Ace Frehley Net Worth
Ace Frehley net worth is
$35 million
Ace Frehley Wiki Biography
Paul Daniel Frehley was born on the 27th April 1951, in The Bronx, New York, USA of Dutch and German descent. He is a musician and songwriter, answering to the nicknames Space Ace and Spaceman. Ace Frehley is perhaps best known as a former member of the popular rock group Kiss (1973–1982, 1996-2002) as well as a solo artist. He has been listed as one of the Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World magazine, though he was never actually taught to play, and doesn’t know how to read music. Ace Frehley has been accumulating his net worth as a musician since 1964.
So how much is the Ace Frehley’s net worth? Reportedly, Ace’s wealth stands at $35 million, accumulated during his career in the music industry beginning way back in the early 70s.
Ace Frehley Net Worth $35 Million
Since birth Ace was surrounded by music, as every member of his family played a musical instrument or two. Getting a guitar as a Christmas present was some sort of a usual gift and he started playing it being 13. Ace claims that he was influenced by such artists as Led Zeppelin, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. After graduating from high school he played in local bands until he auditioned for and became a founding member of the hard rock band Kiss. Together with the band, Frehley recorded 16 studio albums, and all but two of them received certifications for sales in USA, and many were also certified in Canada, UK, Japan. As a result, they all added to the total size of Ace Frehley’s net worth.
However, Ace left the band in 1982 in order to pursue a solo career. In fact, the most successful studio album Frehley released was when still being a member of Kiss. His self-titled debut studio album (1978) was certified platinum in the USA and gold in Canada, and peaked in 26th position on the Billboard Album Top 200 in USA. The single “New York Groove” which was included on the above mentioned album peaked in 13th position on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1996 Ace reunited with the band Kiss for a farewell tour, and even though the band agreed to continue afterwards, in 2002 Frehley left the band and continued his solo career. The reunification still added to Ace’s net worth.
Ace Frehley has released six studio albums, up to date. It should be noted that the latest album “Space Invader” (2014) appeared in high positions of the music charts not only in USA, but also Australia, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden. All these albums increased the overall size of Ace Frehley net worth.
In addition to his work on the stage, Ace Frehley released his autobiography “No Regrets – A Rock ‘N’ Roll Memoir” in 2011, co-written with John Ostrosky and Joe Layden. Frehley was also featured in the television film “Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park” (1978), and documentary films “Kiss: The Second Coming Documentary” (1998) and “KISS Loves You” (2004), feature films “Detroit Rock City” (1999) and “Remedy” (2005). These have added sums to the net worth of Ace Frehley, too.
In his personal life, Ace has been married to Jeanette Trerotola since 1976.
Full Name | Ace Frehley |
Net Worth | $35 million |
Date Of Birth | April 27, 1951 |
Place Of Birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States |
Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
Profession | Songwriter, Musician, Guitarist |
Education | DeWitt Clinton High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Grace Lutheran School, I Was Made For Lovin' You, New York Groove, Rock and Roll All Nite, Portland, OR, United States, Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monterrey, NL, Mexico |
Nationality | United States of America |
Children | Monique Frehley |
Parents | Carl Daniel Frehley, Esther Anna Hecht, I Was Made For Lovin' You, New York Groove, Rock and Roll All Nite, Portland, OR, United States, Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monterrey, NL, Mexico |
Siblings | Charles Frehley |
Nicknames | Paul Daniel Frehley , Frehley, Ace |
http://www.facebook.com/officialacefrehley | |
http://www.twitter.com/ace_frehley | |
MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/acefrehley |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293719 |
Awards | People's Choice Awards for Favorite New Song (1977), Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards for Bend of the Year, Best Concert Tour and Performance (1996), Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ("The Recording Academy") Heroes Award, 2006) |
Albums | "Kiss"(1974), "Hotter Than Hell" (1974), "Dressed to Kill"(1975), "Destroyer" (1976), "Love Gun" (1977), "Dynasty" (1979), "Lick It Up" (1983), "Revenge" (1992),"Rock and Roll Over" (1976), "Psycho Circus" (1998), "Sonic Boom" (2009), "Best of Kiss 40" (2014) |
Music Groups | Kiss, Frehley's Comet |
Movies | “Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park” (1978), “Kiss: The Second Coming Documentary” (1998), “KISS Loves You” (2004), “Detroit Rock City” (1999), “Remedy” (2005) |
TV Shows | Academy of Music (New York, 1973), Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1974), ABC's Dick Clark's in Concert (1974), American Idol (2009), The Hottest Show on Earth Tour (2010), "Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2012) |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Known for his Spaceman makeup |
2 | Gibson Les Paul |
# | Quote |
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1 | I knew I was destined to do a solo album, but when I did that first album in 1978, I had no idea it was going to be that well received. |
2 | That's not my idea of what KISS is. Maybe that's his idea. You know, they say things like that just to cover their asses, so that they can carry on and still say it's KISS. That's all that is: smoke. [when asked if he agrees with Paul Stanley about the idea of KISS continuing without any of the original members]. |
3 | I eat, sleep, and drink my character. It is my fantasy to go to another planet. By the time I'm 40, interplanetary travel will be common. Nobody will want to talk to me at that age, anyway. |
4 | I remember taking the cassette and smashing it against a wall" - to Guitar World magazine in 1993, describing his negative response to the 1981 KISS album, "Music From the Elder. |
# | Fact |
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1 | Even though he went by the nickname Ace to distinguish himself from Paul Stanley,Frehley is the only original KISS member to perform under his legal birth name.The other three either shortened their legal names or changed their names entirely. |
2 | KISS was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
3 | Said in a 2008 interview that he is now clean and sober and has finally learned, that he is actually a better musician when not drunk and on drugs and that he regrets not learning this sooner. |
4 | Early on when learning to play guitar, he experimented with guitars that had whammy bars. Eventually, he discarded them when he found that whammy bars weren't his style. |
5 | Was opposed to recording KISS' sixteenth album, "Music From The Elder". However, he was out-voted two to one by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, and, subsequently, was obligated to participate. Also, insisted to have the 24-track tapes mailed to his home to cut his parts. Finally, his solos were cut out of the final recordings, and did not participate completely on their seventeenth album, "Creatures of the Night", and replaced by Vincent Cusano (Vinnie Vincent). |
6 | Is the designer of the famous KISS logo. |
7 | His face is on the cover of the KISS album, "creatures of the night", even though Vinnie Vincent played all the songs on the album. KISS begged Ace to put his face on the cover because he wasn't officially gone and they weren't sure about Vinnie being a permanent replacement. |
8 | Has an IQ of 164. |
9 | Previous bands: Molimo, the Muff Drivers and Frehley's Comet. |
10 | According to Gene Simmons' autobiography, "Kiss and Make-Up", the lightning bolt guitar strap that's used by so many in the music design is actually Frehley's design. He is considered to be a very gifted graphic designer. |
11 | Older sister's name is Nancy. |
12 | Is a self-taught guitarist, started playing at age 13. |
13 | Daughter, Monique, was born July 9, 1980. |
14 | Is "Space Ace" in the Hard Rock band, KISS. |
15 | When Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley heard Ace's audition for KISS and decided to make him the lead guitarist, they asked him what his name was. When he said his name was Paul Frehley, they told him that the band couldn't have two Paul's. Frehley then told them to call him "Ace Frehley". The nickname "Ace" comes from his school days, when he displayed an uncanny ability to get his friends dates. |
16 | Lead guitarist for KISS 1973-1983 and 1995-2002. Is divorced from wife Jeanette. |
17 | Is the youngest of 3 children. Has a brother, Charles, and a sister, |
18 | Father Karl was an electrical engineer, mother Esther a homemaker. |
19 | Parents: Karl and Esther. |
20 | A member of the hard rock band, KISS. |
21 | Daughter: Monique |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Colin Quinn: The New York Story | 2016 | TV Movie performer: "New York Groove" written by nm0050664 | |
MLB Network Presents | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Blood Ties | 2013/I | performer: "New York Groove" | |
Metal Evolution | 2012 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Somewhere | 2010 | writer: "Love Theme From Kiss" | |
Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin' | 2010 | Documentary performer: "New York Groove" | |
Inside Job | 2010 | Documentary performer: "New York Groove" | |
Californication | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Entourage | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
KISSology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 1978-1991 | 2007 | Video documentary writer: "Cold Gin", "Talk to Me" | |
Detroit Rock City | 1999 | writer: "Shock Me" | |
Idle Hands | 1999 | performer: "New York Groove" | |
KISS Live: The Ultimate Halloween Party | 1998 | TV Movie writer: "Shock Me", "Cold Gin", "Into the Void" | |
Unplugged | 1995 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Metalhead to Head | 2014 | TV Series | |
Metalocalypse | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Member with Shirt with Number 7 / Dr. Naniltred Faniltendriten |
KISSology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 1992-2000 | 2007 | Video | Ace Frehley |
Remedy | 2005 | Johnny | |
Family Guy | 2001 | TV Series | Ace Frehley |
Detroit Rock City | 1999 | KISS | |
Millennium | 1998 | TV Series | Sick Cop |
Action League Now!!: Rock-A-Big-Baby | 1997 | Short | Ace Frehley (voice) |
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park | 1978 | TV Movie | Space Ace |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Kiss: Beyond the Makeup | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
Kiss: The Last Kiss | 2000 | TV Movie |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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You Wanted the Best... You Got the Best: The Official Kiss Movie | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Musician |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Metal Evolution | 2011-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
That Metal Show | 2008-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Rock N' Roll Fantasy Camp | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Behind the Player: Ace Frehley | 2010 | Video | Himself |
Sober House | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Robins | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
American Idol | 2009 | TV Series | |
Fantástico | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
KISSology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 1978-1991 | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
KISSology: The Ultimate KISS Collection | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
Howard Stern | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Tony Hawk's Underground | 2003 | Video Game | Himself (uncredited) |
The Greatest | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Interviewee |
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy | 2001 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Kiss: The Last Kiss | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
Power Vision - Pop Galerie | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Miscellaneous Shit: Behind the Scenes of 'Detroit Rock City' | 1999 | Video documentary short | Himself |
WCW Monday Nitro | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
Kiss: The Second Coming | 1998 | Video | Himself |
The 25th Annual American Music Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself (as Kiss) |
MADtv | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
Kiss Psycho Circus | 1998 | Video short | Himself |
KaBlam! | 1997 | TV Series | Himself (segment "Action League Now!") |
MTV Video Music Awards 1996 | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
The Anti Gravity Room | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
Unplugged | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
KISS My A**: The Video | 1994 | Video documentary | Space Ace |
Kiss: X-treme Close-Up | 1992 | Video | Himself / The Spaceman |
The Morton Downey Jr. Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 5 | 1989 | Video documentary | Himself |
Fridays | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
The Midnight Special | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Musician |
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