Lee Ranaldo

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1956-02-03 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA

Also Known As Lee Mark Ranaldo, Sonic Youth

Lee Ranaldo

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

Actor

2023
Velvet Suite

as himself

2016
Omega

as Self

2010
Daddy Longlegs

as Stepfather

2009
From The Basement

as Self - Sonic Youth

2008
New York Rock at the BBC

as Self - Sonic Youth

2006
Noise

as Self

2004
Kill Your Idols

as Himself

1997
1995
1991
1991
Goo

as Self

Sound

2019
The Taxidermist

as Original Music Composer

2005
DRIFT

as Music

2002
Demonlover

as Original Music Composer

2001
Things Behind the Sun

as Original Music Composer

1997
SubUrbia

as Musician

1996
Frisk

as Original Music Composer

1987
Made in U.S.A.

as Original Music Composer

Camera

1992
1991: The Year Punk Broke

as Additional Director of Photography

Director

1991
Notebook

as Director

Writer

1991
Goo

as Writer