BuddyTV - USA - An immense talent in music is what launched Gene Simmons into stardom, and now, thanks to his reality series, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, he is one of the most recognized faces in television.  However, aside from all the fame he has acquired from the industry, Simmons has also gained some success from being a hard-working businessman.

His rock band Kiss, which he co-founded in the early 1970s, has nearly three thousand licensed products, but Simmons pointed out that his business dealings go beyond the band.

“Kiss is only one part of it.  We have the Gene Simmons brand which has Simmons Books,

BuddyTV - USA - Music icon Gene Simmons, known most as the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of KISS, has been busy rocking the television world with his reality series, Gene Simmons Family Jewels.  His longtime partner Shannon Tweed and their children, Nicholas and Sophie, serve as his co-stars on the show.

A&E recently renewed the reality series for another season.  However, the show is not the only project that the 57-year-old has committed to recently.  In March, Gene Simmons joined forces with IDW Publishing in order to create the Simmons Comic Group.  IDW decided to approach the Family Jewels star with the hopes of

Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis, IN, USA - Thought you could get through the Indianapolis 500 hoopla without seeing rocker/businessman/reality show star Gene Simmons?

No way. But the streets are safe until Thursday, when Simmons, his Simmons Abramson Marketing business partner, Richard Abramson, and their entourage arrive around 5 p.m. The company has a contract for marketing the IndyCar Series and is involved with developing corporate sponsorships and branding.

Simmons is still high on the IndyCar Series, and you can catch him wearing his "I Am Indy" baseball cap in the "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" show that airs on A&E. That program recently gave viewers an up-close-and-personal view of Simmons'