Kiss’ Ace Frehley died October 16, 2025
Ace Frehley (1951–2025): The Spaceman Who Took Rock to the Stars Early Life and Beginnings Ace Frehley was born Paul Daniel Frehley on April 27, 1951, in the Bronx, New York. The youngest of three children in a working-class family, he grew up surrounded by music. Both of his parents played piano, and there was always a sense of rhythm in the household. His father, an electrical engineer, encouraged curiosity about how things worked — an influence that would later surface in Frehley’s fascination with customizing guitars and creating onstage special effects. Ace was a bright but restless child. School…
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