Michael Stipe
Born: 1960-01-04 in Decatur, Georgia, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence. Possessing a distinctive voice, Stipe has been noted for the "mumbling" style of his early career. Since the mid-1980s, Stipe has sung in "wailing, keening, arching vocal figures" that R.E.M. biographer David Buckley compared to Celtic folk artists and Muslim muezzin. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual aspect, often selecting album artwork and directing many of the band's music videos. Outside the music industry, he owns and runs two film production studios, C-00 and Single Cell Pictures. As a member of R.E.M., Stipe was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. As a singer-songwriter, Stipe influenced a wide range of artists, including Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Bono of U2 has described his voice as "extraordinary", and Yorke told The Guardian that Stipe is his favorite lyricist, saying "I loved the way he would take an emotion and then take a step back from it and in doing so make it so much more powerful." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2026
- R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr ... (Songs)
2024
- Little, Big, and Far ... (Executive Producer)
- Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight as Self
2023
- Louder Than You Think as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)
- Song Exploder as Self
2019
- R.E.M. - Monster as Himself
- Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - R.E.M.
2018
- On the Seventh Day ... (Producer)
- Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 as Self
2017
- R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- R.E.M. - Automatic for the People as Lead vocals
- Jeremy Dance ... (Music)
2016
- What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt as Self
- R.E.M. - Out Of Time as Sänger
2015
2014
- Trailblazer Honors as Self
- R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
- R.E.M. by MTV as Himself
2012
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- R.E.M. at the BBC as Self/Performer
2009
2007
- Slacker Uprising as Self
- Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- R.E.M. Live as Vocals
2006
2005
- The Colbert Report as Self
- Room ... (Producer)
- Iconoclasts as Self
- Johnny Berlin ... (Executive Producer)
- R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2004
- Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - guest
- Saved! ... (Producer)
- R.E.M. : Perfect Square as Vocals
- Everyday People ... (Executive Producer)
- Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers as Michael Stipe
2003
2002
- 1 Giant Leap as Self
- R.E.M. as Himself
2001
- R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing ... (Executive Producer)
- The Sleepy Time Gal ... (Co-Producer)
- Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance! as Himself
2000
- Boston Public as Self
- Our Song ... (Executive Producer)
- Spring Forward ... (Executive Producer)
- The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance as Himself
1999
- Being John Malkovich ... (Producer)
- American Movie ... (Co-Producer)
- R.E.M. - Falls to Climb as Himself
- Man on the Moon ... (Original Music Composer)
- Olive, the Other Reindeer as Schnitzel (voice)
- R.E.M.: This Way Up as Himself
- TV total as Self
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
- Velvet Goldmine ... (Executive Producer)
- R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
- R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
- R.E.M. Live in Stockholm as himself
1997
- Anthem as Self
1996
1995
- The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- R.E.M.: Parallel as Himself
- R.E.M.: Rough Cut as Himself
1994
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
- Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt as Himself
1991
1990
- R.E.M.: Pop Screen
- R.E.M. Tourfilm as Himself
1989
- The Simpsons as Michael Stipe (voice)
- MTV Unplugged as Self
- R.E.M. as Self
1987
- Arena Brains as The Watcher
- Athens, GA Inside/Out as Himself
- R.E.M.: Succumbs as Self
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- Al TV as Self
- Left of Reckoning
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Austin City Limits as Self
1974
- Rockpalast as Self (vocal)