Lee Ranaldo
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-02-03 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
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
Acting
Vinyl: An Unlikely History
as Himself
(2023)
Velvet Suite
as himself
(2022)
Fragments of Paradise
as Self
(2020)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2018)
(2017)
(2016)
Omega
as Self
(2014)
Sex and Broadcasting
as Self
(2014)
Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio
as Himself
(2012)
The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage)
(2011)
(2010)
Daddy Longlegs
as Stepfather
(2009)
From The Basement
as Self - Sonic Youth
(2008)
New York Rock at the BBC
as Self - Sonic Youth
(2007)
(2006)
Noise
as Self
(2005)
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Himself
(2005)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
Kill Your Idols
as Himself
(2004)
(2003)
(2003)
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
as Performer
(2000)
Record Player: Christian Marclay
as Himself
(2000)
(2000)
(1998)
Free Tibet
as Self - Sonic Youth
(1997)
Don't Bring A Dog
as Himself
(1996)
(1995)
(1995)
Blood on the Beach
as Self
(1992)
1991: The Year Punk Broke
as Self
(1991)
Goo
as Self
(1991)
(1991)
Sonic Youth - Goo
as Himself
(1988)
Put More Blood Into the Music
as Himself
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
Crew
(2021)
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
Camera Operator
(2019)
We Still Have the Deep Black Night
Music Producer
(2019)
The Taxidermist
Original Music Composer
(2018)
(2010)
(2005)
DRIFT
Music
(2002)
Demonlover
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Things Behind the Sun
Original Music Composer
(1997)
SubUrbia
Musician
(1996)
Frisk
Original Music Composer
(1992)
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Additional Director of Photography
(1991)
Notebook
Director
(1991)
Goo
Writer
(1987)
Made in U.S.A.
Original Music Composer