Gene Simmons
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About
Born Chaim Witz, he is a hard rock singer who gained fame after founding the commercially successful hard rock band Kiss, which has sold over 100 million albums.
Before Fame
He scraped by on bread and milk in his childhood, and worked as an assistant for an editor at Vogue magazine.
Trivia
KISS has released over twenty-five Gold-certified albums, more than any American rock band in history.
Family Life
He married Shannon Tweed on October 1, 2011, and they had two children together: Sophie and Nick.
Associated With
He firmly supported the administration of George W. Bush and the invasion of Iraq in 2003.