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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-07-20

Day of Death

2017-05-17 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Soundgarden

Audioslave

Christopher John Cornell

Chris Cornell

Biography

Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood. Several music journalists, fan polls and fellow musicians have regarded Cornell as one of the greatest rock singers of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Cornell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Singles

1992

Singles

as

Chris

Hype!

1996

Hype!

as

Self

Pearl Jam Twenty

2011

Pearl Jam Twenty

as

Himself

Audioslave - Live in Cuba

2005

Audioslave - Live in Cuba

as

Himself / Vocals

Untitled Chris Cornell Documentary

Untitled Chris Cornell Documentary

as

Himself (Archive footage)

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

2025

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

as

Self (archive footage)

Conan

Conan

as

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Musical Guest

Production

Crew

Directing