ACTOR

Pat Smear

Best known as Self (archive footage) in Cobain: Montage of Heck.

8 Appearances

1 Series

7 Films

9.0 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

5 Agustus 1959 (67)

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as

Foo Fighters · Pat Smeaer

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.