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Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

Actor · Born 1960-01-04 · Decatur, Georgia, USA

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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.…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Michael Stipe (voice)
  2. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017) — Self
  3. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
  4. The Cleveland Show (2009)
  5. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest/Musical Guest
  6. The Colbert Report (2005) — Self
  7. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
  8. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Musical Guest
  9. Beastie Boys Story (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  10. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Musical Guest
  11. Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994) — Self
  12. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) — Self - Guest
  13. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) — Schnitzel (voice)
  14. Boston Public (2000) — Self
  15. Slacker Uprising (2007) — Self
  16. The One Show (2006) — Self
  17. TV total (1999) — Self
  18. MTV Video Music Awards (1984) — Self
  19. Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) — Self
  20. Austin City Limits (1975) — Self
  21. 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012) — Self
  22. MTV Unplugged (1989) — Self
  23. Song Exploder (2020) — Self
  24. R.E.M. by MTV (2014) — Himself
  25. Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (1996) — Skeeter
  26. Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (2019) — Self - R.E.M.
  27. Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
  28. Seven Ages of Rock (2007) — Self
  29. TFI Friday (1996)
  30. R.E.M. : Perfect Square (2004) — Vocals
  31. 1 Giant Leap (2002) — Self
  32. Arena Brains (1987) — The Watcher
  33. Anthem (1997) — Self
  34. Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  35. R.E.M.: Road Movie (1996)
  36. Athens, GA Inside/Out (1987) — Himself
  37. Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 (2018) — Self
  38. R.E.M. Live (2007) — Vocals
  39. R.E.M.: Parallel (1995) — Himself
  40. Al TV (1984) — Self

Directed

  1. R.E.M. Tourfilm (1990) — Director
  2. Jeremy Dance (2017) — Director