Michael Stipe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-01-04 (65 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."

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Known For

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

The Cleveland Show
5.9%

The Cleveland Show

Sep 27, 2009

The Colbert Report
6.8%

The Colbert Report

Oct 17, 2005

Beastie Boys Story
7.5%

Beastie Boys Story

Apr 24, 2020

Boston Public
7.6%

Boston Public

Oct 23, 2000

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Acting

2024
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight as Self
2023
Louder Than You Think as Self (archive footage)
2021
Cher: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Song Exploder as Self
2020
R.E.M.: Glastonbury 1999 as Himself
2020
R.E.M.: Live from Glastonbury Festival as Himself
2020
Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)
2019
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - R.E.M.
2019
R.E.M. - Monster as Himself
2018
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 as Self
2017
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
2016
R.E.M. - Out Of Time as Sänger
2016
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt as Himself
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2014
R.E.M. By MTV as Himself
2014
Trailblazer Honors as Self
2014
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
2012
R.E.M. at the BBC as Self/Performer
2010
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2009
The Cleveland Show
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2008
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
2008
6 Days
2008
R.E.M. Live as Self
2007
R.E.M. Live as Vocals
2007
Slacker Uprising as Self
2007
Seven Ages of Rock as Self
2006
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
The One Show as Self
2006
The One Show as Self - Guest
2005
Iconoclasts as Self
2005
The Colbert Report as Self
2005
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2004
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - guest
2004
R.E.M. : Perfect Square as Vocals
2003
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) as Himself
2003
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002
1 Giant Leap as Self
2002
R.E.M. as Himself
2001
Mojica na Neve: Esta Noite Encarnarei em Sundance as Himself
2001
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
2000
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
2000
Boston Public as Self
2000
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance as Himself
1999
Olive, The Other Reindeer as Schnitzel (voice)
1999
R.E.M.: This Way Up as Himself
1999
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb as Himself
1999
TV total as Self
1998
Britney Spears: The Videos as Self
1998
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm as himself
1998
Parkinson as Self
1997
Anthem as Self
1996
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film as Self
1996
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day as Skeeter
1995
R.E.M.: Rough Cut as Himself
1995
The Frank Skinner Show as Self
1995
R.E.M.: Parallel as Himself
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
1994
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt as Himself
1991
R.E.M. - This Film Is On as Himself
1991
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special as Self
1991
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1990
R.E.M. Tourfilm as Himself
1990
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1989
The Simpsons as Michael Stipe (voice)
1989
MTV Unplugged as Self
1989
R.E.M. as Self
1987
Arena Brains as The Watcher
1987
Athens, GA Inside/Out as Himself
1987
R.E.M.: Succumbs as Michael Stipe
1985
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1985
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1984
Al TV as Self
1984
Left of Reckoning
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Austin City Limits as Self

Directing

2017
Jeremy Dance as Director
1990
R.E.M. Tourfilm as Director

Production

2024
Little, Big, and Far as Executive Producer
2005
Room as Producer
2005
Johnny Berlin as Executive Producer
2004
Saved! as Producer
2001
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing as Executive Producer
2001
The Sleepy Time Gal as Co-Producer
2000
Spring Forward as Executive Producer
2000
Our Song as Executive Producer
1999
Olive, The Other Reindeer as Producer
1999
American Movie as Co-Producer
1999
Being John Malkovich as Producer
1998
Velvet Goldmine as Executive Producer

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