Editing Gene Simmons (section)

===Film and television===
Simmons has been involved with such television projects as:
*''[[My Dad the Rock Star]],'' a cartoon by the Canadian animation company [[Nelvana]], about the mild mannered son of a Gene Simmons-like rock star
*''[[Mr. Romance]]'', a show created and hosted by Simmons on the [[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen]] cable television channel
*''[[Rock School]]'', a UK reality show in which Simmons tries to make a rock band out of a group of students of [[Christ's Hospital School]] in the first season, and in the second, a group of kids from a comprehensive school in [[Lowestoft]]
*''[[Gene Simmons Family Jewels]]'',<ref name=":1">[http://www.aetv.com/gene-simmons-family-jewels/ Gene Simmons Family Jewels – A&E TV]. Aetv.com. Retrieved February 1, 2011.</ref> a reality show documenting the personal lives of Simmons, [[Shannon Tweed|his wife]], [[Nick Simmons|his son]] and daughter
*''[[Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery]]'', Gene Simmons and the other members of Kiss appear in this animated movie of Scooby Doo where the gang is attacked by a monster in a Kiss amusement park and Kiss saves them.
In 1978, Simmons appeared in a made-for-television movie, ''[[Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park]]''. 
 
In 1981, Simmons auditioned at [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] for a role in a new [[Marcy Carsey]] produced show called Grotus and was offered his own TV show, which he declined as the pay was lower than what he made with Kiss at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gene Simmons' Kiss And Make-Up lets The Demon speak for himself |url=https://www.avclub.com/gene-simmons-kiss-and-make-up-lets-the-demon-speak-for-1798235404 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=AV Club |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1985, Simmons appeared on the TV series ''[[Miami Vice]]'' in an episode titled "The Prodigal Son". The episode served as the [[season premiere]] of the show's second season.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Serwer |first=Jesse |date=October 7, 2014 |title=Miami Sound Machine: 16 Best Musical Guest Stars on 'Miami Vice' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/miami-sound-machine-16-best-musical-guest-stars-on-miami-vice-155772/gene-simmons-the-prodigal-son-season-two-27833/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York City, United States  |access-date=April 27, 2019 }}</ref> Simmons appeared as a psychic working at the Mystic Journey Bookstore in [[Venice, California]] on the American hidden camera prank TV series ''[[I Get That a Lot]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/2010-gene-simmons-poses-as-psychic-for-us-prank-show-news.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005105204/http://www.metrolyrics.com/2010-gene-simmons-poses-as-psychic-for-us-prank-show-news.html|archive-date=October 5, 2010|url-status=unfit|title=Gene Simmons poses as psychic for US prank show|date=January 7, 2010|access-date=January 14, 2010}}</ref> He also guest-starred as himself in the 2014 ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' episode ''Long Road Home''.

Simmons performed in the 1984 [[Michael Crichton]] thriller ''[[Runaway (1984 film)|Runaway]]'' starring [[Tom Selleck]], [[Cynthia Rhodes]] and [[Kirstie Alley]] as well as the 1987 [[Gary Sherman (director)|Gary Sherman]] action film ''[[Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987 film)|Wanted: Dead or Alive]]'' starring [[Rutger Hauer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094293/|title=Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)|website=[[IMDb]]|date=January 16, 1987|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref>

In 2004, Simmons also appeared in the TV series ''[[Third Watch]]'' for two episodes. He played Mob Kingpin Donald Mann in the season 5 finale and the season 6 premiere.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0720945/|title=Third Watch (1999-2005) Episode 22/s5 "Monsters"|website=[[IMDb]]|date=May 7, 2004|access-date=February 4, 2025}}</ref>

In March 2015, Simmons founded the film production company Erebus Pictures<ref>{{cite news| title = WWE and Gene Simmons Launch Genre Label; First Film Project Announced – Temple| url = http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/94783/wwe-and-gene-simmons-launch-genre-label-first-film-project-announced-temple/| publisher=Dread Central| date = March 27, 2015 |access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> and announced as the first project the Horror-thriller film ''[[Armed Response (2017 film)|Armed Response]]''.<ref>{{cite news| title = If Gene Simmons and WWE's 'Temple' Is Good, I'll Eat This Article!| url = http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3337809/gene-simmons-wwes-temple-good-ill-eat-article/| publisher=Bloody Disgusting| date = March 27, 2015 |access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref>

In 2022, Simmons became a judge of the talent competition show ''Yoshiki Superstar Project X'', airing on [[Hulu]] Japan and produced by Japanese musician and composer [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=編集部 |title=「YOSHIKI SUPERSTAR PROJECT X」次のステージへ進む通過メンバー８人を公開 |url=https://www.musicvoice.jp/news/242862/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=MusicVoice |language=ja}}</ref> On September 14, 2023, Simmons was one of the guest speakers chosen to introduce Yoshiki at his imprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2023 |title=Yoshiki to Leave Handprints at Chinese Theatre |url=https://americansongwriter.com/yoshiki-to-leave-handprints-at-chinese-theatre/ |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=American Songwriter |last=Houghton|first=Cillea|language=en-US}}</ref>