Kurt Cobain

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-02-20 (27 years old)

Deathday

1994-04-05

Place of Birth

Aberdeen, Washington, USA

Kurt Cobain

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, ...

Acting

1992

Nirvana: Live at Reading

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

1994

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

1998

Kurt & Courtney

as Self (archive footage)

1993

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

2011

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

2023

The Teacher

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

as Self (archive footage)

1991

Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991

as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars

2021

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Soaked in Bleach

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Cobain: Montage of Heck

as Self (archive footage/voice)

1993

Nirvana: Live And Loud

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

2025

The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell

as Self (Archival Footage)

2007

The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

as Self (archive footage)

1996

1993

Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal

as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars

1991

Sub Pop Video Network Program 1

as Self (archive footage)

2005

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

as Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")

2018

27: Gone Too Soon

as Self (archive footage)

2001

25 Years of Punk

as Self (archive footage)

2012

Hit So Hard

as Self (archive footage)

2006

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

as Self (Archival footage)

2025

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