Paul Stanley’s Birthday – January 20th, 1952
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1/20/2013 12:00:00 AM
Paul Stanley’s Birthday – January 20th, 1952
Conversation Starters
- KISS guitarist Paul Stanley has a birthday today! Have you ever had the chance to see the band in concert?
- Happy Birthday to Paul Stanley of Kiss! What’s your favorite KISS jam?
- Happy Birthday to Paul Stanley! Is the Star Child your favorite member KISS?
Fast Facts
- Born Stanley Harvey Eisen on Jan. 20, 1952 in Manhattan, NY
- Joined a band called the Post War Baby Boom at age 15
- Stanley met Gene Klein (Simmons) and they both played in the band Wicked Lester; they recorded a debut album but it was never released
- The two soon met Ace Frehley and Peter Criss and formed Kiss in 1973
- Stanley’s stage name in Kiss is “Star Child”
- Stanley along with Simmons wrote many of Kiss’ songs
- He produced the group New England’s debut album in 1978
- Kiss decided to “unmask” in 1983 which skyrocketed their career that had stagnated in the 80’s
- Stanley toured in 1989 as a solo act
- He has been a guest artist on recordings for Anthrax, Wendy O. Williams and New England
- In 1995 the original members of Kiss (Frehley and Criss left in the 80’s) reformed for one of the most successful tours of 1996
- Stanley played the Phantom in the Phantom of the Opera in Toronto (the last person to do so)
- Stanley continues to tour with Kiss, and the band released their 20th studio album Monster, in 2012
Personal
- Was married to Pamela Bowen from 1992-2201 (one child together)
- Married Erin Sutton in 2005 (two kids together)
- Has three kids (Evan b. 1994, Colin b. 2006 and Sarah b. 2009)
- Had hip replacement surgery in 2005
Discography
- Solo
- Paul Stanley (1978)
- Live to Win (2006)
- Kiss
- Kiss (1974)
- Hotter Than Hell (1974)
- Dressed to Kill (1975)
- Destroyer (1976)
- Rock and Roll Over (1976)
- Love Gun (1977)
- Dynasty (1979)
- Unmasked (1980)
- Music from “The Elder” (1981)
- Creatures of the Night (1982)
- Lick It Up (1983)
- Animalize (1984)
- Asylum (1985)
- Crazy Nights (1987)
- Hot in the Shade (1989)
- Revenge (1992)
- Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997)
- Psycho Circus (1998)
- Sonic Boom (2009)
- Monster (2012)
RIAA
- Kiss-Gold (1977)
- Hotter Than Hell-Gold (1977)
- Dressed to Kill-Gold (1977)
- Destroyer-Multi-Platinum(2001)
- Rock and Roll Over-Gold (1976)
- Love Gun-Platinum (1977)
- Dynasty-Platinum (1979)
- Unmasked-Gold (1980)
- Creatures of the Night-Gold (1994)
- Lick It Up-Platinum (1990)
- Animalize-Platinum (1984)
- Asylum-Gold (1984)
- Crazy Nights-Platinum (1988)
- Psycho Circus-Gold(1998)
- Hot In the Shade-Gold (1989)
Awards
- Billboard Top 100 Album
- Paul Stanley- #40 (1978)
- Live To Win- #53(2006)
- Billboard Hot 100 Songs
- “Hold Me, Touch Me”- #46 (1978)
Videos
Links
Sources
Check out his top 10 Kiss songs at Ultimate Classic Rock
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