Kurt Cobain
Born
February 20, 1967
Died
April 5, 1994 (27 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
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Known For
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Self (Archival Footage)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
2023
The Teacher
Self (archive footage)
2023
THE HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC. What is Rock Music? (Documentary)
2022
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Self (archive footage)
2022
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Self (archive footage)
2021
When Nirvana Came to Britain
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2020
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
Self (archive footage)
2019
The UnXplained
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2019
27: Gone Too Soon
Self (archive footage)
2018
Kurt Everywhere
2018
The Nineties
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2017
Soaked in Bleach
Self (archive footage)
2015
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Self (archive footage/voice)
2015
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Hit So Hard
Self (archive footage)
2012
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Self - Vocals, Guitar
2011
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Self
2011
Nirvana: Live On Air
Self
2010
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self (archive footage)
2009
Welcome to My Castle!
Self
2007
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Self
2007
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Self (archive footage)
2007
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Self (archive footage)
2006
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Self
2006
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Self (Archival footage)
2006
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Self
2006
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
2005
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
Self
2004
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Self
2004
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
25 Years of Punk
Self (archive footage)
2001
Kurt & Courtney
Self (archive footage)
1998
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1997
Hype!
1996
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1994
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
1994
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Self
1993
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1993
Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version
Self
1993
Nirvana: Live And Loud
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1993
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
1993
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Self
1992
Nirvana - Live At Estadio José Amalfitani
1992
Nirvana: Live at Reading
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1992
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
1991
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
Self
1991
Nirvana: [1991] Rome, Italy
Self
1991
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
Self
1991
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
Self (archive footage)
1991
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1990
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Kurt Cobain's Horror Movie
In screen
1984
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
1975