Kurt Cobain
Acting
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation". Cobain however was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention. He challenged Nirvana's audience with its final studio album In Utero (1993). During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have become a topic of public fascination and debate. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the US alone, and over 50 million worldwide.
Known for
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movieThe Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieI Hate Myself and I Want to Die
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Teacher
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieFoo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieKalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieGrunge: A Story of Music and Rage
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieWhen Nirvana Came to Britain
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
Self (archive footage)
tv70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
2019
Self (archive footage)
tvThe UnXplained
2019
Self (archive footage)
movie27: Gone Too Soon
2018
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Nineties
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieSoaked in Bleach
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieCobain: Montage of Heck
2015
Self (archive footage)
tvToo Young to Die
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieHit So Hard
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieNirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
movieNirvana: Live at Reading
2009
Self - Vocals, Guitar
movieLoki: Arnaldo Baptista
2009
Self (archive footage)
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
2007
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006
Self (Archival footage)
movieThe Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
movieThe Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieClassic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieVH1 News Special: Grunge
2001
Self (archive footage)
movie25 Years of Punk
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieKurt & Courtney
1998
Self (archive footage)
tvClassic Albums
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieHype!
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieNirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
movieNirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
Self - Vocals, Guitar
movieNirvana: Live and Loud
1993
Self - Vocals, Guitar
movieNirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
movieNirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
1991
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
movieNirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991
Kurt Cobain
movieSub Pop Video Network Program 1
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieNirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
1990
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Sound4
movieHippo
2024
Music
movieNirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
Songs, Vocals
tvThe Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All
Theme Song Performance