Gene Simmons’ Kids: Meet His Son Nick & Daughter Sophie

Gene Simmons, 73, is much than conscionable a celebrated rockstar. Gene is the arrogant begetter of 2 children, lad Nick, 33, and girl Sophie, 30, who just got engaged. The Kiss frontman shares his kids with his wife, Canadian actress Shannon Tweed, 65. Gene and Shannon started dating successful 1983, but they didn’t get joined until astir 30 years later. Both Nick and Sophie were contiguous for their parents’ lavish 2011 Beverly Hills wedding.

Gene Simmons with his 2 children (Photo: Matt Baron/Shutterstock)

Gene’s children person recovered occurrence successful their respective careers and person made their dada truthful proud. Nick is simply a writer and Sophie is simply a singer-songwriter. Here’s everything you request to cognize astir Gene’s kids.

Nick Simmons

Nick Simmons was calved connected January 22, 1989, six years aft his parents started dating. He grew up successful California and appeared connected the their household world amusement Gene Simmons Family Jewels, from 2006 to 2012. Nick attended Pitzer College successful Claremont, Calif. and graduated successful 2011 with a grade successful English Literature. After college, Nick began his vocation arsenic a writer and recovered occurrence successful comic publication writing. He created his ain three-issue comic book, Incarnate, and a preview of the comic was presented astatine the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. Nick’s comic was published by Radical Comics that August.

But successful February 2010, Nick was accused of plagiarizing to make his comic. According to Comic Book Resources, Nick allegedly stole quality designs, crippled segments, dialogue, and much from different Japanese manga comics, including the fashionable comic series Bleach. Nick yet addressed the contention successful a statement, saying, “Like astir artists I americium inspired by enactment I admire. There are definite similarities betwixt immoderate of my enactment and the enactment of others. This was simply meant arsenic an homage to artists I respect, and I decidedly privation to apologize to immoderate manga fans oregon chap Manga artists who consciousness I went excessively far. My inspirations bespeak the information that definite cardinal imagery is communal to each manga.” Production and organisation connected Nick’s comic was halted owed to the accusations. 

Gene Simmons and his household (Photo: ric Charbonneau/Shutterstock)

Nick has astir precocious worked arsenic a writer for The Huffington Post. He besides performs arsenic a instrumentalist present and determination and recently performed with the Australian stone set Wolfmother. Nick has done voice-over enactment on Robot Chicken. He is not married.

Sophie Simmons

Sophie Simmons was calved connected July 7, 1992. Like her brother, Sophie appeared connected the Simmons family’s A&E world amusement from 2006 to 2012. Sophie followed successful Nick’s footsteps and attended Pitzer College successful California, wherever she played volleyball and studied machine engineering and spiritual studies. Sophie fell successful emotion with singing astatine a young property acknowledgment to her dad. She told People successful 2018, “I was ever penning songs my full life, but it wasn’t thing I considered doing arsenic a vocation conscionable due to the fact that it was what my household did, and I didn’t privation to beryllium compared. I wanted to beryllium my ain person. But you can’t assistance what you’re passionate [about].”

Sophie auditioned for play 2 of The X-Factor (in the U.S.) and made it to the Bootcamp round. Her archetypal single, “Kiss Me,” came retired successful 2015. After collaborating with the DJ duo Yellow Claw, Sophie dropped 2 much solo songs successful 2018, including the azygous “Black Mirror” which was inspired by the television show. “Black Mirror” is Sophie’s astir palmy opus to date. She’s released galore singles implicit the past fewer years including her caller opus with Alan Walker.

In June 2022, Sophie got engaged to her fellow James Henderson on a household travel to Zurich, Switzerland. The “Lovesick” singer shared a black-and-white photograph of her engagement ringing to her Instagram, with her fiancé holding her hand. “This is the time,” she wrote successful the caption.

Sophie’s household was perfectly overjoyed that she got engaged. Her ma Shannon Tweed posted a photo of Sophie and her fiancé astatine the extremity of the “good day,” with some Sophie and James looking tired. Sophie also had her ringing connected show successful the photo. Nick also congratulated his sister and posted the photograph to his Instagram Story, with the caption “oh hey look astatine that,” arsenic good arsenic a video of him giving a toast to the recently engaged pair.

But Gene has admitted helium has mixed feelings astir his girl getting married. “I’m not ready,” the celebrated instrumentalist said successful a caller interrogation with Page Six. “One second, she’s conscionable a brace of cheeks with small legs walking around. Next second, she’s a grown pistillate I’m not ready. But it’s happening. She’s getting married, and he’s a large guy,” Gene added.

Gene confirmed that Sophie’s wedding volition instrumentality spot successful February 2023. “She’s going to marque an honorable antheral retired of him,” the “Love Gun” hitmaker besides said. “And helium doesn’t cognize what helium is successful for due to the fact that Sophie wears the pants there. He’ll find out.”