Pat Smear
Acting
- Born:
- 1959-08-05
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Saturday Night Live UK
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Hot Ones Versus
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
The Teacher
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Studio 666
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
The Morning Show
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
The Road to ACL
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
Foo Fighters - Live in London
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
The Graham Norton Show
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Punk: Attitude
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Free Tibet
Kurt & Courtney
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
Nirvana: Live and Loud
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Late Show with David Letterman
The Book of Manson
Citizen Tania
Rock in Rio
MTV Video Music Awards
The Decline of Western Civilization
Germs: Caught In My Eye
Saturday Night Live
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026