Kurt Cobain
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1967-02-20
- Died
- 1994-04-05
- Place of birth
- Aberdeen, Washington, USA
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (59)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006
as Self (Archival footage)
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Hit So Hard
2012
as Self (archive footage)
25 Years of Punk
2001
as Self (archive footage)
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992
as Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
as Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Hype!
1996
as Self (archive footage)
The Teacher
2023
as Self (archive footage)
27: Gone Too Soon
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Soaked in Bleach
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
as Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live And Loud
1993
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994
as Self
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
1993
as Self
Kurt & Courtney
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
2007
as Self
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
2025
as Self (archive footage)
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
2004
as Self
Nirvana: Live at Reading
2009
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
1991
as Self
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
1991
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
2009
as Self (archive footage)
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
2006
as Self
Nirvana: Live On Air
2010
as Self
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
1991
as Self
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
2021
as Self (archive footage)
When Nirvana Came to Britain
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
1991
as Self (archive footage)
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006
as Self
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
1993
as Self
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
1990
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991
as Kurt Cobain
Welcome to My Castle!
2007
as Self
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
1991
as Self
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
1993
as Self
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
2011
as Self
BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA
2025
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
2006
as Self
Bloody Pearl
2025
as Poster no quarto
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
2004
as Self
Kurt Everywhere
2018
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
1993
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994
Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
1991
Nirvana: Rockin’ T.P., Santa Fe 1989
1989
as Self
About Kurt Cobain
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 (… With 65 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, Kurt Cobain has appeared in 59 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kurt Cobain Movies
- Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) — as Self (archive footage)
- Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) — as Self (Archival footage)
- Nirvana: Live at the Paramount (2011) — as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Hit So Hard (2012) — as Self (archive footage)
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