Kurt Cobain

ActorSoundWriter Feb 20 (died age 27) Aberdeen, Washington, USA 1984–2025 (41 year career)

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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 L…

Known For

Film

Cobain: Montage of Heck

Self (archive footage)

Film

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

Self - Vocals, Guitar

Film

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Self (Archival footage)

Film

Soaked in Bleach

Self (archive footage)

Film

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar

Film

Hype!

Self (archive footage)

Film

Kurt Cobain: About a Son

Self

Film

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Acting (65)

Movies (59)

The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Bloody Pearl

2025

as Poster no quarto

BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA

2025

I Hate Myself and I Want to Die

2023

as Self (archive footage)

The Teacher

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

When Nirvana Came to Britain

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.9

Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Kurt Everywhere

2018

27: Gone Too Soon

2018

as Self (archive footage)

5.9

Cobain: Montage of Heck

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.6

Soaked in Bleach

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Hit So Hard

2012

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses

2011

as Self

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

2011

as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar

8.1

Nirvana: Live On Air

2010

as Self

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.8

Nirvana: Live at Reading

2009

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

7.5

Kurt Cobain: About a Son

2007

as Self

6.9

The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain

2007

as Self (archive footage)

6.1

Welcome to My Castle!

2007

as Self

Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review

2006

as Self

10.0

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

2006

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

2006

as Self (Archival footage)

7.7

All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On

2006

as Self

6.4

Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero

2006

as Self

8.0

The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind

2005

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

2005

as Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")

7.9

Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend

2004

as Self

8.5

Nirvana: With the Lights Out

2004

7.6

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

2004

as Self

VH1 News Special: Grunge

2001

as Self (archive footage)

25 Years of Punk

2001

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Kurt & Courtney

1998

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Hype!

1996

as Self (archive footage)

7.4

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

1994

as Self

6.0

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

1994

as Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)

7.5

Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich

1994

RuPaul's Christmas Ball

1993

as Self

10.0

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

1993

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

8.6

Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)

1993

as Self

8.3

Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal

1993

as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars

10.0

Nirvana: Live And Loud

1993

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

8.9

Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival

1993

as Self

8.0

Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az

1993

1991: The Year Punk Broke

1992

as Self

6.8

Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991

1991

as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars

7.8

Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso

1991

as Self

8.2

Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy

1991

as Self

7.0

Nirvana: Live in Dallas

1991

as Self

Sub Pop Video Network Program 1

1991

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

1991

as Kurt Cobain

7.7

Nirvana: Astoria Theater London

1991

Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990

1990

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

courtney & kurt - club lingerie 1993

Television (6)

70 Years of Youth Revolt

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

The UnXplained

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

The Nineties

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

Too Young to Die

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Classic Albums

1997

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

as Self

7.8

Crew (7)

Movies (7)

Intimate Sketches 1-6

2025

Music

Hippo

2024

Music

10.0

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

2011

Author

8.1

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

1993

Songs

8.6

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

1993

Vocals

8.6

Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

1991

Lyricist

7.7

Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

1991

Vocals

7.7