Michael Stipe
Actor
Born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia, USA
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.
Filmography
Little, Big, and Far
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
Antiheroine
Self
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
Self
Louder Than You Think
Self (archive footage)
Song Exploder
Self
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M. - Monster
Himself
On the Seventh Day
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Lead vocals
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
Jeremy Dance
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Sänger
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
R.E.M. by MTV
Himself
Trailblazer Honors
Self
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Vic Chesnutt - IT IS WHAT IT IS
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Self
R.E.M. at the BBC
Self/Performer
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
The Cleveland Show
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Self
6 Days
R.E.M. Live
Vocals
Slacker Uprising
Self
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
The One Show
Self
Iconoclasts
Self
The Colbert Report
Self
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
Room
Saved!
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
Vocals
Everyday People
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Himself
Anderson Cooper 360°
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
1 Giant Leap
Self
R.E.M.
Himself
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
Himself
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
The Sleepy Time Gal
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Self
Spring Forward
Boston Public
Self
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
Himself
Our Song
Man on the Moon
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Schnitzel (voice)
American Movie
Being John Malkovich
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
Himself
TV total
Self
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
himself
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
Velvet Goldmine
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Parkinson
Self
Anthem
Self
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
Self
R.E.M.: Road Movie
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Self
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Skeeter
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Himself
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
R.E.M.: Parallel
Himself
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Self
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
R.E.M. Tourfilm
Himself
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
The Simpsons
Michael Stipe (voice)
MTV Unplugged
Self
Arena Brains
The Watcher
Athens, GA Inside/Out
Himself
R.E.M.: Succumbs
Self
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Al TV
Self
Left of Reckoning
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
Saturday Night Live
Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
Austin City Limits
Self
Rockpalast
Self (vocal)