Photo: Andy Bercaw, Mark Sundemeier and Ace Frehley| By Marlene Lenthang, NBC News | Ace Frehley, the legendary Kiss guitarist and vocalist, has died at the age of 74, his family said Thursday.
“We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth,” his family said in a statement.
“We cherish all of his finest memories, his laughter, and celebrate his strengths and kindness that he bestowed upon others. The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension. Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!” the statement continued.
The cause of death was not immediately released.
Frehley — better known as “Space Ace” or “Spaceman” by devoted Kiss fans — had recently fallen in his studio and was taken to the hospital, according to a post on his social media on Sept. 25. His doctors advised him not to travel, and he canceled some tour dates that month, the post said.
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Ace Frehley of KISS Will Become Only the Third Person to Receive a Posthumous Kennedy Center Honor
By Paul Grein, Billboard
Ace Frehley, the founding guitarist of KISS, died on Thursday (Oct. 16) at age 74, just seven weeks before the band is slated to receive a Kennedy Center Honor. That ceremony is set to tape on Dec. 7 and to air on CBS on Dec. 23.
Frehley will become only the third person to receive this honor posthumously, following two other group members who likewise died after the group’s awards were first announced: Glenn Frey of Eagles and Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead.
Ironically, for a cultural institution named after a slain president, the Kennedy Center has a policy that its honorees must be living.
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This year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony is set to air on Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 8-10:30 p.m. ET/PT. In addition to KISS, this year’s recipients are Grammy-winning country music icon George Strait, Tony-winning stage and screen star Michael Crawford, Grammy-winning disco pioneer Gloria Gaynor and film icon Sylvester Stallone.
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From Adam Bomb on Facebook, 10/17/25:
I just had a long conversation with Fifi Larue. He had spoken with Eric Singer a few weeks ago. Apparently Ace fell down some stairs, I guess, in his home studio. He texted Eric and said he was OK – nothing to worry about. But around two days ago, he fell down again, I’m guessing the same flight of stairs, hit his head again, and had to be airlifted by helicopter out of his home to the hospital where he was in a coma, upon arrival.
It’s hard to say why he was alone or who he was with or what caused him to fall down the stairs according to Fifi.
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He was pronounced dead at 6:16 NYC – October 16, 2025
God Speed to Paul ‘Ace’ Frehley.
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