George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known as Peter Criss, is an American musician and actor, best known as the  original drummer, and occasional vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss.

He is  the co-founder of the band along with the bassist Gene Simmons, rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley and lead guitarist Ace Frehley. Criss established the “Catman” character for his Kiss persona.

Peter Criss is also the co-writer  and lead-vocalist of the ballad “Beth“, a Top 10 #7 hit for Kiss in 1976. The song remains the highest-charting song for Kiss in the USA.

 Along with “Beth”, other songs he sang as a member of Kiss were the “Black Diamond“, “Hard Luck Woman“, “Dirty Livin'”, “Nothin’ to Lose”, “Mainline”, “Strange Ways”, “Getaway”, “Baby Driver”, “Hooligan”, “Kissin’ Time” and “I Finally Found My Way.”