Ace Frehley
Birthday
1951/04/27
Day of death
2025/10/16 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Ace Frehley, Space Ace, Kiss, Paul Daniel Frehley
Biography
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley was an American musician and songwriter best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. Guitar World magazine ranked him as the 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time. His solos often incorporate the minor pentatonic scale and the use of vibratos. Frehley is also known for the use of many "whimsical" guitars, including a Gibson Les Paul guitar that emits smoke from the neck humbucker pickup and produces spinning pyrotechnics, and a custom Les Paul that emits light based on song tempo.
Acting
(2006) Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)
as Self
(2007) Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)
as Self
(2001) Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
as Self (uncredited)
(2007) Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)
as Self
(1998) Kiss: The Second Coming
as Self
(2002) KISS : The Videos 1975-1998
as ---
![Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FzUG2JzT1YZ6g94ZRzJdTwV40tU4.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss")
(2000) Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss
as Himself
![Kiss [1974] Long Beach](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F5YdfQDFi6qBo7Jl3rYIptFJB8mr.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1974] Long Beach")
(1974) Kiss [1974] Long Beach
as ---
(2006) Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
as Guitars
(1975) Kiss - Winterland Or Hell
as ---
(2000) Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special
as ---
(1976) KISS: Destroys Anaheim
as Self
![Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FqzRe0dKqzEO8P12d5PmwsuzOSyG.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979")
(1979) Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979
as ---
![Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F93GWICf7U9jVxbKSDnkZaYnF1Of.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss")
(1979) Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss
as ---
(1977) Kiss: Live at The Summit
as ---
(1977) Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit
as ---
![Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FiSIvqdyUXERjsZ76B9BIi4qoADg.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit")
(1977) Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit
as ---
(2004) Rockthology 2
as ---
(1978) Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978
as ---
(2003) KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!
as ---
(1997) Rock-A-Big Baby
as Ace Frehley
![Kiss [1975] Midnight Special](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F9K8fmttgwRbRsHbp4bryvq1rONH.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1975] Midnight Special")
(1975) Kiss [1975] Midnight Special
as ---
(1982) Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder
as ---
![Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FkU6sarFHXojXsmLYUiHdqlN6Csc.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976")
(1976) Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976
as ---
![Kiss [1977] New York](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FxF0HHxAuMUa6rcw9UvtRXA5ipmM.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1977] New York")
(1977) Kiss [1977] New York
as ---
(1996) Kiss [1996] Irvine
as ---
(1973) Kiss: Live At Coventry
as ---
(2001) Kiss: Beyond the Makeup
as ---
![Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FbqerjTkvWSyjdEBFD87JE5hBXsH.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose")
(1974) Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose
as ---
(2005) Remedy
as Johnny
(1980) Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation
as Self
![Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2Fw7mCfbmlEULSKF07QQOPH6Of5g2.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia")
(1980) Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia
as ---
(1981) Kiss: The Elder Media Collection
as ---
(1975) KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975
as ---
(1976) KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976
as ---
Enter the Fox
as Self
(1976) Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976
as ---
(1977) Kiss: Young Music Show
as ---
KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77
as ---
(1996) Kiss: Unplugged
as ---
![Kiss [1997] Toledo](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2Fa5iBBNTN2NW0erpkOOHz0rou7OE.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1997] Toledo")
(1997) Kiss [1997] Toledo
as ---
(1979) Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection
as ---
![Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FkPewRoRDAllMnoicqg5eZZdLfX.jpg&w=3840&q=75 "Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo")
(1976) Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo
as ---
(2001) A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
as Himself (voice)
(2006) Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews
as ---
(2004) KISS - Love Gun
as Lead Guitar,Singing
(2001) KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up
as Himself
(1996) KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville
as ---
(1976) Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,
as Lead Guitar
(1989) Hard 'N Heavy Volume 5
as Self
(1976) Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit
as Performer
(1976) The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
as ---
(1999) Detroit Rock City
as Kiss
(2014) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
(1992) Kiss: X-Treme Close Up
as Self
(2003) Kiss: The Lost Concert
as ---
(1988) Frehley's Comet: Live +4
as Guitar, Vocals
(2002) KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002
as Guitar, Vocals
(2018) Larger Than Life
as Guitar, Vocals
(2018) Larger Than Life II
as Guitar, Vocals
(2002) That '70s KISS Show
as Himself
(2004) The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters
as Guitar, Vocals
(2006) Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night
as ---
(1977) Kiss: Live in Tokyo
as ---
(2004) When KISS Ruled the World
as Himself
(1978) KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
as Space Ace
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I
as Self
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II
as Self
KISS: Happy Halloween 1998
as ---
(2009) KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE
as ---
(2025) From Tokyo to You
as Self - Archive Footage
(1999) Family Guy
as Ace Frehley (voice)
(2006) Robins
as Self - Guest
(2006) VH1 Rock Honors
as ---
(2008) That Metal Show
as ---
(2021) Biography: KISStory
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Kiss: Through the Years
as Self
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
(1978) Young Music Show
as ---
(1996) Millennium
as Policía enfermo
(1989) MTV Unplugged
as Self