Thurston Moore

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Thurston Moore

Acting 68 July 25, 1958

Coral Gables, Florida, USA

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…

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Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

7.9 2000 TV Show
Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

6.4 1993 TV Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3 2003 TV Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3 1993 TV Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.4 1992 TV Show
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

5.9 2009 TV Show
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.8 1994 TV Show
The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin

6.5 2026 Movie
Irma Vep

Irma Vep

6.5 2022 TV Show
The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

7.7 2006 Movie
Demonlover

Demonlover

5.8 2002 Movie
Classic Albums

Classic Albums

7.7 1997 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2026
    Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

    Movie Self

  2. 2026
    The Last Critic

    Movie

  3. 2026
    The Best Summer

    Movie Self

  4. 2026
    Broken English

    Movie Self

  5. 2026
    The Wizard of the Kremlin

    Movie Synthesizer Player

  6. 2025
    Sonic Youth: Live in 1991

    Movie

  7. 2025
    Pavements

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  8. 2024
    The Road to Ruane

    Movie Self

  9. 2024
    Uncropped

    Movie Self

  10. 2024
    Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story

    Movie

  11. 2024
    Scala!!!

    Movie Self

  12. 2023
    Louder Than You Think

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 2022
    Black Lodge

    Movie Executive Producer

  14. 2022
    Irma Vep

    TV show Original Music Composer

  15. 2021
    2020

    Movie Music

  16. 2021
    Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

    Movie himself

More credits
  1. 2021
    Fire Music

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2021
    Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

    TV show Self

  3. 2021
    The Sparks Brothers

    Movie Self

  4. 2021
    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

    Movie Self

  5. 2020
    Thick Air

    Movie Himself

  6. 2019
    Swans: Where Does a Body End?

    Movie Self

  7. 2019
    Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond

    Movie

  8. 2019
    Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

    Movie Self

  9. 2019
    SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

    Movie Self

  10. 2019
    Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

    Movie Self - Sonic Youth

  11. 2019
    Punk

    TV show Self

  12. 2019
    Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation

    Movie

  13. 2018
    Desolation Center

    Movie

  14. 2017
    Teenage Superstars

    Movie Self

  15. 2017
    The Public Image Is Rotten

    Movie Himself

  16. 2016
    Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

    Movie Himself

  17. 2015
    Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

    Movie Self

  18. 2014
    Station to Station

    Movie

  19. 2014
    It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

    Movie Himself

  20. 2013
    Lou Reed - Remembered

    Movie

  21. 2013
    I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

    Movie

  22. 2012
    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

    Movie Self

  23. 2012
    The Hardcore Collection

    Movie (archive footage)

  24. 2011
    Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011

    Movie