Michael Stipe
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-01-04 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Decatur, Georgia, USA
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
Acting
(2024)
(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)
(2019)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - R.E.M.
(2019)
R.E.M. - Monster
as Himself
(2018)
(2017)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
(2017)
(2016)
(2016)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
as Sänger
(2014)
R.E.M. By MTV
as Himself
(2014)
(2012)
(2012)
R.E.M. at the BBC
as Self/Performer
(2010)
(2009)
(2008)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
as Self
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
R.E.M. Live
as Self
(2007)
Slacker Uprising
as Self
(2007)
R.E.M. Live
as Vocals
(2006)
(2005)
(2004)
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
as Vocals
(2003)
(2002)
1 Giant Leap
as Self
(2002)
R.E.M.
as Himself
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
(2000)
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
as Himself
(1999)
Olive, The Other Reindeer
as Schnitzel (voice)
(1999)
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
as Himself
(1999)
R.E.M.: This Way Up
as Himself
(1998)
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
as himself
(1997)
Anthem
as Self
(1996)
(1996)
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
as Skeeter
(1996)
(1995)
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
as Himself
(1995)
R.E.M.: Parallel
as Himself
(1994)
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
as Himself
(1990)
R.E.M. Tourfilm
as Himself
(1990)
(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)
(1985)
(1984)
Crew
(2024)
Little, Big, and Far
Executive Producer
(2017)
Jeremy Dance
Director, Music
(2005)
Johnny Berlin
Executive Producer
(2005)
Room
Producer
(2004)
Saved!
Producer
(2001)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Executive Producer
(2001)
The Sleepy Time Gal
Co-Producer
(2000)
Our Song
Executive Producer
(2000)
Spring Forward
Executive Producer
(1999)
Being John Malkovich
Producer
(1999)
Man on the Moon
Original Music Composer
(1999)
American Movie
Co-Producer
(1999)
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Producer
(1998)
Velvet Goldmine
Executive Producer
(1990)
R.E.M. Tourfilm
Director
(1987)