Pat Smear
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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
The Morning Show
2019
Hot Ones Versus
2024
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
Studio 666
2022
0Rock in Rio
1985
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest · 2015
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest · 1993
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Performer · 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self · 1984
The Morning Show
as Pat Smear · 2019
Hot Ones Versus
as Self · 2024
Saturday Night Live UK
as Self - Musical Guest · 2026
Studio 666
as Pat Smear · 2022
Rock in Rio
as Self - Performer · 1985
Cobain: Montage of Heck
as Self (archive footage) · 2015
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self · 2025
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
as Self · 2014
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self · 2021
The Decline of Western Civilization
as Self · 1981
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
as Self - Guitar · 1993
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
as Self · 2011
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self · 2012
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
as Self - Guitar · 2015
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
as Self · 2022
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
as Self - Guitars · 2015
Nirvana: Live and Loud
as Self - Guitar · 1993
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
as Self · 1993
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
as Self · 2019
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
as Self - Performer · 2021
Free Tibet
as Self - Foo Fighters · 1998
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
as Self · 2018
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
· 2020
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
as Self · 2019
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
as Self · 2019
Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
as Self · 2023
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
as Self
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
as Self · 2017
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
as Self - Guitars · 2008
Foo Fighters - Live in London
as Self · 2011
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
as Self · 2023
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
as Self · 2022
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
as Self · 2009
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
as Self
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
as Self · 2017
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
as Self · 2021
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
as Self - Guitar, Vocals · 1993
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
as self · 2023
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
as Self - Lead & Rhythm Guitars · 2011
The Road to ACL
as Self · 2016
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
as Self · 2021
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
as Self · 2017
Citizen Tania
as Cinque · 1989
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
as Self · 2023
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
as Self - Guitars · 2011
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
as Self (archive footage) · 2006
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
as Self · 2019
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
as Himself · 2025
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
as Self · 2006
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
as Self · 2011
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
as Self · 2011
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
as Self - Lead Guitar · 2011
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Kurt & Courtney
as Self · 1998
Punk: Attitude
as Self · 2005
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
as Self · 2006
The Book of Manson
as Jimi Hendrix · 1989
Germs: Caught In My Eye
as Himself · 1979
The Teacher
as Self · 2023
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
· 2004