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Dave Grohl

Known for The X-Files · Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny · The Muppets

David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; the drummer for Them Crooked Vultures; and wrote all the music for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot. He has also been involved with Queens of the Stone Age, and has performed…

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Born
Jan 14, 1969
Birthplace
Warren, Ohio, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; the drummer for Them Crooked Vultures; and wrote all the music for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot. He has also been involved with Queens of the Stone Age, and has performed session work for a variety of musicians, including Killing Joke, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Slash and Juliette Lewis. Dave Grohl has performed in over 30 bands since becoming a musician.

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Known For

TVThe X-Files
The X-FilesLobby Passerby (uncredited) · 1993
★ 8.4
MOVIETenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinySatan · 2006
★ 6.8
MOVIEThe Muppets
The MuppetsAnimool · 2011
★ 6.7
MOVIEBill & Ted Face the Music
Bill & Ted Face the MusicDave Grohl · 2020
★ 5.9
TVThe Morning Show
The Morning ShowDave Grohl · 2019
★ 7.7
TVThe Daily Show
The Daily ShowSelf · 1996
★ 6.4
TVSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest · 1975
★ 6.9
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 2014
★ 5.8

Filmography

Movies

Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
1990
Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
1991
Nirvana: Live at the ParadisoSelf
1991
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
1991
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Nirvana: Live in DallasSelf
1991
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen SpiritDave Grohl
1991
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, ItalySelf
1991
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1Self (archive footage)
1991
1991: The Year Punk BrokeSelf
1992
MTV Unplugged: NirvanaSelf
1993
Nirvana: Live and LoudSelf - Drums
1993
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock FestivalSelf
1993
Nirvana: Unplugged In New YorkSelf - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals
1993
Nirvana: Unplugged In New YorkSongs
1993
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - RehearsalSelf - Drums, Vocals
1993
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
1993
RuPaul's Christmas BallSelf
1993
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!Self - Drums
1994
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994
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Foo Fighters - I'm OK, Eur OK - Live Brixton, UK 1995Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals
1995
Hype!
1996
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYCSelf
1997
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50Self
1997
TouchOriginal Music Composer
1997
Free TibetSelf - Foo Fighters
1998
Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'Daniel (voice)
2000
25 Years of PunkSelf
2001
VH1 News Special: GrungeSelf (archive footage)
2001
Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1)
2002
Foo Fighters - Everywhere But HomeSelf
2003
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha HoodThanks
2003
Tenacious D: In the StudioSelf
2003
The Work of Director Michel GondrySelf
2003
(This Is Known as) The Blues ScaleSelf
2004
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel GondrySelf
2004
Lit: All AccessSelf
2004
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
Supergrass: A Home MovieSelf
2004
The Other Side of AIDSself - Foo Fighters
2004
Classic Albums: Nirvana - NevermindSelf
2005
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I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny CashSelf
2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastSelf
2005
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Ten Years LaterHimself
2005
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'Self (archive footage)
2005
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years OnSelf
2006
Foo Fighters: Hyde ParkSelf
2006
Foo Fighters: Skin and BonesSelf
2006
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Nirvana - In Utero: Under ReviewSelf (archive footage)
2006
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Nirvana - the Definitive Critical ReviewSelf
2006
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In UteroSelf
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinySatan
2006
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VH1 Rock HonorsSelf
2006
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a DreamSelf
2007
D Tour: A Tenacious DocumentarySelf
2008
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley StadiumSelf - Vocals, Guitars
2008
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Paul McCartney: The Liverpool SoundSelf
2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The WhoSelf
2008
Foo Fighters - Greatest HitsSelf
2009
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Foo Fighters - Live Performance from Studio 606Self
2009
Nirvana: Live at ReadingSelf - Drums
2009
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Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ StudioSelf
2009
LemmySelf
2010
Nirvana: Live On AirSelf
2010
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Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010Self
2010
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Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rock am Ring 2010Self
2010
Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust
2010
Foo Fighters - Garage TourSelf
2011
Foo Fighters - Live in LondonSelf
2011
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606Self
2011
Foo Fighters -T in The ParkSelf
2011
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse ConcertSelf - Lead vocal
2011
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's LightSelf
2011
Foo Fighters: Back and ForthSelf
2011
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Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop FestivalSelf - Vocals
2011
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Man With the Midas TouchSelf
2011
Nirvana: Live at the ParamountSelf - Drums, Backing Vocals
2011
Nirvana: Live at the ParamountAuthor
2011
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the MassesSelf
2011
The MuppetsAnimool
2011
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The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees SongSelf
2011
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy ReliefSelf
2012
A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartneySelf
2012
Bad Brains: A Band in DCSelf
2012
Foo Fighters - Global Citizen FestivalSelf
2012
Foo Fighters - Reading FestivalSelf
2012
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob MouldSelf
2012
12-12-12
2013
Filmage: The Story of Descendents/AllSelf
2013
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11Self - Nirvana
2013
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction CeremonySelf
2013
Sound CitySelf
2013
Sound CityActor's Assistant
2013
Sound CityProducer
2013
Sound CityDirector
2013
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 YearsSelf - Performer
2014
Led Zeppelin Played HereSelf (archive footage)
2014
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Making Of The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1Himself
2014
Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Actionself
2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
2014
Slash: Raised On the Sunset StripSelf
2014
The Concert for ValorSelf - Performer
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the BeatlesSelf
2014
All Things Must PassSelf
2015
Cobain: Montage of HeckSelf (archive footage)
2015
CássiaSelf (archive footage)
2015
Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015Self
2015
Foo Fighters - Rio De JaneiroSelf - Vocals, Guitars
2015
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Foo Fighters - Rock am RingSelf - Vocals, Guitar
2015
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
2015
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)Self
2015
Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene HistorySelf
2016
The Road to ACLSelf
2016
The Smart Studios Story
2016
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UKSelf
2017
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017Self
2017
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances SpecialSelf
2017
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! RecordsSelf
2018
PlaySelf
2018
PlayDirector
2018
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017Self
2018
Foo Fighters - Reading FestivalSelf
2019
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019Self
2019
Foo Fighters: Rock In RioSelf
2019
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019Self
2019
Liam Gallagher: As It WasSelf
2019
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Amazon Music Holiday Plays: Foo FightersSelf
2020
Bill & Ted Face the MusicDave Grohl
2020
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for AmericaSelf - Performer
2020
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to PrinceSelf
2020
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday ShowSelf - Performer
2020
The Big Night InSelf
2020
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th AnniversaryExecutive Producer
2020
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th AnniversaryDirector
2020
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
2021
Celebrating AmericaSelf
2021
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)Self
2021
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021Self
2021
Grunge: A Story of Music and RageSelf (archive footage)
2021
I'm in the Band
2021
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the WorldSelf - Performer
2021
What Drives UsDirector
2021
When Nirvana Came to BritainSelf (archive footage)
2021
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf - Performer
2022
ABBA V QueenSelf (archive footage)
2022
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual RealitySelf
2022
Foo Fighters: One Less HeroSelf
2022
Gary Numan: ResurrectionSelf
2022
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The DocumentarySelf (archive footage)
2022
Studio 666Dave Grohl
2022
Studio 666Executive Producer
2022
Studio 666Story
2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute ConcertSelf
2022
Ego: The Michael Gudinski StorySelf
2023
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limitsself
2023
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023Self
2023
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023Self
2023
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for ConcertsSelf
2023
I Hate Myself and I Want to DieSelf (archive footage)
2023
The TeacherSelf
2023
Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20Self
2023
WINO: The Documentary
2023
Amazon Music Live: Foo FightersHimself
2025
FireAid Benefit ConcertSelf
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
2025
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelf
2026
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Foo Fighters - Rock In Rio XISelf
2026
Other Voices Presents: Foo FightersHimself
2026
The Best SummerSelf
2026
Are We Not Men?Self
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival LondonSelf
Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
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Nirvana: Teen Spirit InterviewsSelf
Shouting Through The LetterholeSelf (archive footage)
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Them Crooked Vultures (2010) Live at BBC Radio 1, London, UK on March 24, 2010

Television

The GrammysSelf · 1 eps
1959
Sesame StreetSelf · 1 eps
1969
Austin City LimitsSelf · 1 eps
1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest · 5 eps
1975
MTV Video Music AwardsSelf · 4 eps
1984
Rock in RioSelf - Performer · 1 eps
1985
The Word1 eps
1990
Later... with Jools Holland7 eps
1992
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1993
Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest · 3 eps
1993
Late Show with David LettermanSelf · 1 eps
1993
The X-FilesLobby Passerby (uncredited) · 1 eps
1993
MTV Europe Music AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast1 eps
1994
TFI Friday1 eps
1996
The Daily ShowSelf · 1 eps
1996
Classic AlbumsSelf - Interviewee · 1 eps
1997
Leute heuteSelf · 1 eps
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf · 3 eps
1999
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest · 6 eps
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 2 eps
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 1 eps
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 1 eps
2003
Viva La BamSelf · 1 eps
2003
The Colbert ReportSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2005
Metalocalypse1 eps
2006
Lil' Bush1 eps
2007
Seven Ages of RockSelf · 7 eps
2007
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 2 eps
2007
The Graham Norton ShowSelf - Performer · 1 eps
2007
SkavlanSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
Drunk HistoryMemphis Mafia Member · 1 eps
2013
Foo Fighters Sonic HighwaysSelf · 8 eps
2014
Foo Fighters Sonic HighwaysDirector
2014
Foo Fighters Sonic HighwaysExecutive Producer
2014
Foo Fighters Sonic HighwaysCreator
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest/Musical Guest · 1 eps
2014
Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf · 1 eps
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 2 eps
2014
Hot OnesSelf · 1 eps
2015
Sex&Drugs&Rock&RollDave Grohl · 1 eps
2015
The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf · 1 eps
2015
The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest/Musical Guest · 1 eps
2015
The MuppetsSelf · 1 eps
2015
SoundbreakingSelf · 3 eps
2016
Reel StoriesSelf - Guest Star · 1 eps
2018
PunkSelf · 2 eps
2019
Ryan's Mystery PlaydateSelf · 1 eps
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf · 1 eps
2019
The Morning ShowDave Grohl · 1 eps
2019
DuncanvilleRonnie D (voice) · 1 eps
2020
Biography: KISStorySelf · 2 eps
2021
From Cradle to StageSelf · 6 eps
2021
From Cradle to StageExecutive Producer
2021
From Cradle to StageDirector
2021
Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSelf · 2 eps
2021
Paul McCartney at Glastonbury FestivalSelf · 1 eps
2022
Hot Ones VersusSelf · 1 eps
2024
SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf · 1 eps
2025
Saturday Night Live UKSelf - Musical Guest · 1 eps
2026
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at AllTheme Song Performance
2027
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in CrisisSelf · 12 eps

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