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Pat Smear
Los Angeles, California, USA
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Figh…
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Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for grunge band Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear soon joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.
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2026
Saturday Night Live UK
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2025
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
Movie Himself
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2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie Self
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2024
Hot Ones Versus
TV show Self
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2023
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
Movie self
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2023
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
Movie Self
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2023
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
Movie Self
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2023
The Teacher
Movie Self
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2023
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
Movie Self
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2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Movie Self
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2022
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Studio 666
Movie Pat Smear
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021
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2021
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
Movie Self
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2021
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
Movie Self - Performer
- 2020
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2019
The Morning Show
TV show Pat Smear
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2019
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
Movie Self
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2019
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Movie Self
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2019
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
Movie Self
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2019
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
Movie Self
- 2018
- 2017
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2017
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
Movie Self
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2017
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
Movie Self
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2016
The Road to ACL
Movie Self
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2015
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
Movie Self - Guitar
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2015
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
Movie Self - Guitars
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2014
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
TV show Self
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2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie Self
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2011
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Movie Self - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
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2011
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
Movie Self
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2011
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Movie Self - Lead Guitar
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2011
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
Movie Self - Guitars
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2011
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Movie Self
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2011
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
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