Kurt Cobain
Acting • Born 1967-02-20 – Died 1994-04-05
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.
Filmography
64 credits
When Nirvana Came to Britain
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Movie • 2007
Self
Nirvana: Live at Reading
Movie • 2009
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Movie • 1994
Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
Movie • 2004
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Movie • 1992
Self
Kurt & Courtney
Movie • 1998
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Movie • 1993
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
Movie • 1993
Self
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Movie • 2011
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
The Teacher
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
Movie • 2004
Self
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Movie • 2006
Self
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
Movie • 1991
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Soaked in Bleach
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
Movie • 1991
Self
Nirvana: Live And Loud
Movie • 1993
Self - Vocals, Guitar
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Movie • 2006
Self
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
Movie • 1991
Self
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
Movie • 1991
Self
Nirvana: Live On Air
Movie • 2010
Self
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Movie • 2006
Self
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Movie • 1991
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Movie • 2011
Self
Hype!
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Movie • 1994
Self
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Movie • 1993
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Movie • 2005
Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Movie • 2004
Self
Kurt Everywhere
Movie • 2018
27: Gone Too Soon
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
25 Years of Punk
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Movie • 1993
Self
Welcome to My Castle!
Movie • 2007
Self
Hit So Hard
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
Movie • 1990
Self - Vocals, Guitar
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Movie • 2006
Self (Archival footage)
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA
Movie • 2025
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
Movie • 1991
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
Movie • 1993
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
Movie • 1994
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
Movie • 1993
Self
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Bloody Pearl
Movie • 2025
Poster no quarto
70 Years of Youth Revolt
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
The Nineties
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Too Young to Die
TV • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self (archive footage)
The UnXplained
TV • 2019
Self (archive footage)