Chris Cornell
Biography
Chris Cornell was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who led Soundgarden and Audioslave. He was born in Seattle and started Soundgarden in 1984 with Kim Thayil and Hiro Yamamoto. The group became a leading act of 1990s grunge, and its 1994 album Superunknown topped the Billboard 200. Two of its singles, Spoonman and Black Hole Sun, won Grammy Awards. Cornell later joined Audioslave, whose 2002 debut went triple platinum in the United States, and whose 2005 follow-up Out of Exile entered the U.S. chart at number one. His solo albums included Euphoria Morning (1999), Scream (2009), Carry On (2007) and Higher Truth (2015). He co-wrote and performed You Know My Name for Casino Royale, the 2006 James Bond film, and received a Golden Globe nomination for The Keeper from Machine Gun Preacher. He earned three Grammy Awards and was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025 with Soundgarden. Cornell died in 2017.
52years old at death
- Born Seattle
- Died Detroit
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Christopher John Boyle (birth name)Also credited as Christopher J. Cornell
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 29 years1996 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025It's Never Over, Jeff BuckleyIMDb rating 7.6
- 2015All Things Must PassIMDb rating 7.3
- 2011Pearl Jam TwentyIMDb rating 8.2
- 1996Hype!IMDb rating 7.5
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A first
Cornell co-wrote and performed "You Know My Name," the theme for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, which was the first Bond theme not to share the film's title since 1983 and the first ever not to appear on the soundtrack album.
A role that slipped away
Cornell was the original choice to play Cliff Poncier in Cameron Crowe's 1992 film Singles, but Soundgarden's schedule kept him from taking the role, which went to Matt Dillon.
A first
On May 6, 2005, Cornell's band Audioslave gave a free concert in Havana, Cuba, and drew a crowd of 70,000 people. The group was the first American rock act ever to play a show in that country.
Languages
Cornell recorded a French version of "Can't Change Me," released as a bonus track on the deluxe version of Euphoria Morning and on the album's Japanese and European editions.
Beyond film
Between 1986 and 1987, Cornell played in the Center for Disease Control Boys, a Western swing group with a satirical style.
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Films together
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