Michael Stipe
Acting • Born 1960-01-04
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
90 credits
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Movie • 2008
Self
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
Movie • 1985
Slacker Uprising
Movie • 2007
Self
R.E.M. Live
Movie • 2007
Vocals
R.E.M. Tourfilm
Movie • 1990
Himself
R.E.M.: Road Movie
Movie • 1996
Louder Than You Think
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
Movie • 1991
Himself
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Movie • 1996
Skeeter
Left of Reckoning
Movie • 1984
Athens, GA Inside/Out
Movie • 1987
Himself
R.E.M.
Movie • 1989
Self
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Movie • 2016
Self
Beastie Boys Story
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
R.E.M.: Succumbs
Movie • 1987
Self
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Movie • 2003
Himself
R.E.M. by MTV
Movie • 2014
Himself
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1991
Self
R.E.M.: Parallel
Movie • 1995
Himself
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
Movie • 2004
Vocals
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Movie • 2000
Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
6 Days
Movie • 2008
Arena Brains
Movie • 1987
The Watcher
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Movie • 2017
Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
Movie • 2017
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Movie • 2019
Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Movie • 2016
Sänger
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
Movie • 1994
Himself
R.E.M. at the BBC
Movie • 2012
Self/Performer
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Movie • 1999
Schnitzel (voice)
R.E.M.
Movie • 2002
Himself
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
Movie • 2018
Self
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
Movie • 1999
Himself
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
Movie • 2014
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Movie • 1995
Himself
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
Movie • 2006
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
Movie • 1998
himself
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
Movie • 2001
Himself
Anthem
Movie • 1997
Self
R.E.M. - Monster
Movie • 2019
Himself
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
Movie • 2010
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
Movie • 1990
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
Movie • 2000
Himself
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
Movie • 2005
R.E.M.: This Way Up
Movie • 1999
Himself
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
Movie • 2001
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
Movie • 1985
1 Giant Leap
Movie • 2002
Self
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
Movie • 2008
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
Movie • 2024
Self
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
Movie • 1991
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
Movie • 1996
Self
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
Movie • 2009
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Movie • 2017
Lead vocals
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
Movie • 2004
Michael Stipe
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Movie • 2009
Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie
Self
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie • 1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
Movie • 1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
Movie • 1998
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
Movie • 1991
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
Movie • 1982
Antiheroine
Movie • 2026
Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie • 2012
Self
Boston Public
TV • 2000
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Michael Stipe (voice)
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Anderson Cooper 360°
TV • 2003
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self
MTV Unplugged
TV • 1989
Self
Austin City Limits
TV • 1975
Self
Al TV
TV • 1984
Self
The Frank Skinner Show
TV • 1995
Self
Iconoclasts
TV • 2005
Self
The Cleveland Show
TV • 2009
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV • 1994
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Trailblazer Honors
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
TV total
TV • 1999
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007
Self
Song Exploder
TV • 2020
Self
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
TV • 2004
self - guest
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
Rockpalast
TV • 1974
Self (vocal)
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self (uncredited)