Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo

Known for
Acting
Born
February 3, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.

Known For

Filmography

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Vinyl: An Unlikely History poster

Vinyl: An Unlikely History

Movie · as Himself

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Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 poster

Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985

Movie

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Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 poster

Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996

Movie

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Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement poster

Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement

Movie · as Self

2025
Peas and Carrots poster

Peas and Carrots

Movie · as Lee

2025
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 poster

Sonic Youth: Live in 1991

Movie

2023
Velvet Suite poster

Velvet Suite

Movie · as himself

2022
Fragments of Paradise poster

Fragments of Paradise

Movie · as Self

2019
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation poster

Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation

Movie

2019
Swans: Where Does a Body End? poster

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Movie · as Self

2019
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond

Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond

Movie

2019
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions poster

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

Movie · as Self

2018
Desolation Center poster

Desolation Center

Movie

2017
Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim poster

Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim

Movie · as Self

2016
Omega poster

Omega

Movie · as Self

2014
Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio

Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio

Movie · as Himself

2014
Sex and Broadcasting poster

Sex and Broadcasting

Movie · as Self

2012
The Hardcore Collection poster

The Hardcore Collection

Movie · as (archive footage)

2011
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 poster

Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011

Movie

2011
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival poster

Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival

Movie

2010
Daddy Longlegs poster

Daddy Longlegs

Movie · as Stepfather

2009
From the Basement poster

From the Basement

Movie · as Self - Sonic Youth

2009
From The Basement poster

From The Basement

Movie · as Self - Sonic Youth

2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2008
New York Rock at the BBC poster

New York Rock at the BBC

Movie · as Self - Sonic Youth

2007
365 Day Project poster

365 Day Project

Movie · as Self

2006
Noise poster

Noise

Movie · as Self

2005
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes poster

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

Movie

2005
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen poster

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

Movie · as Self

2004
Kill Your Idols poster

Kill Your Idols

Movie · as Self

2004
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost poster

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

Movie

2004
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale poster

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

Movie · as Self

2004
12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2 poster

12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2

Movie

2003
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) poster

Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

Movie

2003
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage poster

Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

Movie · as Performer

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2000
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth poster

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

Movie · as Self

2000
Record Player: Christian Marclay poster

Record Player: Christian Marclay

Movie · as Himself

2000
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 poster

Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

Movie

1998
Free Tibet poster

Free Tibet

Movie · as Self - Sonic Youth

1998
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim poster

Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim

Movie

1997
Don't Bring A Dog

Don't Bring A Dog

Movie · as Himself

1996
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 poster

Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996

Movie

1996
Tibetan Freedom Concert poster

Tibetan Freedom Concert

Movie · as Self

1995
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach poster

Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach

Movie · as Self

1995
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special poster

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

Movie · as Self

1995
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love poster

Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love

Movie

1993
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa poster

Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa

Movie

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 5 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 4 eps

1992
1991: The Year Punk Broke poster

1991: The Year Punk Broke

Movie · as Self

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1991
Goo poster

Goo

Movie · as Self

1991
Skeeno H.C. Rules poster

Skeeno H.C. Rules

Movie

1988
Put More Blood Into the Music poster

Put More Blood Into the Music

Movie · as Himself

1988
Sonic Youth: 930 Club poster

Sonic Youth: 930 Club

Movie

1986
Sublapse Video Mag 1 poster

Sublapse Video Mag 1

Movie

1986
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis poster

Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis

Movie

1985
Submit to Me poster

Submit to Me

Movie

1985
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree poster

Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree

Movie