Michael Stipe
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." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight as Self
- 2020 · Song Exploder as Self
- 2020 · Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- 2016 · R.E.M. - Out Of Time as Sänger
- 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 as
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2009 · The Cleveland Show as
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
- 2007 · Slacker Uprising as Self
- 2007 · Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Iconoclasts as Self
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as Self
- 2004 · Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - guest
- 2003 · Anderson Cooper 360° as
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · 1 Giant Leap as Self
- 2000 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 2000 · Boston Public as Self
- 1999 · Olive, the Other Reindeer as Schnitzel (voice)
- 1999 · TV total as Self
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Anthem as Self
- 1996 · R.E.M.: Road Movie as
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
- 1991 · R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Michael Stipe (voice)
- 1989 · MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1987 · Arena Brains as The Watcher
- 1987 · Athens, GA Inside/Out as Himself
- 1985 · R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater as
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1984 · Al TV as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1975 · Austin City Limits as Self
- 1974 · Rockpalast as Self (vocal)
- Future · Tibetan Freedom Concert as
- 2023 · Louder Than You Think 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 as
- 2017 · R.E.M. - Automatic for the People as Lead vocals
- 2016 · What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt as Self
- 2012 · R.E.M. at the BBC as Self/Performer
- 2010 · R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX as
- 2009 · This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin as
- 2009 · Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn as Self
- 2008 · R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008 as
- 2008 · 6 Days as
- 2007 · R.E.M. Live as Vocals
- 2006 · R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine as
- 2005 · R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring as
- 2004 · R.E.M. : Perfect Square as Vocals
- 2004 · Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers as Michael Stipe
- 2003 · R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) as Himself
- 2002 · R.E.M. as Himself
- 2001 · Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance! as Himself
- 2001 · R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 as
- 2000 · R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance as Himself
- 1999 · R.E.M.: This Way Up as Himself
- 1999 · R.E.M. - Falls to Climb as Himself
- 1998 · R.E.M. Live in Stockholm as himself
- 1998 · R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18 as
- 1998 · R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17 as
- 1998 · Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert as
- 1996 · New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film as Self
- 1996 · Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day as Skeeter
- 1995 · R.E.M.: Rough Cut as Himself
- 1995 · R.E.M.: Parallel as Himself
- 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: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy as
- 1990 · R.E.M. Tourfilm as Himself
- 1990 · R.E.M.: Pop Screen as
- 1989 · R.E.M. as Self
- 1987 · R.E.M.: Succumbs as Michael Stipe
- 1985 · R.E.M. at Rockpalast as
- 1984 · Left of Reckoning as
- 1982 · R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground as