Kurt Cobain
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.
Acting
Movie
Cobain: Montage of Heck
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Movie
Soaked in Bleach
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Movie
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self (Archival footage)
2006
Movie
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1993
Movie
Kurt & Courtney
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Movie
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
as Self
2007
Movie
27: Gone Too Soon
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Movie
Hype!
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Movie
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
2011
Movie
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
as Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
1994
Movie
1991: The Year Punk Broke
as Self
1992
Movie
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
as Kurt Cobain
1991
Movie
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
as Self (archive footage)
2005
TV
The UnXplained
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Movie
Nirvana: Live at Reading
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2009
TV
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
TV
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Movie
Hit So Hard
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Movie
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
Movie
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Movie
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
as Self
1993
Movie
Nirvana: Live And Loud
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1993
Movie
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
2005
