Peter Criss's Birth Card: The Jack of Hearts

In the record

Peter George John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is an American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and a vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. The birth-card coordinate for December 20 is the Jack of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2014 Performers with Kiss induction.

Rock Hall record

• 2014 Performers — inducted member of Kiss

The Jack of Hearts coordinate

Peter Criss's birthday maps to the Jack of Hearts (The Romantic Messenger). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Peter Criss. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You bring a fresh read on love without leaving the room when it gets ordinary.

Live Jack of Hearts meaning page

Peter Criss in the public record

Criss established the Catman character for his Kiss persona. In 2014 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Kiss. Criss was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Loretta and Joseph Criscuola, who raised their five children (of whom Peter was the eldest) as Roman Catholics. Joseph Criscuola's family came from Scafati, Salerno, Italy. Criss grew up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn and was a childhood friend of Jerry Nolan, who would later find success as the drummer of the New York Dolls. He was an avid art student and a swing aficionado. While playing with bandleader Joey Greco, Criss ended up studying under his idol, Gene Krupa, at the Metropole Club in New York. Criss was involved with several bands through the mid-to-late 1960s, starting with the Barracudas from 1962 to 1966 and including Chelsea, who had a two-album deal with Decca Records.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Peter Criss (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the Jack of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Peter Criss, and not a forecast of induction.

Bringing fresh perspective and inspiration to connection

Criss was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Loretta and Joseph Criscuola, who raised their five children (of whom Peter was the eldest) as Roman Catholics.

Paired on relationship and feeling — the domain ♥ governs in this system. Markers in the record: children.

Also on the record

1. The group released their self-titled debut in 1970, and never recorded a second album.
2. In August 1971, Chelsea evolved into Lips (a trio consisting of Criss and his Chelsea bandmates Michael Benvenga and Stan Penridge).
3. By the spring of 1972, Lips was reduced to just the duo of Criss and Penridge.
4. Around 1973, ex-Chelsea members Pete Shepley and Mike Brand recorded an unreleased album which included post-Chelsea Michael Benvenga, and pre-Kiss Peter Criss and Gene Simmons as session musicians.

Other inductees with this card

• Bill Wyman — 1989 Performers with The Rolling Stones
• Bryan Ferry — 2019 Performers with Roxy Music
• Buddy Guy — 2005 Performers
• Danny Seraphine — 2016 Performers with Chicago
• Jimmy Cliff — 2010 Performers
• Kate Bush — 2023 Performers
• Tina Weymouth — 2002 Performers with Talking Heads
• Tiran Porter — 2020 Performers with The Doobie Brothers

FAQ

What is Peter Criss's birth card?

The Jack of Hearts. December 20 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Peter Criss's dates come from?

Birth date 1945-12-20 is the day-precision date on Peter Criss's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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