Pat Smear

Known for ActingBorn 1959-08-05 (age 66)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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts

Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)

Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal

The Book of Manson

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

Hot Ones Versus

Nirvana: Live And Loud

Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium

Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)

Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits

Foo Fighters Sonic Highways

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero

Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones

Free Tibet

The Morning Show

Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World

Cobain: Montage of Heck

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary

MTV Video Music Awards

The Graham Norton Show

Punk: Attitude

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606

Foo Fighters -T in The Park

The Decline of Western Civilization

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

Citizen Tania

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Saturday Night Live

Late Show with David Letterman

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Studio 666

Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits

Kurt & Courtney

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Saturday Night Live UK

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023

The Teacher

Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023

Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality

Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021

Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019