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Nick Simmons 
Nick Simmons (left) with his father, Gene Simmons, at San Diego Hard Rock Hotel, 2009Born Nicholas Adam Tweed Simmons
January 22, 1989
Los Angeles, California, United StatesOccupation Comic book creator, musician, television personality Years active 2005–present Nicholas Adam Tweed Simmons (born January 22, 1989) is a American reality comic book creator, musician and television personality.
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Early life
Simmons is the son of Israeli-American musician Gene Simmons from rock band Kiss and Canadian actress/model Shannon Tweed. He has a sister named Sophie who is three years younger. He currently attends Pitzer College in Claremont, California.[1]
Career
Simmons is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and is most notable as part of the cast of the A&E reality television show Gene Simmons Family Jewels.[1][2] He has also performed voiceover work on Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken.[3]
He contributed a story for the comic book anthology, Gene Simmons House of Horrors, the first issue of which was released in July 2007. At the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2009, Radical Comics presented a special preview edition of Simmons' own comic book, Incarnate, from the Simmons Comics Group.[4][5] It was released August 1, 2009 but production was halted in February 2010 due to accusations of plagiarism.[6][7] He responded to the accusations on March 1, 2010 claiming homage, which many manga fans did not believe.[8]
He also contributed vocals to "Hand of The King", from Bruce Kulick's solo album BK3.
References
- ^ a b Gene Simmons Family Jewels
- ^ A&E's Gene Simmons Family Jewels website
- ^ "Nick Simmons' Voiceover Credits". Official Website for Robot Chicken. http://www.robotchicken.org/index.php?title=Nick_Simmons.
- ^ "Nick Simmons' Incarnate (Skullduggery)". http://www.aetv.com/nick. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alex (July 23, 2009). "Nick Simmons: Bringing the Revenants to Life". Comics Bulletin. http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/124838253365689.htm. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ Melrose, Kevin (February 25, 2010). "Radical Halts Nick Simmons' Incarnate amid Claims of Plagiarism". Robot 6. Comic Book Resources. http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/02/radical-halts-nick-simmons-incarnate-amid-claims-of-plagiarism/. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Nick Simmons' Incarnate Halted Over Alleged Bleach Plagiarism (Updated)". Anime News Network. February 25, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-25/nick-simmons-incarnate-halted-over-alleged-bleach-plagiarism. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ Gustines, George Gene (March 1, 2010). "Comic Book Creator Accused of Plagiarism, it was obvious that he was guilty". Arts Beat. NYTimes.com. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/comic-book-creator-accused-of-plagiarism/. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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Categories:- 1989 births
- American comics artists
- American comics writers
- American television actors
- American people of Israeli descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- American people of Canadian descent
- Living people
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Los Angeles, California
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