Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 20, 1967
Died
Apr 05, 1994
Place of Birth
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Credits
67 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Self (archive footage)
Hippo
Music
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
Self (archive footage)
The Teacher
Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Self (archive footage)
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Self (archive footage)
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
Self (archive footage)
When Nirvana Came to Britain
Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
Self (archive footage)
The UnXplained
Self (archive footage)
27: Gone Too Soon
Self (archive footage)
Kurt Everywhere
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
Soaked in Bleach
Self (archive footage)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Self (archive footage)
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
Hit So Hard
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Self
Nirvana: Live On Air
Self
Nirvana: Live at Reading
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self (archive footage)
Welcome to My Castle!
Self
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Self
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Self
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Self
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Self (Archival footage)
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
Self
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Self
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Self (archive footage)
25 Years of Punk
Self (archive footage)
Kurt & Courtney
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)
Hype!
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Self
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Self - Vocals, Guitar
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
Self