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Thurston Moore

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
117

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 25, 1958 (67 years old)

Place of Birth
Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Thurston Moore

Biography

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.

Known For

Acting

2026The Last Criticas
2026The Best Summeras Self
2026Broken Englishas Self
2026The Wizard of the Kremlinas Synthesizer Player
2025Sonic Youth: Live in 1991as
2025Pavementsas Self (uncredited)
2025Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Buttas Self
2024The Road to Ruaneas Self
2024Uncroppedas Self
2024Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Storyas
2024Scala!!!as Self
2023Louder Than You Thinkas Self (archive footage)
2021Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.as himself
2021Watch the Sound with Mark Ronsonas Self
2021The Sparks Brothersas Self
2021Poly Styrene: I Am a Clichéas Self
2020Thick Airas Himself
2019Swans: Where Does a Body End?as Self
2019Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyondas
2019Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Overas Self
2019SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessionsas Self
2019Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazineas Self - Sonic Youth
2019Punkas Self
2019Sonic Youth: Daydream Nationas
2018Desolation Centeras
2017Teenage Superstarsas Self
2017The Public Image Is Rottenas Himself
2016Cassette: A Documentary Mixtapeas Himself
2015Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)as Self
2014Station to Stationas
2014It's Not Repetition, It's Disciplineas Himself
2013Lou Reed - Rememberedas
2013I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoneyas
2012Ben Lee: Catch My Diseaseas Self
2012The Hardcore Collectionas (archive footage)
2011Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011as
2011Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festivalas
2011Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howardas Self
2011Blank Cityas Self
2010Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011as
2010Ecstatic Peace Archivesas
2010Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Childas Self
2009No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New Yorkas Self
2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBas Self
2009From the Basementas Self - Sonic Youth
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallonas Self - Musical Guest
2008New York Rock at the BBCas Self - Sonic Youth
2008I Need That Record!as Himself
2007365 Day Projectas Self
2007Welcome to My Castle!as Self
2007Llik Your Idolsas Himself
2007You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Ericksonas Self
2007Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle Eastas Himself
2006Cut Shortsas
2006Kill Your Idols: More.as Self
2006Noiseas Self
2006The Devil and Daniel Johnstonas Self
2005Punk: Attitudeas Himself
2005Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennesas
2005Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermindas Self
2005We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemenas Self
2005Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planetas Self
2005Cecil Taylor: All The Notesas Himself
2005Day Trip Maryanneas
2004(This Is Known as) The Blues Scaleas Self
2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghostas
2004Kill Your Idolsas Self
2003Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstageas Performer
2003Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)as
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Musical Guest
2002Pavement: Slow Centuryas Self
200125 Years of Punkas Self
2001Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Musicas Self - Narrator (voice)
2000Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000as
2000Gilmore Girlsas Cool Dad Troubadour
2000Record Player: Christian Marclayas Himself
2000The Hardcore Collectionas
2000Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youthas Self
1999David S. Wareas Himself
1999Turn of the Centuryas Himself
1998Free Tibetas Self - Sonic Youth
1998Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssimas
1997Classic Albumsas Self
1997Don't Bring A Dogas Himself
1996Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996as
1996Tibetan Freedom Concertas Self
1995An Introduction to Harmolodicsas
1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Specialas Self
1995Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Timesas Self
1995Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Loveas
1995Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beachas Self
1994Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!as
1994Freaks, Nerds & Weirdosas Self
1994Hi Octaneas Self (Host)
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coastas Fred Cracklin
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Musical Guest
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Musical Guest
1993Changing Fashionsas
1993Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboaas
1993Grunge Pedalas
19921991: The Year Punk Brokeas Self
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self - Musical Guest
1991Skeeno H.C. Rulesas
1991Gooas Self
1991Rap Damageas
1991Notebookas
1989Weatherman '69as Jeff Jones
1988Sonic Youth: 930 Clubas
1988Put More Blood Into the Musicas Himself
1988Lou Believersas Himself
1986Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louisas
1986Sublapse Video Mag 1as
1986Submit to Meas
1985Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboreeas
Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basementas Self
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985as
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996as

Production

2022Black Lodge...Executive Producer
2022Irma Vep...Original Music Composer
20212020...Music
2021Fire Music...Executive Producer
2011Street...Music
2011Clean...Original Music Composer
2010William S. Burroughs: A Man Within...Music
2010I Was Jack Goldstein...Music
2007Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis...Music
2007Extra Action...Music
2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002)...Director
2002Demonlover...Original Music Composer
2001Things Behind the Sun...Original Music Composer
1995Heavy...Original Music Composer
19921991: The Year Punk Broke...Title Designer
1991Goo...Director
1991Goo...Writer
1991Hippy Porn...Original Music Composer
1987Made in U.S.A....Original Music Composer
1987Submit to Me Now...Music
1984Rock My Religion...Idea