Michael Stipe

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-01-04 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Decatur, Georgia, USA

Also Known As John Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

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

Actor

2023
Louder Than You Think

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Cher: In Her Own Words

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020
Beastie Boys Story

as Self (archive footage)

2020
2019
R.E.M. - Monster

as Himself

2016
2014
R.E.M. By MTV

as Himself

2014
2012
R.E.M. at the BBC

as Self/Performer

2008
2008
R.E.M. Live

as Self

2007
R.E.M. Live

as Vocals

2007
2007
2006
The One Show

as Self

2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2005
Iconoclasts

as Self

2005
2004
2002
1 Giant Leap

as Self

2002
R.E.M.

as Himself

2000
1999
Olive, The Other Reindeer

as Schnitzel (voice)

1999
1999
TV Total

as Self

1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
Anthem

as Self

1995
1995
R.E.M.: Parallel

as Himself

1990
R.E.M. Tourfilm

as Himself

1989
R.E.M.

as Self

1989
The Simpsons

as Michael Stipe (voice)

1989
1987
Arena Brains

as The Watcher

1987
1987
R.E.M.: Succumbs

as Michael Stipe

1984
Al TV

as Self

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

1975

Producer

2005
Johnny Berlin

as Executive Producer

2005
Room

as Producer

2004
Saved!

as Producer

2001
2001
The Sleepy Time Gal

as Co-Producer

2000
Our Song

as Executive Producer

2000
Spring Forward

as Executive Producer

1999
1999
American Movie

as Co-Producer

1998
Velvet Goldmine

as Executive Producer

Sound

Director

2017
Jeremy Dance

as Director

1990
R.E.M. Tourfilm

as Director