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
- 2020 · Song Exploder as Self
- 2020 · Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- 2016 · What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2014 · Trailblazer Honors as Self
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars as Self
- 2010 · R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX as
- 2009 · The Cleveland Show as
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn as Self
- 2008 · Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
- 2007 · R.E.M. Live as Vocals
- 2007 · Slacker Uprising as Self
- 2007 · Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- 2006 · R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine as
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · Iconoclasts as Self
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as Self
- 2004 · Sarah Kuttner – Die Show as self - guest
- 2004 · R.E.M. : Perfect Square as Vocals
- 2003 · R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) as Himself
- 2003 · Anderson Cooper 360° as
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · 1 Giant Leap 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
- 1995 · R.E.M.: Rough Cut as Himself
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
- 1991 · R.E.M. - This Film Is On as Himself
- 1991 · MTV's 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1990 · R.E.M. Tourfilm as Himself
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Michael Stipe (voice)
- 1989 · MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1987 · Arena Brains as The Watcher
- 1987 · R.E.M.: Succumbs as Self
- 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
- Future · Tibetan Freedom Concert as Self
- 2026 · Antiheroine as Self
- 2024 · Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight as Self
- 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 · R.E.M. - Out Of Time as Sänger
- 2014 · R.E.M. by MTV as Himself
- 2014 · R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions as
- 2012 · R.E.M. at the BBC as Self/Performer
- 2009 · R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin as
- 2008 · R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008 as
- 2008 · 6 Days as
- 2005 · R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring as
- 2004 · Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers as Michael Stipe
- 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 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 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 · R.E.M.: Road Movie as
- 1996 · Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day as Skeeter
- 1995 · R.E.M.: Parallel as Himself
- 1994 · Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt as Himself
- 1991 · R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged as
- 1991 · R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy as
- 1990 · R.E.M.: Pop Screen as
- 1989 · R.E.M. as Self
- 1987 · Athens, GA Inside/Out as Himself
- 1985 · R.E.M. at Rockpalast as
- 1985 · R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater as
- 1984 · Left of Reckoning as
- 1982 · R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground as
- 1974 · Rockpalast as Self (vocal)