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Ewan McGregor Mistaken for Kurt Cobain

An actor has yet to be cast to play Kurt Cobain in the late rocker's long-rumored biopic, but at least one couple may toss in a vote for Ewan McGregor. The actor tells Britain's Heart FM magazine that, while in London shortly after Cobain's 1994 death, he was mistaken for the ghost of the Nirvana frontman.

"This couple came around the corner and they saw me, and at the time I had quite long hair," he recalls. "I think it would be safe to say they were on some form of chemical enhancement. The guy thought I was Kurt Cobain and he looked at me and slightly panicked and grabbed hold of his girlfriend and he asked me if I was Kurt."

McGregor opted to let them hold on to their visions of an apparition. "I just went, 'Shhhh. Don't tell anyone,' and I left them really confused in the street."


Kurt Cobain Rewind

    Nirvana photographed in 1991.

    Youri Lenquette, Retna

    Kurt Cobain of Nirvana at a taping of "MTV's Live & Loud" at Pier 48 in Seattle, Washington on December 13, 1993.

    Alice , Retna

    Kurt Cobain of Nirvana backstage after a gig at the Motorsport Garage, Seattle, WA. 23 September 1990

    Ian Tilton, Retna

    Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain, and Kurt Cobain of Nirvana at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards

    Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic

    Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the taping of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City, 11/18/93.

    Frank Micelotta, WireImage

    Kurt Cobain of Nirvana at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards

    Kevin Mazur, WireImage

    Kurt Cobain of Nirvana performing in a dress at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ on April 28, 1990.

    Steve Double, Retna

    Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during Nirvana in New York, New York, 1990

    Kevin Mazur, WireImage

    Kurt Cobain of Nirvana performing at the Plaza de Toros de Valencia in Valencia, Spain. July 2, 1992.

    Steve Double, Retna

    Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during Nirvana in New York, New York. January 1, 1990

    Kevin Mazur, WireImage

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clewis3516

I have an autographed copy of Ewan McGregor that a friend got for me a few years ago. He had long dirty blond hair and bit of whisker on the face. In my photo he is a dead ringer for Kurt Cobain.

May 24 2009 at 8:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
howard

NO....NO .....NO....WHAT THEY MEANT IS HIS CAREER IS LIKE CURT.....SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD AND DEAD AND GONE!!!

May 24 2009 at 6:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Violet

HAHAHAHA!!! That's GREAT!!

May 24 2009 at 6:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cherie

Nirvana rocks, it has always been one of my favorite groups. This guy looks nothing like Cobain and the people on the street were stupid. And to what's up Lisa? What famous rock star hasn't been on drugs? What rock have you been hiding under? Some of the best musicians have died from drugs, that doesn't mean they are any less talented moron.

May 24 2009 at 5:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lisa

I don't think they look anything alike. I really don't get how anyone can still idolize Kurt Cobain. He was nothing but a druggie loser who blew his own brains out with no regard for his wife, his child, or his fans. Some role model, eh?

May 24 2009 at 5:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Niece

You know as everyone knows that kurt was a hell of rocker man i mean my son is into him and we are talking generation apart and i think thats the coolest is when your own kid can enjoy em the way you did back when ane hey my son would love if people would compare him to kurt cobain !! play along and dig it! just me niece!! SMILE

May 24 2009 at 4:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sprngh

Was the group Nirvana just a one hit wonder type?
I really don't know much about them.

May 24 2009 at 4:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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David

wow...

May 24 2009 at 6:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
arernst0620

i guess 15 years ago... they could have looked similar

May 24 2009 at 4:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
A Normal Person

Please. They look nothing alike.

May 24 2009 at 3:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Storyteller...

I can definitely see the resemblance though. If they ever cast Kurt, this guy would be a good front-runner for the part.

May 24 2009 at 2:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply