Nick Simmons
| Nick Simmons | |
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 Nick Simmons (left) with his father, Gene Simmons, at San Diego Hard Rock Hotel, 2009 |
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| Born | Nicholas Adam Tweed Simmons January 22, 1989 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Comic book creator, musician, television personality |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Nicholas Adam Tweed Simmons (born January 22, 1989) is an American comic book writer, musician and reality television personality.
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[edit] 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 attended Pitzer College in Claremont, California and graduated in 2011 with a degree in English Literature.[1]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Personal Life
Nick has been romantically linked to model Cody Kennedy, along with Alex Esso and Rose O'Neil.
[edit] 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.
