(1945-12-20) December 20, 1945 (age 78) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Hard rock
heavy metal
jazz
swing
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums
percussion
vocals
Years active
1964–2017
Formerly of
Kiss
Chelsea
Website
petercriss.net
Musical artist
George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is a retired American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and an occasional vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. Criss established the Catman character for his Kiss persona. In 2014, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Kiss.[1]
^"KISS". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name PeterCriss, is a retired American musician, best known as a co-founder...
rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and PeterCriss in the early 1970s until their retirement in 2023. Simmons was inducted...
auditioned for Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (bass guitar), and PeterCriss (drums). Frehley showed up wearing one red and one orange sneaker and...
based on "Rock and Rolls-Royce"; Criss's "Baby Driver" is a rewrite of a PeterCriss/Stan Penridge demo from Criss's pre-Kiss band Lips; and "Hard Luck...
toured with Kiss until 1996, when the band reunited with original drummer PeterCriss and guitarist Ace Frehley for the Alive/Worldwide Tour. After five relatively...
Frehley and drummer PeterCriss, all of whom contributed to vocals. The band's lineup remained stable for seven years, before Criss left on May 18, 1980...
original members since 1979's Dynasty. While touted as a band effort, PeterCriss only played drums on the Ace Frehley-penned track, "Into the Void", and...
apart and Stanley and Simmons answered PeterCriss's advertisement in Rolling Stone. Soon after recruiting Criss, they held auditions for a lead guitarist...
v t e Kiss Paul Stanley Gene Simmons PeterCriss Ace Frehley Eric Carr Vinnie Vincent Mark St. John Bruce Kulick Eric Singer Tommy Thayer Studio albums...
Gene Simmons as himself/the Demon Paul Stanley as himself/the Starchild PeterCriss as himself/the Catman Anthony Zerbe as Abner Devereaux Carmine Caridi...
bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, lead guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer PeterCriss. Songwriting is typically led by Stanley and Simmons, who also perform...
death in 1991. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer after PeterCriss departed. He created the stage name "Eric Carr" and designed his on-stage...
guitarist Ace Frehley, and drummer PeterCriss; this most recognizable and successful line-up lasted until Criss' departure in 1980. The band is known...
drummer PeterCriss's second wife. Criss started dating Jensen while still married to his first wife, Lydia. During her marriage to PeterCriss, she again...
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