Kurt Cobain
Known for: Acting
Born: February 20, 1967
Died: April 5, 1994
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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Filmography
60 movies · 8 TV shows, newest first
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BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA
2025
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The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
2025
10.0
Hippo
2024
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I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
2023
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The Teacher
2023
9.0
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022
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Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
7.2
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
2021
7.4
When Nirvana Came to Britain
2021
6.5
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
7.2
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020NR
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
2019
6.6
The UnXplained
2019
5.8
27: Gone Too Soon
2018
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Kurt Everywhere
2018
6.9
The Nineties
2017
7.0
Soaked in Bleach
2015
7.6
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
7.2
Too Young to Die
2012
5.0
Hit So Hard
2012
8.1
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011
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Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
2011
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Nirvana: Live On Air
2010
7.3
Nirvana: Live at Reading
2009
6.8
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
2009
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Welcome to My Castle!
2007
6.9
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
20076.1
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
20078.0
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006
8.0
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
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Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
2006
7.7
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006
6.4
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
2006
7.8
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
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The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005
7.0
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005
7.4
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
6.5
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
2004
7.0
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
2004
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VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001
7.0
25 Years of Punk
2001
6.0
Kurt & Courtney
1998
7.7
Classic Albums
1997
7.4
Hype!
1996
7.6
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
7.5
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994
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Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994
10.0
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
1993
8.6
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
8.8
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
1993
8.9
Nirvana: Live and Loud
1993
10.0
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993
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Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
1993
8.0
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
1993
6.8
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992
7.8
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
1991
8.3
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
1991
7.0
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
1991
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Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
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Nirvana: Live in Dallas
1991
7.7
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991
9.0
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
1991
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Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
1990
6.0
The Word
1990
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Nirvana: Rockin’ T.P., Santa Fe 1989
1989
7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
1984NR
Nirvana: Teen Spirit Interviews
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The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All
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