About

Known credits:
104
Birthday:
1958-07-25
Place of birth:
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Website:
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Thurston Moore

Overview

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
2024 Pavements Actor N/A
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2024 The Road to Ruane Actor Self N/A
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2024 Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story Actor 59
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2024 Scala!!! Actor Self 59
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2023 Louder Than You Think Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2021 Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. Actor himself 59
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2021 The Sparks Brothers Actor Self 60
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2021 Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Actor Self 59
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2020 Thick Air Actor Himself 59
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2019 Swans: Where Does a Body End? Actor Self 59
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2019 Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond Actor N/A
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2019 Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over Actor Self 59
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2019 SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions Actor Self N/A
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2019 Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine Actor Self - Sonic Youth 59
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2019 Daydream Nation Actor N/A
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2018 Desolation Center Actor 59
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2017 Teenage Superstars Actor Himself 59
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2017 The Public Image Is Rotten Actor Himself 59
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2016 Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape Actor Himself 59
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2015 Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) Actor Self 59
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2014 It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline Actor Himself N/A
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2013 I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney Actor 59
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2012 Ben Lee: Catch My Disease Actor Self 59
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2012 The Hardcore Collection Actor 59
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2011 Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard Actor Self 59
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2011 Blank City Actor Self 59
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2010 Ecstatic Peace Archives Actor N/A
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2010 Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Actor Self 59
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2009 Turn of the Century Actor Himself N/A
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2009 No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York Actor Self 59
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2009 Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Actor Self 59
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2009 From The Basement Actor Self - Sonic Youth 58
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2008 New York Rock at the BBC Actor Self - Sonic Youth N/A
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2008 I Need That Record! Actor Himself 59
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2007 365 Day Project Actor N/A
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2007 Welcome to My Castle! Actor Self N/A
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2007 Llik Your Idols Actor Himself 59
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2007 You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson Actor Self 59
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2007 Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East Actor Himself N/A
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2006 Cut Shorts Actor 59
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2006 Kill Your Idols: More. Actor Himself 59
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2006 Noise Actor Self 58
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2006 The Devil and Daniel Johnston Actor Self 62
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2005 Punk: Attitude Actor Himself 59
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2005 Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes Actor N/A
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2005 We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen Actor Himself 59
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2005 Cecil Taylor: All The Notes Actor Himself N/A
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2005 Day Trip Maryanne Actor N/A
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2004 (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale Actor Self N/A
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2004 Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost Actor 59
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2004 Kill Your Idols Actor Himself 59
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2003 Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage Actor Performer N/A
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2003 Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) Actor N/A
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2002 Pavement: Slow Century Actor Self 59
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2001 25 Years of Punk Actor Self 59
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2000 Record Player: Christian Marclay Actor Himself N/A
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2000 Silver Rockets/Kool Things: 20 Years of Sonic Youth Actor N/A
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1999 David S. Ware Actor Himself N/A
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1997 Don't Bring A Dog Actor Himself N/A
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1996 Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 Actor N/A
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1995 An Introduction to Harmolodics Actor N/A
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1995 The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special Actor Self 59
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1995 Blood on the Beach Actor Self N/A
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1994 Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos Actor Self 59
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1994 Hi Octane Actor Self (Host) 70
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1993 Changing Fashions Actor N/A
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1993 Grunge Pedal Actor N/A
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1992 1991: The Year Punk Broke Actor Self 59
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1991 Sonic Youth - Goo Actor Himself N/A
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1991 Skeeno H.C. Rules Actor N/A
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1991 Goo Actor Self 58
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1991 Rap Damage Actor N/A
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1991 Notebook Actor N/A
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1989 Weatherman '69 Actor Jeff Jones N/A
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1988 Put More Blood Into the Music Actor Himself 59
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1988 Lou Believers Actor Himself N/A
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1986 Sublapse Video Mag 1 Actor 59
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1986 Death Valley '69 Actor N/A
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1986 Submit to Me Actor 58
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1986 Death Valley 69 Actor 59
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Sonic Youth: From The Basement Actor self N/A
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Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 Actor 59
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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Actor Self N/A
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Sonic Youth: Sunday Actor Man N/A
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Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond Actor N/A
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Directing
1991 Goo Directing Director 58
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Writing
1991 Goo Writing Writer 58
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1984 Rock My Religion Writing Idea N/A
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Production
2022 Black Lodge Production Executive Producer N/A
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2021 Fire Music Production Executive Producer 59
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Sound
2022 Irma Vep Sound Original Music Composer 67
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2021 2020 Sound Music N/A
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2011 Clean Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2011 Street Sound Music N/A
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2010 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Sound Music 59
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2010 I Was Jack Goldstein Sound Music N/A
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2007 Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Sound Music 59
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2007 Extra Action Sound Music 58
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2002 Demonlover Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2001 Things Behind the Sun Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1995 Heavy Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1987 Made in U.S.A. Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1987 Submit to Me Now Sound Music 58
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Art
1992 1991: The Year Punk Broke Art Title Designer 59
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