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
- TFI Unplugged as Self (Archive Footage)
- Antiheroine as Self
- Little, Big, and Far ... (Executive Producer)
- R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr ... (Songs)
2024
- 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
- Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - R.E.M.
- R.E.M. - Monster as Himself
2018
- On the Seventh Day ... (Producer)
- Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 as Self
2017
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- R.E.M. - Automatic for the People as Lead vocals
- R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
- Jeremy Dance ... (Director)
2016
- What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt as Self
- R.E.M. - Out Of Time as Sänger
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2014
- Trailblazer Honors as Self
- R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
- R.E.M. by MTV as Himself
2012
- Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars as Self
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- Vic Chesnutt - IT IS WHAT IT IS ... (Executive Producer)
- R.E.M. at the BBC as Self/Performer
2009
2007
- Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- Slacker Uprising as Self
- R.E.M. Live as Vocals
2006
2005
- The Colbert Report as Self
- Iconoclasts as Self
- Room ... (Executive Producer)
- Johnny Berlin ... (Executive Producer)
- R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2004
- Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - guest
- Saved! ... (Producer)
- Everyday People ... (Executive Producer)
- R.E.M. : Perfect Square as Vocals
- Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers as Michael Stipe
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- Anderson Cooper 360°
- R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) as Himself
2002
- 1 Giant Leap as Self
- R.E.M. as Himself
2001
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing ... (Executive Producer)
- The Sleepy Time Gal ... (Co-Producer)
- R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
- 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)
- Man on the Moon ... (Original Music Composer)
- TV total as Self
- American Movie ... (Co-Producer)
- Olive, the Other Reindeer as Schnitzel (voice)
- R.E.M. - Falls to Climb as Himself
- R.E.M.: This Way Up as Himself
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- Velvet Goldmine ... (Executive Producer)
- R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
- R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
- Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
- R.E.M. Live in Stockholm as himself
1997
- Anthem as Self
1996
- Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
- Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day as Skeeter
- New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film as Self
- R.E.M.: Road Movie
1995
- The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- R.E.M.: Rough Cut as Himself
- R.E.M.: Parallel as Himself
1994
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
- Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt as Himself
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
1991
1990
- R.E.M. Tourfilm as Himself
- R.E.M.: Pop Screen
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 / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
- Austin City Limits as Self
1974
- Rockpalast as Self (vocal)