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, 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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (45)
Bloody Pearl
as Poster no quarto
2025
Intimate Sketches 1-6
Music (Sound)
2025
BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA
2025
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Hippo
Music (Sound)
2024
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Teacher
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021
When Nirvana Came to Britain
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
as Self (archive footage)
2019
27: Gone Too Soon
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Kurt Everywhere
2018
Soaked in Bleach
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Cobain: Montage of Heck
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Hit So Hard
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
2011
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
as Self
2011
Nirvana: Live On Air
as Self
2010
Nirvana: Live at Reading
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2009
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Welcome to My Castle!
as Self
2007
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
as Self
2007
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
as Self
2006
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
as Self
2006
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self (Archival footage)
2006
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
as Self
2006
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
2005
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
as Self
2004
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
as Self
2004
VH1 News Special: Grunge
as Self (archive footage)
2001
25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Kurt & Courtney
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Hype!
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
as Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
1994
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self
1994
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
as Self
1993
