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
- 2023 · Louder Than You Think as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Cher: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Song Exploder as Self
- 2020 · R.E.M.: Glastonbury 1999 as Himself
- 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 · Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 as Self
- 2017 · R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed as
- 2017 · Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- 2016 · R.E.M. - Out Of Time as Sänger
- 2016 · What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt as Himself
- 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
- 2012 · R.E.M. at the BBC as Self/Performer
- 2011 · R.E.M. Unplugged as
- 2010 · R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX as
- 2009 · The Cleveland Show as
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2008 · R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008 as
- 2008 · Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
- 2008 · 6 Days as
- 2008 · R.E.M. Live 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
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Iconoclasts as Self
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as Self
- 2005 · R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring as
- 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
- 2002 · R.E.M. as Himself
- 2001 · Mojica na Neve: Esta Noite Encarnarei em Sundance as Himself
- 2000 · The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer as Self
- 2000 · Boston Public as Self
- 2000 · R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance as Himself
- 1999 · Olive, The Other Reindeer as Schnitzel (voice)
- 1999 · R.E.M.: This Way Up as Himself
- 1999 · R.E.M. - Live from Glastonbury Festival as Himself
- 1999 · R.E.M. - Falls to Climb as Himself
- 1999 · TV Total as Self
- 1998 · Britney Spears: The Videos as Self
- 1998 · R.E.M. Live in Stockholm as himself
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Anthem as Self
- 1996 · R.E.M.: Road Movie as
- 1996 · Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day as Skeeter
- 1995 · R.E.M.: Rough Cut as Himself
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1995 · R.E.M.: Parallel as Himself
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
- 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 · REM: MTV Unplugged as
- 1990 · R.E.M. Tourfilm as Himself
- 1990 · R.E.M.: Pop Screen as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Michael Stipe (voice)
- 1989 · MTV Unplugged as Self
- 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 · R.E.M. at Rockpalast as
- 1985 · R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater as
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1984 · Al TV as Self
- 1984 · Left of Reckoning as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1975 · Austin City Limits as Self
- Future · Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight as Himself