Kurt Cobain

Personal Info

Birthday

February 20, 1967

Day of Death

1994-04-05

(27 years old)

Place of Birth

Aberdeen, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Nirvana

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".

Known For

Kurt's Bloody Suicide

Filmography

2025
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
as Self (Archival Footage)
2023
The Teacher
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
as Self (archive footage)
2018
27: Gone Too Soon
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Soaked in Bleach
as Self (archive footage)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
as Self (archive footage/voice)
2012
Hit So Hard
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
as Self
2010
Nirvana: Live On Air
as Self
2009
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Welcome to My Castle!
as Self
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
as Self
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
as Self
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self (Archival footage)
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
as Self
2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
as Self
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
as Self
2001
25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Kurt & Courtney
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self
1993
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
as Self
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version
as Self
Nirvana: Live And Loud
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
1992
1991: The Year Punk Broke
as Self
Nirvana: Live at Reading
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1991
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
as Self
Nirvana: [1991] Rome, Italy
as Self
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
as Self
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1984
Kurt's Bloody Suicide
as In screen