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Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

Birthday: 1967-02-20 | Place of Birth: Aberdeen, Washington, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurt Cobain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell

as    Self (Archival Footage)

2024
Yoko and The Beatles

as    self, archival footage

2023
The Teacher

as    Self (Archive footage)

2023
The Perfect Swan Song

as    Self / Archival Footage

2023
You've Got No Right

as    Self / Archival Footage

2022
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

as    Self (archive footage)

2021
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff

as    Self (archive footage)

2019
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter

as    Self (archive footage)

2018
27: Gone Too Soon

as    Self (archive footage)

2015
Cobain: Montage of Heck

as    Self (archive footage/voice)

2012
Hit So Hard

as    Self (archive footage)

2011
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

as    Self - Vocals, Guitar

2010
Nirvana: Live On Air

as    Self

2007
Kurt Cobain: About a Son

as    Self

2007
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain

as    Self (archive footage)

2006
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

as    Self (archive footage)

2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

as    Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")

1998
Kurt & Courtney

as    Himself (archive footage)

1994
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

as    Self - Vocals, Guitar