Paul Stanley (born January 20, 1952 as Stanley Bert Eisen) is an
American singer, songwriter and painter, best known for being the
co-founder, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band
Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's
highest-charting hits. Stanley established The Starchild character for
his Kiss persona and is known for his distinctive, wide-ranging
voice.Hit Parader ranked him 18th on their list of the Top 100 Metal
Vocalists of All Time. A Gibson.com readers' poll also named him 13th
on their list of Top 25 Frontmen.Stanley Bert Eisen was born January
20, 1952, in upper Manhattan, New York City, near 211th St. and
Broadway; the Inwood neighborhood near Inwood Hill Park. Both of his
parents are Jewish. He was the second of two children; his older
sister Julia was born two years earlier. Their mother came from a
family that fled Nazi Germany to Amsterdam, Netherlands, and then to
New York City. His father's parents were from Poland. Stanley was
raised Jewish, although he did not consider his family very observant
and did not celebrate his bar mitzvah. His parents listened to
classical music and light opera; Stanley was greatly moved by
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