Overview

• The family issued a statement Thursday confirming his death in Morristown, New Jersey.
• Earlier reports said he suffered a brain bleed and was placed on life support following the fall.
• An initial update described a "minor fall," and on Oct. 6 his official account canceled all remaining 2025 tour dates for "ongoing medical issues."
• Frehley co-founded Kiss in 1973 as the Spaceman and became a seminal influence on later rock guitarists.
• He had been announced as a 2025 Kennedy Center honoree alongside his former bandmates.