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Kurt Cobain
Also known as: Nirvana , Kurt Donald Cobain, Kurdt Kobain
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 20, 1967
Day of Death
April 5, 1994
Age at Death
27 years old
Place of Birth
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Popularity Score
1.2
Filmography
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Self (archive footage)
2025Movie
BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA
2025Movie
Hippo
Music
2024Movie
The Teacher
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Self (archive footage)
2022Movie
When Nirvana Came to Britain
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
2020TV
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
Self (archive footage)
2019Movie
The UnXplained
Self (archive footage)
2019TV
Kurt Everywhere
2018Movie
27: Gone Too Soon
Self (archive footage)
2018Movie
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
2017TV
Soaked in Bleach
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
Hit So Hard
Self (archive footage)
2012Movie
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
2012TV
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
2011Movie
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Self
2011Movie
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Author
2011Movie
Nirvana: Live On Air
Self
2010Movie
Nirvana: Live at Reading
Self - Vocals, Guitar
2009Movie
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Self
2007Movie
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Self (archive footage)
2007Movie
Welcome to My Castle!
Self
2007Movie
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Self
2006Movie
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Self (archive footage)
2006Movie
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Self
2006Movie
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Self
2006Movie
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Self (Archival footage)
2006Movie
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Self (archive footage)
2005Movie
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
2005Movie
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Self (archive footage)
2005Movie
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004Movie
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
Self
2004Movie
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Self
2004Movie
25 Years of Punk
Self (archive footage)
2001Movie
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Self (archive footage)
2001Movie
Kurt & Courtney
Self (archive footage)
1998Movie
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)
1997TV
Hype!
Self (archive footage)
1996Movie
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
1994Movie
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
1994Movie
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994Movie
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1993Movie
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
Self
1993Movie
Nirvana: Live and Loud
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1993Movie
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
1993Movie
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Self
1993Movie
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
1993Movie
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
Self
1993Movie
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Songs
1993Movie
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Vocals
1993Movie
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Self
1992Movie
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
1991Movie
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
Self
1991Movie
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
Self
1991Movie
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
Self
1991Movie
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Kurt Cobain
1991Movie
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
Self (archive footage)
1991Movie
Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
1991Movie
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Lyricist
1991Movie
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Vocals
1991Movie
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1990Movie
The Word
1990TV
Nirvana: Rockin’ T.P., Santa Fe 1989
Self
1989Movie
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984TV
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All
Theme Song Performance
—TV