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1
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Director
Thurston Moore
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 101831
IMDb ID: nm0601952
Known for: Acting
Born: July 25, 1958
Age: 68
Place of birth: Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2026
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q505677
Also known as
Sonic Youth
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Music (7)Original Music Composer (7)Executive Producer (2)Idea (1)Title Designer (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Thurston Moore.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Thurston Moore.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Thurston Moore.
as Cool Dad Troubadour • 1 eps
Gilmore Girls
2000 • Series
as Fred Cracklin • 1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 4 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
Original Music Composer • 8 eps
Irma Vep
2022 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 6 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Thurston Moore.
as Synthesizer Player
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026 • Movie
Changing Fashions
1993 • Movie
Executive Producer
Black Lodge
2022 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Pavements
2025 • Movie
as Self
The Best Summer
2026 • Movie
as Self
Broken English
2026 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Demonlover
2002 • Movie
as Himself
Lou Believers
1988 • Movie
as Self
Uncropped
2024 • Movie
as Self
The Sparks Brothers
2021 • Movie
as Self
Scala!!!
2024 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Things Behind the Sun
2001 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Thurston Moore.
as Self - Musical Guest • 6 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Cool Dad Troubadour • 1 eps
Gilmore Girls
2000 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 4 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 • Series
as Fred Cracklin • 1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Classic Albums
1997 • Series
Original Music Composer • 8 eps
Irma Vep
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Punk
2019 • Series
as Self (Host) • 4 eps
Hi Octane
1994 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Thurston Moore.
Executive Producer
Black Lodge
2022 • Movie
Music
2020
2021 • Movie
Executive Producer
Fire Music
2021 • Movie
Music
Street
2011 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Clean
2011 • Movie
Music
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010 • Movie
Music
I Was Jack Goldstein
2010 • Movie
Music
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007 • Movie
Music
Extra Action
2007 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Demonlover
2002 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Things Behind the Sun
2001 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Heavy
1995 • Movie
Title Designer
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992 • Movie
Writer
Goo
1991 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Hippy Porn
1991 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Made in U.S.A.
1987 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Thurston Moore.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Thurston Moore.
The Last Critic
2026 • Movie
as Self
The Best Summer
2026 • Movie
as Self
Broken English
2026 • Movie
as Synthesizer Player
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026 • Movie
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
2025 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Pavements
2025 • Movie
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025 • Movie
as Self
The Road to Ruane
2024 • Movie
as Self
Uncropped
2024 • Movie
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
2024 • Movie
as Self
Scala!!!
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Louder Than You Think
2023 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Thurston Moore.
as Self • 1 eps
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Punk
2019 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Cool Dad Troubadour • 1 eps
Gilmore Girls
2000 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Classic Albums
1997 • Series
as Self (Host) • 4 eps
Hi Octane
1994 • Series
as Fred Cracklin • 1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 4 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 6 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series