Michael Stipe

Personal Info

Know 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 in...

Acting

2021

Cher: In Her Own Words

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007

2007

R.E.M. Live

as Vocals

1990

R.E.M. Tourfilm

as Himself

2023

Louder Than You Think

as Self (archive footage)

2008

1987

1989

R.E.M.

as Self

2020

Beastie Boys Story

as Self (archive footage)

1987

R.E.M.: Succumbs

as Michael Stipe

2014

R.E.M. By MTV

as Himself

1995

2008

1987

Arena Brains

as The Watcher

2016

2012

R.E.M. at the BBC

as Self/Performer

1999

Olive, The Other Reindeer

as Schnitzel (voice)

2002

R.E.M.

as Himself

1995

1997

Anthem

as Self

2019

1999

2002

Production

1999

1999

Man on the Moon

as Original Music Composer

1990

R.E.M. Tourfilm

as Director

1999

American Movie

as Co-Producer

2000

Our Song

as Executive Producer

2001

The Sleepy Time Gal

as Co-Producer

2005

Johnny Berlin

as Executive Producer

1998

Velvet Goldmine

as Executive Producer

2005

Room

as Producer

2004

Saved!

as Producer

2017

Jeremy Dance

as Music

2017

Jeremy Dance

as Director

2000

Spring Forward

as Executive Producer

2024

Little, Big, and Far

as Executive Producer

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