Pat Smear

Personal Info

Birthday

August 5, 1959

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Foo Fighters

Pat Smeaer

Pat Smear

Biography

Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for grunge band Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear soon joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.

Known For

The Morning Show

Studio 666

Citizen Tania

The Book of Manson

Filmography

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2023
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
as self
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
as Self
The Teacher
as Self
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
as Self
2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
as Self
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
as Self (archive footage)
Studio 666
as Pat Smear
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
as Self
2021
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
as Self
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
as Self - Performer
2019
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
as Self
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
as Self
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
as Self
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
as Self
2017
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
as Self
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
as Self
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
as Self
2016
The Road to ACL
as Self
2015
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
as Self - Guitar
Cobain: Montage of Heck
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
as Self - Guitars
2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2011
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
as Self - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
as Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
as Self - Lead Guitar
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
as Self - Guitars
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
as Self
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live in London
as Self
2009
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
as Self
2008
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
as Self - Guitars
2006
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
as Self
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Punk: Attitude
as Self
1998
Free Tibet
as Self - Foo Fighters
Kurt & Courtney
as Self
1993
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
as Self - Guitar
Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version
as Self
Nirvana: Live And Loud
as Self - Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
1989
The Book of Manson
as Jimi Hendrix
Citizen Tania
as Cinque
1981
The Decline of Western Civilization
as Self
1979
Germs: Caught In My Eye
as Himself