Ace Frehley

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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.

Known For

Family Guy

Ace Frehley (voice)

Detroit Rock City

Kiss

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

Millennium

Policía enfermo

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

Space Ace

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

Self (uncredited)

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

Himself (voice)

MTV Video Music Awards

Self

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Året var 1976 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2025	From Tokyo to You MOVIE	Self - Archive Footage
2022	Kiss: Through the Years TV	Self
2021	Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe MOVIE	Self
2021	Biography: KISStory TV	Self (archive footage)
2018	Larger Than Life II MOVIE	Guitar, Vocals
2018	Larger Than Life MOVIE	Guitar, Vocals
2017	KISS och gitarristen som försvann MOVIE	Self - (archive footage)
2014	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony MOVIE	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories TV	Self
2009	KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE MOVIE	Self
2008	That Metal Show TV	Self
2007	Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000) MOVIE	Self
2007	Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991) MOVIE	Self
2006	Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977) MOVIE	Self
2006	Robins TV	Self - Guest
2006	Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews MOVIE	Self
2006	VH1 Rock Honors TV	Self
2006	Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006 MOVIE	Guitars
2006	Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night MOVIE	Self
2005	Remedy MOVIE	Johnny
2004	Rockthology 2 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2004	The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters MOVIE	Guitar, Vocals
2004	KISS - Love Gun MOVIE	Lead Guitar,Singing
2004	When KISS Ruled the World MOVIE	Himself
2003	KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive! MOVIE	Self
2003	Kiss: The Lost Concert MOVIE	Self
2002	KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002 MOVIE	Guitar, Vocals
2002	That '70s KISS Show MOVIE	Himself
2002	KISS : The Videos 1975-1998 MOVIE	Self
2001	A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas MOVIE	Himself (voice)
2001	KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up MOVIE	Himself
2001	Kiss: Beyond the Makeup MOVIE	Self
2001	Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy MOVIE	Self (uncredited)
2000	Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss MOVIE	Himself
2000	Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special MOVIE	Self
1999	Detroit Rock City MOVIE	Kiss
1999	Family Guy TV	Ace Frehley (voice)
1998	Kiss: The Second Coming MOVIE	Self
1997	Rock-A-Big Baby MOVIE	Ace Frehley
1997	Kiss [1997] Toledo MOVIE	Self
1996	Millennium TV	Policía enfermo
1996	Kiss: Unplugged MOVIE	Self
1996	KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville MOVIE	Self
1996	Kiss [1996] Irvine MOVIE	Self
1992	Kiss: X-Treme Close Up MOVIE	Self
1989	MTV Unplugged TV	Self
1989	Hard 'N Heavy Volume 5 MOVIE	Self
1988	Frehley's Comet: Live +4 MOVIE	Guitar, Vocals
1984	MTV Video Music Awards TV	Self
1982	Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder MOVIE	Self
1981	Kiss: The Elder Media Collection MOVIE	Self
1980	Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation MOVIE	Self
1980	Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia MOVIE	Self
1979	Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection MOVIE	Self
1979	Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss MOVIE	Self
1979	Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979 MOVIE	Self
1978	Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978 MOVIE	Self
1978	Young Music Show TV	Self
1978	KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park MOVIE	Space Ace
1977	Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit MOVIE	Self
1977	Kiss: Live at The Summit MOVIE	Self
1977	Kiss: Live in Tokyo MOVIE	Self
1977	Kiss: Young Music Show MOVIE	Self
1977	Kiss [1977] New York MOVIE	Self
1977	Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit MOVIE	Self
1976	KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976 MOVIE	Self
1976	Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976 MOVIE	Self
1976	The Paul Lynde Halloween Special MOVIE	Self
1976	KISS: Destroys Anaheim MOVIE	Self
1976	Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit MOVIE	Self
1976	Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo MOVIE	Self
1976	Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25, MOVIE	Lead Guitar
1976	Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976 MOVIE	Self
1975	Kiss [1975] Midnight Special MOVIE	Self
1975	Kiss - Winterland Or Hell MOVIE	Self
1975	KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975 MOVIE	Self
1974	Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose MOVIE	Self
1974	Kiss [1974] Long Beach MOVIE	Self
1973	Kiss: Live At Coventry MOVIE	Self
	Enter the Fox MOVIE	Self
	KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77 MOVIE	Self
	Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I MOVIE	Self
	Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II MOVIE	Self
	KISS: Happy Halloween 1998 MOVIE	Self

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