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Kirk Hammett

Actor

Kirk Hammett

  • Born: 18 November 1962, San Francisco, California, USA
  • Estimated net worth: $300 million

Kirk Hammett is a renowned musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist of the iconic heavy metal band Metallica. He has appeared in various documentaries and films related to music and rock culture. Hammett is celebrated for his exceptional guitar…

About Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett is a renowned musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist of the iconic heavy metal band Metallica. He has appeared in various documentaries and films related to music and rock culture. Hammett is celebrated for his exceptional guitar skills and distinctive style, contributing to Metallica's legendary status in the music industry.

Born
18 November 1962, San Francisco, California, USA
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Spouses
Rebecca Hammett (1998-present)
Children
2 children, names not publicly known
Parents
Angela Hammett, Richard Hammett
Estimated net worth
$300 million

Fun facts about Kirk Hammett

  • Kirk is an avid collector of horror movie memorabilia, which reflects his passion for the genre.
  • He has a deep interest in the art of guitar playing and has published a book about his experiences and techniques.

Famous Kirk Hammett quotes

“We're all human beings, we all have our own struggles.”
I Wanna Rock: The 80s Metal Dream, 2023
“Music is the most powerful form of communication.”
Some Kind of Monster, 2004
“The guitar is a beautiful instrument.”
Metallica: Through the Never, 2013

Kirk Hammett filmography

Cast (202)

Show 192 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2023Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar MovieFan (voice)6.6
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 MovieSelf9.0
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 MovieSelf8.5
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2 MovieSelf
2023Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere MovieSelf7.3
2022Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert MovieSelf4.8
2022Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 MovieUnknown character8.0
2022Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 Movieself
2022Metallica Live Hellfest 2022 Movieself
2022Metallica Download Festival Germany MovieUnknown character
2022Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo MovieUnknown character
2022Metal Lords MovieSelf6.8
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) Movieguitars7.0
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) Movieguitars8.0
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021 MovieUnknown character
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony MovieSelf4.0
2021The History of Metal and Horror MovieSelf5.0
2021Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes MovieUnknown character8.0
2021Metallica: Wherever We May Roam Movieguitars6.0
2021Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit MovieSelf8.0
2021Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 MovieUnknown character6.0
2021Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies MovieUnknown character6.0
2021Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 MovieUnknown character6.0
2021Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 MovieSelf
2021Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 MovieSelf
2021Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac MovieSelf9.0
2020MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains MovieSelf9.0
2020Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction MovieUnknown character8.3
2020Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 MovieCast
2020Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 MovieSelf7.0
2020Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 MovieSelf - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals10.0
2020Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 MovieSelf10.0
2020Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) MovieSelf
2020Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 Movieguitars
2020Metallica: Live at Slane Castle Movielead guitar10.0
2020Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets MovieSelf
2019Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 MovieSelf8.7
2019Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 MovieUnknown character8.0
2019Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 MovieUnknown character8.5
2019Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story MovieSelf7.3
2019Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 MovieSelf
2019Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 MovieUnknown character10.0
2018Making Fun: The Story of Funko MovieSelf6.5
2017Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington MovieSelf (archive footage)9.6
2017Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 MovieUnknown character10.0
2017Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 Movieguitar
2017Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) MovieUnknown character8.0
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Series TVSelf6.1
2017Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago MovieSelf5.4
2017Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk MovieSelf7.5
2017The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film MovieSelf
2017Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017 MovieUnknown character
2017Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 MovieGuitars8.0
2016Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct MovieUnknown character10.0
2016Metallica: Live from The House of Vans MovieSelf - guitars10.0
2016Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos MovieGuitar10.0
2016Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley MovieSelf - Guitars10.0
2016Metallica: The Night Before MovieUnknown character10.0
2016Billions TVMetallica7.8
2015Metallica: Freeze 'Em All MovieSelf
2015Mission to Lars MovieSelf5.7
2015Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 MovieSelf - Guitar7.5
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TVSelf - Musical Guest6.1
2015Metallica: [2015] X Games MovieSelf - Guitar10.0
2015Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 MovieSelf
2014Lennon or McCartney MovieSelf5.3
2014Metallica: Masters of Metal MovieSelf7.2
2014Metallica Live at Blizzcon MovieSelf8.5
2014How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen MovieUnknown character
2014Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 MovieGuitars
2014Metallica: This Monster Lives MovieSelf5.8
2014Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning MovieSelf10.0
2014Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never" MovieSelf10.0
2013Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica MovieSelf - Guitars7.5
2013Metallica: Through the Never MovieSelf6.8
2013'Tallica Parking Lot MovieKirk Hammett (voice)6.4
2012Metallica: Quebec Magnetic MovieLead Guitar/Backing Vocals8.1
2012Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival MovieSelf - Guitar8.2
2012Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night) MovieUnknown character10.0
2012Metallica: The Black Album MovieUnknown character7.9
2012Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 MovieSelf - Guitar10.0
2012Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 MovieSelf - Guitar
2012Metallica: Rock in Rio MovieGuitars8.5
2011Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event MovieSelf6.1
2011Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 MovieGuitar7.1
2011The Big 4 TVSelf
2010Metallica: Fan Can 6 MovieGuitars6.9
2010The Big Four: Live in Sofia MovieGuitars8.3
2010Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia MovieGuitars
2010Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage MovieSelf7.5
2010Metallica: Live at Sonisphere MovieSelf8.5
2010Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) MovieSelf6.0
2010Lemmy MovieSelf7.6
2009VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments MovieSelf
2009Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City MovieLead Guitar/Backing Vocals7.9
2009Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 MovieGuitars8.5
2009Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen MovieLead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2009Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 MovieSelf - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals10.0
2009Metallica: Français pour une nuit MovieSelf - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals8.0
2008METALLICA the Complete Story MovieSelf
2008Metallica: Making Magnetic MovieUnknown character9.0
2008Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival MovieSelf - Guitars10.0
2008Metallica - Rock AM Ring MovieSelf - Guitar10.0
2008Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash MovieSelf7.0
2008Metallica Touring Europe MovieUnknown character10.0
2007Metallica - Live Earth MovieSelf10.0
2007Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007 MovieLead Guitar2.0
2007The Darwin Awards MovieSelf5.5
2007Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets MovieUnknown character
2006Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 MovieLead Guitarist7.7
2006Metallica Korea MovieUnknown character
2006Metalocalypse TVQueen of Denmark (voice)7.6
2006Metalocalypse TVBarkeep (voice)7.6
2006Metalocalypse TVSmoked Fingers fan (voice)7.6
2006Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 MovieGuitars10.0
2006Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life MovieSelf6.8
2006Metallica: Fan Can 5 MovieGuitars10.0
2005The Work of Director Anton Corbijn MovieSelf (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")7.8
2004Metallica: Some Kind of Monster MovieSelf7.1
2003Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals MovieSelf9.5
2003Metallica: MTV Icon MovieSelf7.5
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! TVSelf5.3
2001Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica MovieSelf - Guitar6.3
2000Metallica: Live in Baltimore MovieSelf - Guitar
2000Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland MovieSelf - Guitar
2000Woodstock '99 MovieUnknown character5.5
1999Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M MovieSelf8.7
1999Metallica: Making of S&M MovieSelf - Guitars
1999Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎- S&M MovieSelf - Guitars7.0
1999Metallica: Woodstock '99 MovieSelf
1999Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria MovieSelf
1998Metallica: Cunning Stunts MovieSelf7.8
1998Metallica: Live Covers MovieSelf - Guitar10.0
1998Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea MovieSelf
1997Classic Albums TVSelf - Guitarist, Metallica7.7
1996Metallica: Fan Can 1 MovieSelf
1995Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret MovieSelf - Guitar
1995The Music Biz TVSelf
1994Metallica: Woodstock '94 MovieUnknown character
1994Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 MovieSelf - Guitar
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast TVUnknown character7.8
1993Metallican Vid MovieSelf - Lead Guitar
1993Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland MovieGuitars
1993Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile MovieGuitars
1993Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico MovieGuitars
1992Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands MovieGuitars
1992For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow MovieUnknown character8.2
1992Later... with Jools Holland TVSelf5.9
1992Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica MovieSelf7.8
1992Metallica: Live at San Diego MovieSelf9.0
1992Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 MovieSelf - Guitar8.6
1992Metallica - ...And Justice For All MovieSelf10.0
1991Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock MovieUnknown character7.7
1990Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands MovieUnknown character
1989The Simpsons TVMarv Albert (voice)8.0
1989Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 MovieLead Guitar
1989Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre MovieSelf
1989Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 MovieLead Guitar8.6
1989Metallica: Newark, Delaware MovieSelf
1989Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY MovieGuitars
19892 of One MovieSelf (Lead Guitar)
1989MTV Rockumentary TVUnknown character7.0
1988Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon MovieSelf - Guitars
1987Metallica: Cliff 'Em All MovieSelf - Guitarist7.7
1986Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada MovieSelf - Guitar
1986Metallica: Nagoya, Japan MovieGuitars
1986Metallica - Roskilde Festival MovieLead Guitar
1986Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY MovieGuitars
1986Metallica: Detroit, Michigan MovieGuitars
1985Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival MovieLead Guitar
1985Metallica: Day on the Green MovieGuitars
1985Metallica: Ride The Lightning MovieSelf10.0
1984MTV Video Music Awards TVSelf7.8
1983Metallica: Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 MovieLead Guitar8.5
TBAMetallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge MovieUnknown character
TBAMetallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden MovieUnknown character
TBAMetallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore] MovieUnknown character
TBAMetallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo MovieSelf
TBAMetallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu MovieSelf
TBAMetallica: from the off MovieSelf
TBACheesy Home Video MovieUnknown character

Crew (6)

YearTitleRoleRating
2024On the Roam TVTheme Song Performance · Sound7.2
2017Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017 MovieWriter · Writing
2013Metallica: Through the Never MovieWriter · Writing6.8
2013Metallica: Through the Never MovieOriginal Music Composer · Sound6.8
2012Metallica: Quebec Magnetic MovieWriter · Writing8.1
Show 1 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
1999Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M MovieWriter · Writing8.7

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Questions about Kirk Hammett

What are Kirk Hammett's career highlights?

Kirk Hammett's career highlights include his role as the lead guitarist for Metallica, contributing to numerous Grammy Awards and multi-platinum albums. His guitar solos in songs like 'Enter Sandman' and 'Master of Puppets' are iconic.

Has Kirk Hammett won any awards?

Yes, Kirk Hammett has won multiple Grammy Awards with Metallica and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is also recognized for his influence on the heavy metal genre.

What was Kirk Hammett's first film appearance?

Kirk Hammett's first film appearance was in the documentary 'Cliff 'Em All' (1987), which focused on the life of Metallica's late bassist, Cliff Burton.

What are some of Kirk Hammett's most successful films?

Kirk Hammett has appeared in several successful documentaries, including 'Some Kind of Monster' (2004) and 'Metallica: Through the Never' (2013), both of which received critical acclaim.

What is Kirk Hammett's personal life like?

Kirk Hammett is married to Rebecca Hammett, and they have two children. He is known for maintaining a relatively private personal life, focusing on his family and music career.

What is Kirk Hammett's estimated net worth?

Kirk Hammett's estimated net worth is approximately $300 million, primarily due to his successful music career and various ventures in the entertainment industry.

What are some milestones in Kirk Hammett's filmography?

Key milestones in Kirk Hammett's filmography include his appearances in documentaries about Metallica and heavy metal culture, showcasing his contributions to music and his personal insights.

What is Kirk Hammett's impact on the music industry?

Kirk Hammett has had a profound impact on the music industry, particularly in the heavy metal genre, influencing countless guitarists and musicians with his innovative techniques and memorable riffs.