY)

Degree: Bachelor of Education degree

Original Band Members: Gene Simmons (co-founder, Bass Guitar, Vocals), Paul Stanley (co-founder, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals), Peter Criss (Drummer, Vocals), Ace (Paul) Frehley (Lead Guitar, Vocals)

Current Band Members: Gene Simmons (Same as above), Paul Stanley (Same as above), Eric Singer (Drummer, Vocals), Tommy Thayer (Lead Guitar, Vocals)

Spoken Languages: English, Hungarian, Hebrew, German, and learning Japanese and Mandarin Chinese

Favorite Quote: "Every day above ground, is a good day," -Florence Klein

Other Info: I moved to New York when I was eight and a half years old. When I moved, I took the name Eugene Kleine. I later changed my name to Gene Simmons. I have never used drugs, smoked, or been drunk in my life.

Bio Info came from: Gene Simmons Official Website and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Simmons