David Essex

Essex has nevertheless continued to act and sing and enjoys a large fan base in the UK. Frehley is starring alongside actors from The Sopranos in a DVD to be released in March 2005 called Remedy. However, by the time of his West End musical flop, Mutiny, based on the Mutiny on the Bounty story, in 1985, his appeal was on the wane. He participated in the "Farewell Tour" in 2000 but once Gene and Paul decided to continue touring beyond the planned "Farewell," Ace once again left the band. In 1978, Essex was Che Guevara in the original production of Evita, and in the same year appeared in the film Silver Dream Racer, all the while continuing his successful singing career. Frehley returned to KISS in 1995 for several reunion tours. A number one hit and a follow-up film turned him into one of the UK's biggest stars. Frehley left Kiss in 1982 and formed a solo act, Frehley's Comet.

It took a couple of years for his career to take off, which it did with his appearance in the film, That'll Be The Day (1973) and a major hit, "Rock On" (which he wrote himself), in the same year. He had a #13 hit with New York Groove. His big break came when he was selected to play the lead in the musical Godspell in 1971. Ace Frehley along with the three other KISS members, recorded solo albums in 1978. Born in London, real name David Cook, he failed in his first attempt at stardom. KISS released their first self-titled debut in February of 1974. David Essex (born July 23, 1947) is a British actor and singer who has enjoyed a varied career. They recorded an album, but as of 2002, it has never been released.

Wicked Lester was the name of Paul and Gene's band prior to hooking up with Ace and Peter. Frehley joined Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss in the early 1970s as lead guitarist for their yet unnamed band. Paul Daniel Frehley (born April 27, 1951) aka Ace Frehley, is best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band KISS.