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Thurston Moore

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In 1980, Thurston Moore formed the band Sonic Youth as a lead guitarist and singer with Kim Gordon (bass guitars/vocals) and Lee Ranaldo (lead guitars/vocals). In 1981, they released their debut album "Sonic Youth", which attracted lots of attention for using feedback in music. They later released the highly acclaimed albums "Sister"... See full bio »

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in Bethel, Connecticut, USA
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2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (writer: "Teen Age Riot")
 
2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
– Episode #19.3 (2011) (writer: "Benediction" - uncredited / performer: "Benediction" - uncredited)
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
– Episode #1.464 (2011) (writer: "Circulation" / performer: "Circulation")
 
2007 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Video Game) (writer: "Kool Thing")
 
2007 Young@Heart (documentary) (writer: "Schizophrenia")
 
2006 Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (documentary) (music: "Nayland's Pillow Talk", "Sofa-Roosting Cabbages")
 
2005 Sorry, Haters (writer: "Bull In The Heather")
 
2004 The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (writer: "Karen Koltrane", "Beautiful Plateau")
 
2001 Bully (writer: "Bully Murder Scene" / performer: "Bully Murder Scene")
 
2001 Things Behind the Sun (writer: "Theme from Things Behind the Sun", "Magic Air", "Stranger")
 
2000 Condo Painting (documentary) (writer: "Radio Amatoroj")
 
2000 Grind Session (Video Game) (writer: "In the Mind of The Bourgeois Reader")
 
1998 Late August, Early September (writer: "Contre le sexisme" / as T. Moore)
 
1998 Free Tibet (documentary) (writer: "Bull in the Heather" / as T. Moore)
 
1997 Daria (TV series)
– Road Worrier (1997) (performer: "Ono Soul")
 
1996 SubUrbia (writer: "Bee-Bee's Song", "Psychic Hearts", "Sunday" / performer: "Psychic Hearts")
 
1994 Airheads (writer: "Baby Huey Do You Wanna Dance")
 
1991 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
– Wildfire (1991) (writer: "Addicted to Love" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (8 titles)
2012 Dignity
 
2010 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (documentary)
 
2007 Action (video short)
 
2006 Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (documentary)
 
2005 Perfect Partner
 
1995 Heavy
 
1993 Hippy Porn
 
1987 Submit to Me Now (short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (5 titles)
2010/I Absinthe (documentary) (composer: additional music)
 
2005 Last Days (music consultant)
 
2002 How to Draw a Bunny (documentary) (composer: additional music)
 
1995 Heavy (musician: all instruments)
 
1994 Backbeat (musician: guitar)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2009 Turn of the Century
Guest Musician
 
2006 Gilmore Girls (TV series)
Cool Dad Troubadour
– Partings (2006) … Cool Dad Troubadour
 
2004 Corporate Ghost (video)
 
1989 Weatherman '69
Jeff Jones
 
1986 Death Valley 69 (short) (as Sonic Youth)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2002 Pavement: Slow Century (video documentary) (video "Here")
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2005 The Devil and Daniel Johnston (documentary) (thanks)
 
2002 How to Draw a Bunny (documentary) (thanks)
 
2002 People Are Dead (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (49 titles)
2009-2012 Hard Time (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself - Narrator
– Truth and Lies (2012) … Narrator
– 410 (2012) … Narrator
– Misfits & Outcasts (2012) … Narrator
– Mental Hell (2012) … Narrator
– Revolving Door (2012) … Narrator
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2012 I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #19.3 (2011) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #1.464 (2011) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2010 Blank City (documentary)
 
2010 Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 New York Noise (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.4 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #7.3 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #7.1 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 I Need That Record! The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Of the Moon: The Silver Apples Story. (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.77 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Llik Your Idols (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Dinosaur Jr.: Live in the Middle East (video)
Himself
 
2006 Kill Your Idols: More. (video documentary)
 
2006/II Noise (documentary)
Himself (as Mirror/Dash)
 
2006 Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Punk: Attitude (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 All We Are Saying (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 You're Gonna Miss Me (documentary)
Himself - Sonic Youth
 
2005 We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Devil and Daniel Johnston (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale (documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Rage (TV series)
Himself
– Sonic Youth Guest Programs Rage (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Sonic Youth Video Dose (TV documentary)
 
2004 Kill Your Idols (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Sonic Cinema (TV series)
Host (2003 -)
 
2003 Soundstage (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Wilco and Sonic Youth (2003) … Himself
 
2003 End of the Century (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 25 Years of Punk (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Record Player: Christian Marclay (short)
Himself
 
1998 Free Tibet (documentary)
Himself (Sonic Youth)
 
1998 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998) … Himself
 
1997 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Karen Carpenter (1997) … Himself
 
1996 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– Homerpalooza (1996) … Himself (voice)
 
1996 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
– Sharrock (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (TV movie)
Himself (as Sonic Youth)
 
1995 Screaming Fields of Sonic Love (video)
Himself
 
1994 Hi Octane (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1994 Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 1994 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself (as Backbeat)
 
1992 1991: The Year Punk Broke (documentary)
Himself (Sonic Youth guitarist/vocalist) (as Sonic Youth)
 
1992 Hangin' w/MTV (TV series)
Himself
– Sonic Youth (1992) … Himself
 
1991 Goo (video)
Himself
 
1987 Put More Blood Into the Music (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2006 Cut Shorts (video)
 

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Alternate Names:

Backbeat | Mirror/Dash | Sonic Youth

Height:

6' 6" (1.98 m)
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Trivia:

A member of 'the sons of Lee Marvin' (a humorous but secretive group formed by Jim Jarmusch). See more »

Star Sign:

Leo