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Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters front-man, will always be remembered as the drummer for Nirvana. But, drumming for a great band such as Nirvana is not Dave's only claim in the world of music. Dave's musical career began at age 15 as the guitarist and later as the drummer for a punk band called "Freak Baby"... See full bio »

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2013 The Voice UK (TV series)
Blind Auditions 3 (2013) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - uncredited)
Blind Auditions 1 (2013) (writer: "Learn To Fly")
 
2012-2013 The Voice (TV series)
The Blind Auditions, Part 4 (2013) (writer: "Times Like These")
Live Show 3 (2012) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2013 Divorce (TV series)
Episode #1.10 (2013) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2013 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Episode #7.17 (2013) (performer: "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" - uncredited)
 
2013 Sound City (documentary) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "A Trick with No Sleeve", "You Can't Fix This", "The Man That Never Was", "Your Wife Is Calling", "Cut Me Some Slack", "If I Were Me", "Mantra", "Heaven and All" / as Dave Grohl / performer: "A Trick with No Sleeve", "You Can't Fix This", "The Man That Never Was", "Your Wife Is Calling", "Cut Me Some Slack", "If I Were Me", "Mantra", "Heaven and All" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2011-2013 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #21.72 (2013) (writer: "The Pretender" - uncredited)
Episode #21.8 (2012) (writer: "The Pretender" - uncredited)
Episode #20.149 (2012) (writer: "The Pretender" - uncredited)
Episode #20.113 (2012) (writer: "Walk" - uncredited)
Episode #20.89 (2012) (writer: "The Pretender" - uncredited)
 
1992-2012 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Martin Short/Paul McCartney (2012) (writer: "Cut Me Some Slack" / performer: "Cut Me Some Slack")
Helen Mirren/Foo Fighters (2011) (writer: "Rope", "Walk")
Ashton Kutcher/Them Crooked Vultures (2010) (performer: "Fist Fight in the Parking Lot" - uncredited)
Rob Morrow/Nirvana (1992) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - uncredited)
 
2012 Australia's Got Talent (TV series)
Semi Final #1 (2012) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2012 21 Jump Street (performer: "Police and Thieves")
 
2011 Young Adult (writer: "Big Me" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2011 Generació D (TV documentary) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2011 Tu cara me suena (TV series)
Episode #1.7 (2011) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2011 The Muppets (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" / performer: "The Rainbow Connection Moopets Version")
 
2011 Conan (TV series)
Eat, Love, Lather, Rinse, Repeat (2011) (writer: "Walk" - uncredited)
 
2011 Real Steel (writer: "Miss the Misery" / as David Eric Grohl)
 
2011 Ruisrock - 40 vuotta rockia ja rakkautta (TV documentary) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2011 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Episode #11.6 (2011) (writer: "Best of You" - uncredited)
 
2011 Movin' on Up (TV movie) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Episode #18.117 (2011) (writer: "Rope" - uncredited)
 
2011 Beauty Day (documentary) (writer: "No Way Back", "DOA" / as David Eric Grohl)
 
2010 Somewhere (writer: "My Hero")
 
2010 The Other Guys (writer: "My Hero" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2006-2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) (writer: "Learn To Fly" - uncredited)
Greatest Songs of All Time (2006) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2010 Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV series)
The Turkish Grand Prix (2010) ("All My Life" - uncredited)
 
2010 Lamastalgia (TV series)
Kadotettu sukupolvi - lama-ajan nuoret (2010) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2009 Ruby & the Rockits (TV series)
Smells Like Teen Drama (2009) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2009 Casal Rock (TV series)
El concert (2009) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
Tot va bé? (2009) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
Moguda a l'institut (2009) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2009 eXploitation CinemA (documentary short) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2008 60/90 (TV series)
Elvis i les Spice Girls (2008) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2008 Parashat Ha-Shavua (TV series)
VaYakhel (2008) (music: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2007 The Singing Bee (TV series)
Episode #1.3 (2007) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2007 Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Video Game) (writer: "The Pretender", "Breed")
 
2007 Lost (TV series)
Through the Looking Glass (2007) (writer: "Scentless Apprentice")
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
Episode #1.18 (2007) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2007 I Think I Love My Wife (writer: "Tired of You" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2007 Reno 911!: Miami (performer: "Police And Thieves")
 
2006 Guitar Hero II (Video Game) (writer: "MONKEY WRENCH")
 
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (performer: "Beelzeboss The Final Showdown" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2006/II Catch and Release (writer: "Razor" 2005 / as Dave Grohl)
 
2004 The Perfect Score ("All My Life")
 
2002 Life or Something Like It (writer: "Learn to Fly")
 
2002 Daria in 'Is It College Yet?' (TV movie) (writer: "Learn to Fly")
 
2002 Orange County ("The One" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2001 Not Another Teen Movie (writer: "My Hero")
 
2001 Out Cold (writer: "Win Or Lose" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2001 Moulin Rouge! (writer: "ZIDLER'S RAP Medley")
 
2000 Little Nicky (writer: "Everlong" / as Dave Grohl / performer: "Everlong" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2000 Cássia Eller: Com Você Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo - Ao Vivo (video) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
2000 Loser (writer: "Aurora" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2000 Daria (TV series)
Of Human Bonding (2000) (writer: "Learn to Fly")
 
2000 Here on Earth (writer: "Breakout" / as Dave Grohl)
 
2000 Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Vol. 2 (video) (writer: "My Hero" / as Dave Grohl)
 
1999 Gran Turismo 2 (Video Game) (writer: "My Hero" / as Dave Grohl)
 
1998 Free Tibet (documentary) (writer: "This is a Call")
 
1998 The X Files (writer: "Walking After You" / as Dave Grohl)
 
1997 Scream 2 (writer: "Dear Lover" / as D. Grohl)
 
1997 This Life (TV series)
Apocalypse Wow! (1997) (writer: "Walking After You" - uncredited)
 
1997 Touch (writer: "This Loving Thing Lynn's Song", "How Do You Do", "Touch" / performer: "This Loving Thing Lynn's Song", "How Do You Do", "Touch")
 
1994 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
Code Name: Diamond Head (1994) (writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
2013/I Slashed (filming)
 
2011 The Muppets
Cameo Performance - Animool (as Dave Grohl)
 
2010 Metalocalypse (TV series)
Abdule Malik
Doublebookedklok (2010) … Abdule Malik (voice)
 
2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Musical Guest
Episode #8.130 (2010) … Musical Guest
 
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Satan (as Dave Grohl)
 
2000 Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?' (TV movie)
Daniel (voice)
 
1996 The X-Files (TV series)
Pusher (1996) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
2000 Ed (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1994 Backbeat (musician: drums - as Dave Grohl)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2013 Sound City (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2013 Sound City (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1997 Touch
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2013 Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams (documentary) (very special thanks)
 
2010 Frame 137 (short) (special thanks)
 
1996 Hype! (documentary) (special thanks - as Dave Grohl)
 
Show ShowSelf (96 titles)
2013 The Death and Resurrection Show (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Are We Not Men? (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Rachael Ray/Jim James (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 March 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 The BRIT Awards 2013 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2011-2013 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Foo Fighters: Vocals / Himself - Guest / Himself - Top Ten List Presenter
Episode #20.90 (2013) … Himself - Guest
Episode #19.88 (2012) … Himself - Top Ten List Presenter (as Foo Fighters)
Episode #18.117 (2011) … Himself - Foo Fighters: Vocals (as Dave Grohl)
 
2013 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Dave Grohl (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 The 55th Annual Grammy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter (as Dave Grohl)
 
2011-2013 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host & Seventeen Magazine Player
Episode #7.20 (2013) … Himself - Guest Host (as Dave Grohl)
Episode #7.19 (2013) … Himself - Guest Host (as Dave Grohl)
Episode #7.18 (2013) … Himself - Guest Host (as Dave Grohl)
Episode #7.17 (2013) … Himself - Guest Host & Seventeen Magazine Player (as Dave Grohl)
Episode #6.185 (2012) … Himself - Guest Host (as Dave Grohl)
 
2013 Sound City (documentary)
Himself
 
1992-2012 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest / Himself / Tony / …
Martin Short/Paul McCartney (2012) … Himself (uncredited)
Mick Jagger (2012) … Himself
Helen Mirren/Foo Fighters (2011) … Himself / Tony / Various (uncredited)
Ashton Kutcher/Them Crooked Vultures (2010) … Himself (as Them Crooked Vultures)
Jon Bon Jovi/Foo Fighters (2007) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2012 Bad Brains: A Band in DC (documentary)
 
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself - At Elton John's Oscar Party / Himself - At the Grammys
Episode #20.97 (2012) … Himself - At Elton John's Oscar Party (as Dave Grohl)
Episode #20.87 (2012) … Himself - At the Grammys (as Dave Grohl)
 
2012 The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2012 After Lately (TV series)
Himself
Heather's Hickey (2012) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2011 The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.511 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Conan (TV series)
Himself
Eat, Love, Lather, Rinse, Repeat (2011) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2011 SXSW Flashback 2011 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Artworks Scotland (TV series documentary)
Himself
Scotland Rocks at SXSW (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Music Nuggets (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 April 2011 (2011) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Foo Fighters
Episode dated 29 March 2011 (2011) … Himself - Foo Fighters (as Dave Grohl)
 
2011 Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Skavlan (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Musical Guest
Episode #5.8 (2011) … Himself - Guest/Musical Guest
 
2010 Golden Gods Awards (TV special)
 
2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest: Them Crooked Vultures
Episode #8.121 (2010) … Himself - Musical Guest: Them Crooked Vultures (as Dave Grohl)
 
2010 Lemmy (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
Episode #17.13 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 VH1 Storytellers (TV series documentary)
Himself
Foo Fighters (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
2008 Foo Fighters: Live at Wembley Stadium (video documentary)
 
2008 VH1 Rock Honors: The Who (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Balls of Steel (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.2 (2008) … Himself (as The Foo Fighters)
 
2008 Extra (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 What Perez Sez (TV series)
Himself
About the VMAs (2007) … Himself
 
2007 MTV Video Music Awards 2007 (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Foo Fighters: Hyde Park (video)
Himself
 
2006 2006 American Music Awards (TV special)
Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2006 Rockfeedback TV (TV series)
Himself
 
2005 NotNa (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Special (TV series documentary)
Himself
Special: Foo Fighters (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Motörhead - Stage Fright (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.14 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (video documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2004 (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale (documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Nirvana: With the Lights Out (video)
Himself
 
2004 Lit: All Access (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Viva la Bam (TV series)
Himself
Drive-Way Skate Park (2004) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2004 I've Been Twelve Forever (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Headbangers Ball (TV series)
Himself
Probot Episode (2004) … Himself
 
2003 The 2003 Billboard Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 Foo Fighters: Everywhere But Home (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (video documentary)
Dr. G (segment "Tribute")
 
2003 2003 Radio Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 The GQ Men of the Year Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 45th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2002 I Love the '80s (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 November 2002 (2002) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2002 Boogie (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 October 2002 (2002) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1998-2002 Rage (TV series)
Himself / Themselves
Foo Fighters Guest Program Rage (2002) … Themselves
Dave Grohl & Franz Stahl from Foo Fighters Guest Program Rage (1998) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2002 MADtv (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.22 (2002) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Colin's Sleazy Friends Rocks (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 2002 Top of the Pops Awards (TV special)
Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2000-2001 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 September 2001 (2001) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
Episode dated 16 February 2001 (2001) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
Episode dated 23 May 2000 (2000) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2001 25 Years of Punk (TV documentary)
Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2001 Dennis Miller Live (TV series)
Himself
The Music Industry (2001) … Himself
 
1998-2001 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Dave Grohl (2001) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
Dave Grohl (1999) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
Dave Grohl (1998) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2000 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
2000 Sen kväll med Luuk (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.6 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 November 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Power Vision - Pop Galerie (TV series documentary)
Himself
Courtney Love (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Free Tibet (documentary)
Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1997 The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 August 1997 (1997) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1997 TFI Friday (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 May 1997 (1997) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1997 David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
Late Show (1996) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1996 Almost Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #12.17 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Lola da musica (TV series)
 
1994 Nirvana Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (video documentary)
Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1994 1994 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself (as Backbeat)
 
1993 Unplugged (TV series documentary)
Himself
Nirvana (1993) … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1993 MTV Video Music Awards 1993 (TV special)
Himself (as Nirvana)
 
1992-1993 Raw Power (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 January 1993 (1993) … Himself
Episode dated 5 September 1992 (1992) … Himself
Episode dated 21 March 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 1991: The Year Punk Broke (documentary)
Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1992 MTV Video Music Awards 1992 (TV special)
Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
1991 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 November 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 Sex in the 90's (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
The Safest Sex of All … Himself (as Dave Grohl)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (16 titles)
2013 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
 
2011 Pearl Jam Twenty (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 Movin' on Up (TV movie)
Himself (as Nirvana)
 
2008 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2005 The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 The Britpop Story (TV documentary)
Himself (as Nirvana)
 
2004-2005 Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik (TV series documentary)
 
1999-2005 Rage (TV series)
 
2004 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 
2003 The Work of Director Michel Gondry (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 SNL: 25 Years of Music (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Hype! (documentary)
Himself - Nirvana
 
1994 Headbangers Ball (TV series)
 
1994 Raw Power (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Foo Fighters: The Colour and the Shape (1997, Capitol/Roswell): recorded with an entire band See more »

Publicity Listings:

10 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »


Alternate Names:

Backbeat | Foo Fighters | The Foo Fighters | Dave Grohl | Nirvana | Them Crooked Vultures

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I always go, and people will think I'm crazy for this as there are a lot of Bowie [David Bowie] eras and they're all great, but I really like the 'Let's Dance' period. Because, as a drummer, that's one of the best air drumming albums of all time. I can appreciate technical drumming, sure. But to... See more »

Trivia:

1994, he was invited to join "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" but declined due to the upcoming debut album of Foo Fighters. See more »

Nickname:

Dr. G See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn