Ace Frehley
Sign in to savePaul Daniel "Ace" Frehley was an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, occasional vocalist, and a founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of the Spaceman and originally played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982, before later rejoining in 1996 until his final departure in 2002.
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Ace Frehley, born Paul Daniel Frehley on April 27, 1951, in The Bronx, New York City, was an American guitarist, songwriter, singer, and composer. He was a member of the bands Kiss and Frehley's Comet, performing in the hard rock genre. Frehley began his professional work period in 1973 and continued until his death on October 16, 2025, in Morristown. He was educated at DeWitt Clinton High School and spoke English.
Throughout his career, Frehley used several pseudonyms, including The Spaceman, Space Ace, and Socks. He was represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for copyright matters. His written works include *No regrets*, *Anomaly*, and *NO REGRETS - Les mémoires du rock'n'roll*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- NO REGRETS - Les mémoires du rock'n'roll
- Anomaly
- No regrets
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1951
- Active to
- 2025
Discography
Member of
- KISS1973–1982
- Frehley’s Comet1984–1988
- KISS1996–2002
- Ace Frehley Band2025–2025
- Molimo
- Molimo
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Key facts
- Also known as
- The Spaceman Space Ace Socks
- Born
- Paul Daniel Frehley , ( 1951-04-27 ) April 27, 1951, The Bronx , New York City, U.S.
- Died
- October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16) (aged 74), Morristown, New Jersey , U.S.
- Genres
- Hard rock heavy metal
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1964–2025
- Formerly of
- Kiss Frehley's Comet
- Website
- acefrehley .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Morristown
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.acefrehley.com
- Image
- Kiss - Ace Frehley (1977).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1951-04-27
- Commons category
- Ace Frehley
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- birth name
- Paul Daniel Frehley
- social media followers
- 236506
- member of
- Frehley's Comet
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- pseudonym
- Socks
- date of death
- 2025-10-16
- end of work period
- 2025-00-00
- described at URL
- baike.sogou.com/v73802787.htm
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (/freɪliː/, FRAY-lee; April 27, 1951 – October 16, 2025) was an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, and occasional vocalist, and a founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of the Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and originally played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982, before later rejoining in 1996 until his final departure in 2002.
After leaving Kiss in 1982, Frehley formed his own band, Frehley's Comet, and released two albums with the group. He subsequently embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a reunion tour. Frehley's second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was originally intended to be the band's farewell tour. Frehley's solo releases were commercially successful, with his 1978 debut studio album achieving platinum status. His most recent solo studio album, 10,000 Volts, was released in 2024. Frehley died in October 2025 after complications from a fall at his home.
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