Michael Stipe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 4, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Decatur, Georgia, USA
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
Known For
Filmography
Antiheroine
Movie · as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
TFI Unplugged
TV · as Self (Archive Footage) · 1 ep
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
Movie · as Self
Louder Than You Think
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
R.E.M.: New Adventures In Hi-Fi (25th Anniversary Edt.)
Movie · as Lead Vocals
Beastie Boys Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Song Exploder
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Movie · as Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M.: Monster (25th Anniversary Edt.)
Movie · as Himself
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
Movie · as Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Movie · as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
Movie
R.E.M.: Automatic for the People (25th Anniversary Edt.)
Movie · as Lead vocals
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Movie · as Self
R.E.M.: Out Of Time (25th Anniversary Edt.)
Movie · as Sänger
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 3 eps
R.E.M. by MTV
Movie · as Himself
R.E.M.: Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
Movie
R.E.M.: REMTV
Movie · as Vocals
Trailblazer Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
12-12-12
Movie
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie · as Self
R.E.M. at the BBC
Movie · as Self/Performer
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie · as Self
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
Movie
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
Movie
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self
The Cleveland Show
TV · 1 ep
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Movie · as Self
6 Days
Movie
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
Movie
Slacker Uprising
Movie · as Self
R.E.M.: Live
Movie · as Vocals
Seven Ages of Rock
TV · as Self · 7 eps
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
Movie
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
R.E.M.: Live At The Rock Am Ring
Movie
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self, Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Iconoclasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
Movie · as Vocals
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
Movie · as Michael Stipe
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
TV · as self - guest · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest / Performer · 1 ep
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Movie · as Himself
Anderson Cooper 360°
TV · 1 ep
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
R.E.M.
Movie · as Himself
1 Giant Leap
Movie · as Self
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
Movie
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
Movie · as Himself
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
Movie
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Movie · as Self
Democracy Now!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Movie · as Self
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
Movie · as Himself
Boston Public
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Movie · as Schnitzel (voice)
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
Movie · as Himself
R.E.M.: This Way Up
Movie · as Himself
TV total
TV · as Self · 2 eps
R.E.M.: Live in Stockholm
Movie · as himself
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
Movie
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
Movie
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Anthem
Movie · as Self
R.E.M.: Road Movie
Movie
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Movie · as Skeeter
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
Movie · as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie · as Self
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
R.E.M.: Parallel
Movie · as Himself
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Movie · as Himself
The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
Movie · as Himself
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 3 eps
R.E.M.: This Film Is On
Movie · as Himself
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
Movie
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
Movie
R.E.M.: Tourfilm
Movie · as Himself
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
Movie
R.E.M.
Movie · as Self
The Simpsons
TV · as Michael Stipe (voice) · 2 eps
MTV Unplugged
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Athens, GA Inside/Out
Movie · as Himself
R.E.M.: Succumbs
Movie · as Self
Arena Brains
Movie · as The Watcher
R.E.M.: at Rockpalast
Movie
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
Movie
Al TV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
Movie
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Austin City Limits
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited) · 1 ep
Rockpalast
TV · as Self (vocal) · 1 ep