[billorites]

No, not to nitpick indeed.

But Richard Simmons' mom is Jewish.

So, he's got the street cred to be called a Jew.

As for Gene Simmons...

Seventh Day Adventist.
Lapsed, I'm told.

[LA Conservative]

I stand corrected on Richard Simmons,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Simmons

however, I am correct on Gene Simmons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Jewish-American_singers