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Aliases: Nirvana

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Aberdeen, Washington, USA

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurt Cobain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Most Famous Work

MTV Video Music Awards
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8
The UnXplained
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6

The UnXplained

(2019) Self (archive footage)
The Nineties
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7

The Nineties

(2017) Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums
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8

Classic Albums

(1997) Self (archive footage)
Too Young to Die
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7

Too Young to Die

(2012) Self (archive footage)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
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8

Cobain: Montage of Heck

(2015) Self (archive footage/voice)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
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6

70 Years of Youth Revolt

(2020) Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
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7

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

(2021) Self (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self (Archive footage)
2022 N/A
Self (archive footage)
2021 Self (archive footage)
N/A
Self (archive footage)
2020 Self (archive footage)
2019 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2018 Himself (archive footage)
N/A
2017 Self (archive footage)
2015 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage/voice)
2012 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2011 Himself - Vocals, Guitar
2010 N/A
2009 Vocals, Guitar
Self (archive footage)
2007 Himself
Himself
Self (archive footage)
2006 Self
N/A
lui-même
Self
2005 Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
Self (archive footage)
2004 N/A
Himself
Himself
2001 Self (archive footage)
1998 Himself (archive footage)
1997 Self (archive footage)
1996 N/A
1994 Himself - Vocals, Guitar
Self
1993 Himself - Vocals, Guitar
Self
Self
N/A
Lead Vocals, Guitars
N/A
1992 Self
1991 himself
vocals, guitar
N/A
N/A
N/A
Performer
1984 Self
N/A
1975 Self - Musical Guest
Self
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Songs
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Writer
1984 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1984 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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