He's not exactly a film star, but the Weekend Drive-In has to wish Paul Stanley belated birthday wishes. He turned freaking 60 on Friday!!! As the frontman for KISS, Starchild Stanley has been rocking and rolling for decades. While he has limited film credits, Stanley's music with KISS has been featured on several soundtracks.
As an actor, he's best known for the made-for-TV classic "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park." Back in 1978, this was a HUGE deal for kids...myself included. The actual movie is pretty ridiculous but is worth watching. The band is depicted as a hard rocking super hero team, who confront a mad scientist at an amusement park. Stanley (who shoots lasers from his eye) was the best actor of the group. If you haven't seen it, check it out the Kissology Vol. 2 DVD set.
Paul also has a cameo in the excellent "Detroit Rock City." This is a very underrated rock comedy that captures 1970s KISSmania at its wildest. The plot focuses on four KISS fanatics who are desperately trying to make the band's concert at Detroit's famed Cobo Hall. There are several movies that try to capture the spirt of the 1970s ("Dazed and Confused," "The Stoned Age"), but this one is easily the best.
Happy birthday, Starchild! Keep on rockin'!
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