Nick Simmons

Nicholas Adam Tweed-Simmons is a reality television personality, and the son of musician Gene Simmons. He is best known for starring in the A&E network Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

Personal life

Simmons is the son of Israeli-American musician Gene Simmons from rock band Kiss and Canadian actress/model Shannon Tweed. He has a sister named Sophie who is three years younger. He attended Pitzer College in Claremont, California and graduated in 2011 with a degree in English Literature.

Career

Simmons is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and is most notable as part of the cast of the The Biography Channel reality television show Gene Simmons Family Jewels. He has also performed voiceover work on Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken.

He contributed a story for the comic book anthology, Gene Simmons House of Horrors, the first issue of which was released in July 2007.

Nick Simmons (wrestler)

Nick Simmons (born October 25, 1982) of Clear Lake, Texas is a retired American wrestler who represented the United States at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships. Simmons was known as the "East Lansing Strangler" for his ability to pin at a high rate, partially due to his above-average height for a wrestler at his weight.

High school

Simmons attended Williamston High School in Williamston, Michigan from 1998-2001. Simmons was one of the most successful high school wrestlers in history, finishing his prep career 211-0 with 178 pins, including 54 consecutive pins in his sophomore year. Williamston also won team state championships in Simmons' sophomore and junior years.

College

At Michigan State University, Simmons was a four time NCAA placer and three time Big 10 champion, including finishing fourth in 2008 and fifth in both 2009 and 2011. Simmons is second in Michigan State history with 138 wins, and first with 4 pins.

International

Simmons took an Olympic redshirt during the 2002-2004 school year, winning the Pan American Championships. In 2005, Simmons competed in the University World Games, finishing in 5th place after losing in the bronze medal match. Simmons continued to make world teams (top 3 at the World Team Trials) for most of the next decade, including making the World Team in 2011. At the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, Simmons took 5th place, going 4-2 with losses to eventual silver medalist Radoslav Velikov and bronze medalist Hassan Rahimi.