{{short description|American television personality (born 1989)}} {{other uses}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Nick Simmons | image = Nick Simmons (cropped).jpg | caption = Simmons in 2009 | birth_name = Nicholas Adam Tweed-Simmons | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|22}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | years_active = 2005{{ndash}}present | education = Pitzer College (BA) | occupation = {{hlist|Comic book creator|television personality|writer|singer}} | father = Gene Simmons | mother = Shannon Tweed | relatives = Sophie Simmons (sister) }} '''Nicholas Adam Tweed-Simmons''' (born January 22, 1989) is an American musician, comic book writer and reality television personality. The son of musician Gene Simmons, he is best known for starring in the A&E reality television series ''Gene Simmons Family Jewels'' from 2006 to 2012. He wrote and created the limited comic book series ''Incarnate'', which was published by Radical Comics in 2009. In 2017, Simmons worked as a writer for ''The Huffington Post''.<ref name=":0" />
==Personal life== Simmons is the son of Israeli-born musician Gene Simmons of the 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.<ref name="familyjewels"/>
==Career== Simmons is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and is most notable as part of the cast of A&E reality television series ''Gene Simmons Family Jewels'' from 2006 to 2012.<ref name="familyjewels">{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/gene-simmons-family-jewels/cast/ |title=Gene Simmons Family Jewels Cast |website=tv.com |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |access-date=March 11, 2017 |archive-date=November 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125160033/http://www.tv.com/shows/gene-simmons-family-jewels/cast/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aetv.com/shows/gene-simmons-family-jewels |title=Gene Simmons Family Jewels |website=A&E |access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> He has also performed voice-over work on Cartoon Network's ''Robot Chicken''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robotchicken.org/index.php?title=Nick_Simmons |title=Nick Simmons' Voiceover Credits |publisher=Official Website for Robot Chicken |access-date=November 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209133623/http://www.robotchicken.org/index.php?title=Nick_Simmons |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He branched out into writing, most notably for comic books. 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 San Diego Comic-Con in July 2009, Radical Comics presented a special preview edition of Simmons's own comic book, ''Incarnate'', from the Simmons Comics Group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aetv.com/nick |title=Nick Simmons' ''Incarnate (Skullduggery)'' |access-date=July 22, 2009 |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127191506/https://www.aetv.com/nick |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was released August 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Rodriguez |url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/124838253365689.htm |title=Nick Simmons: Bringing the Revenants to Life |publisher=Comics Bulletin |date=July 23, 2009 |access-date=August 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726165217/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/124838253365689.htm |archive-date=July 26, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In February 2010, accusations arose that Simmons had plagiarized character designs, fight scenes, plot segments, dialogue, poses, and expressions from both professional and amateur artists, from several published manga, the most notable being ''Bleach'', and from art communities such as DeviantArt.<ref name=cbrplag>{{cite web |last=Melrose |first=Kevin |url=https://www.cbr.com/radical-halts-nick-simmons-incarnate-amid-claims-of-plagiarism-updated/ |title=Radical Halts Nick Simmons' Incarnate amid Claims of Plagiarism |work=Robot 6 |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=February 25, 2010 |access-date=February 25, 2010 |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419233448/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/02/radical-halts-nick-simmons-incarnate-amid-claims-of-plagiarism/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ann1>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-25/nick-simmons-incarnate-halted-over-alleged-bleach-plagiarism |title=Nick Simmons' ''Incarnate'' Halted Over Alleged Bleach Plagiarism (Updated) |publisher=Anime News Network |date=February 25, 2010 |access-date=February 25, 2010 }}</ref> Simmons responded to the accusations by stating that he intended the similarities between the two works as an homage:<blockquote>Like most artists I am inspired by work I admire. There are certain similarities between some of my work and the work of others. This was simply meant as an homage to artists I respect, and I definitely want to apologize to any manga fans or fellow Manga artists who feel I went to (sic) far. My inspirations reflect the fact that certain fundamental imagery is common to all manga.<ref>{{cite web |first=George Gene |last=Gustines |author-link=George Gene Gustines |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/comic-book-creator-accused-of-plagiarism/ |title=Comic Book Creator Accused of Plagiarism|newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 1, 2010 |access-date=March 2, 2010 }}</ref> </blockquote>Evelyn Dubocq, Senior Director of Public Relations at Viz Media, the American publisher of ''Bleach'', stated, "We appreciate all our fans bringing this matter to our attention, and we are currently investigating this issue".<ref name="ann1" /> On February 25, 2010, the publisher of ''Incarnate'', Radical Comics, announced on its official blog that it would be halting distribution and production of ''Incarnate'' until the matter was resolved between all concerned parties.<ref name="radicalresponse">{{cite web|url=http://radicalcomics.com/component/content/article/1108?layout=blogitem |title=Radical's response in regards to Incarnate |publisher=RadicalComics.com |date=February 25, 2010 |access-date=February 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305055234/http://www.radicalcomics.com/component/content/article/1108?layout=blogitem |archive-date=March 5, 2010 }}</ref> Production of ''Incarnate'' never resumed.<ref name="gcdincarnate">{{cite web |url=http://www.comics.org/series/39114/ |title=Incarnate |publisher=Grand Comics Database |access-date=July 24, 2015 }}</ref>
Simmons contributed vocals to "Hand of The King", a song from former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick's 2010 solo album ''BK3''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aetv.com/news/hear-nick-simmons-sing-on-bruce-kulick's-latest-single-531210 |title=Hear Nick Simmons Sing on Bruce Kulick's Latest Single |date=January 13, 2010 |website=A&E News |publisher=A&E Television Networks, LLC |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116084027/http://www.aetv.com/news/hear-nick-simmons-sing-on-bruce-kulick's-latest-single-531210 |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, Simmons worked as a writer for ''The Huffington Post''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Nick Simmons |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/nick-simmons |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref> He appeared on the Thursday, March 9, 2017, episode of the Comedy Central television show ''@Midnight''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=@midnight with Chris Hardwick - Season 4, Ep. 74 - Extended - Thursday, March 9, 2017 - Uncensored - Full Episode |url=http://www.cc.com/episodes/45jpua/-midnight-with-chris-hardwick-extended---thursday--march-9--2017---uncensored-season-4-ep-4074 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312154829/http://www.cc.com/episodes/45jpua/-midnight-with-chris-hardwick-extended---thursday--march-9--2017---uncensored-season-4-ep-4074 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |date=March 9, 2017 |publisher=Comedy Central |access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>
In November 2025, Simmons and Evan Stanley son of Paul Stanley, announced their new musical duo Stanley Simmons and their debut single.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonçalves |first=Guilherme |date=2025-11-10 |title=Filhos de Paul Stanley e Gene Simmons formam banda e anunciam single |url=https://rollingstone.com.br/musica/filhos-de-paul-stanley-e-gene-simmons-formam-banda-e-anunciam-single/ |access-date=2025-11-11 |website=Rolling Stone Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
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