The Outrageous Life of Legendary KISS Rockstar Gene Simmons

In 2006, he brought his household to television with Gene Simmons Family Jewels. The A&E reality series followed Simmons, Shannon Tweed, and their children, Nick and Sophie, turning his private family life into another public extension of the Gene Simmons brand.

The show gave viewers a different version of him than the fire-breathing Demon onstage. At home, he was still loud, controlling, funny, and image-conscious, but he was also a father and long-term partner. The rock persona had entered the living room.