Kirk Hammett

Actor, Composer, Music Department

Birthdate: Nov 18, 1962

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Hammett was born in San Francisco, California on November 18, 1962, to Teofila (Oyao) and Dennis L. Hammett, a merchant seaman. He learned guitar at age 15 and joined Metallica to replace Dave Mustaine in 1982. He has won several Grammys with Metallica and participated in their class action law suit against Napster. His father had Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry, and his mother's family is Filipino.

Known For

Spawn
Spawn

(1997)

Game Over, Man!
Game Over, Man!

(2018)

Old School
Old School

(2003)

Kirk Hammett Movies

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  • 2023 |
    Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
  • 2023 |
    Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
  • 2023 |
    Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
  • 2023 |
    Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstaras Fan
  • 2021 |
    Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green
  • 2021 |
    The History of Metal and Horror
  • 2020 |
    Hypnotizing Power: The Making of Master of Puppets
  • 2019 |
    Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
  • 2017 |
    Smokestack Lightning: The Legendary Howlin' Wolf
  • 2017 |
    Who the Fuck Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
  • 2017 |

    Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

    asSelf - Metallica
  • 2015 |
    Metallica: Masters of Metal
  • 2013 |
    Metallica Through the Never
  • 2011 |
    Metallica: Rock in Rio 2011
  • 2010 |
    Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
  • 2010 |
    The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2008 |
    Metallica: For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • 2008 |
    The Metallica Phenomenon
  • 2007 |
    Metallica: Master of Puppets
  • 2007 |
    Rock Milestones: Metallica - The Halcyon Years
  • 2006 |
    Metallica: Kill 'Em All to St. Anger - The Ultimate Critical Review
  • 2004 |
    Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
  • 1997 |
    Metallimania
  • 1992 |
    For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow

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Kirk Hammett: Biography, Movies, Net Worth & Photos