Acting
Kurt Cobain
EN, ES, NO, FR cinema · 61 credits
Born
20 February 1967
Died
5 April 1994 (aged 27)
Birthplace
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Also known as Nirvana · Kurt Donald Cobain · Kurdt Kobain
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
Filmography
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
as Self (archive footage)
Hippo
Music
The Teacher
as Self (archive footage)
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
as Self (archive footage)
When Nirvana Came to Britain
as Self (archive footage)
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 3, La plus dangereuse rencontre
2019
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
as Self (archive footage)
27: Gone Too Soon
as Self (archive footage)
Soaked in Bleach
as Self (archive footage)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
as Self (archive footage)
Hit So Hard
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Author
Nirvana: Live at Reading
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
as Self (archive footage)
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
2007
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self (Archival footage)
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
as Self (archive footage)
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
as Self (archive footage)
25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)
VH1 News Special: Grunge
as Self (archive footage)
Kurt & Courtney
as Self (archive footage)
Hype!
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
as Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
as Self - Vocals, Guitar, Songs, Vocals
Nirvana: Live and Loud
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
as Kurt Cobain, Lyricist, Vocals
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
