Thurston Moore

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1958-07-25 (66 years old)

Place of Birth Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Also Known As Sonic Youth

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

Actor

2024
2024
Scala!!!

as Self

2023
Louder Than You Think

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Thick Air

as Himself

2019
Punk

as Self

2017
2011
Blank City

as Self

2009
2009
From The Basement

as Self - Sonic Youth

2008
New York Rock at the BBC

as Self - Sonic Youth

2008
2007
Llik Your Idols

as Himself

2006
2006
Noise

as Self

2005
Punk: Attitude

as Himself

2004
Kill Your Idols

as Himself

2001
2000
Gilmore Girls

as Cool Dad Troubadour

1999
David S. Ware

as Himself

1997
1997
1995
1994
Hi Octane

as Self (Host)

1994
1991
1991
Goo

as Self

1989
Weatherman '69

as Jeff Jones

1988
Lou Believers

as Himself

Sound

2022
Irma Vep

as Original Music Composer

2021
2020

as Music

2011
Street

as Music

2011
Clean

as Original Music Composer

2007
Extra Action

as Music

2002
Demonlover

as Original Music Composer

2001
Things Behind the Sun

as Original Music Composer

1995
Heavy

as Original Music Composer

1987
1987
Made in U.S.A.

as Original Music Composer

Producer

2022
Black Lodge

as Executive Producer

2021
Fire Music

as Executive Producer

Writer

1991
Goo

as Writer

1984

Director

1991
Goo

as Director

Art

1992
1991: The Year Punk Broke

as Title Designer