Michael Stipe
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-01-04 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Decatur, Georgia, USA
Also known As
John Michael Stipe
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
2008
as Self
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
as Self
2007
as Vocals
1990
as Himself
2023
as Self (archive footage)
1991
as Himself
1996
as Skeeter
2008
as Self
1987
as Himself
1989
as Self
2020
as Self (archive footage)
1987
as Michael Stipe
2003
2014
as Himself
1991
1995
as Himself
2004
as Vocals
2000
2012
2008
1987
as The Watcher
2017
as Self
2019
as Self - R.E.M.
2016
as Sänger
1994
2012
as Self/Performer
1999
as Schnitzel (voice)
2002
as Himself
2018
1999
as Himself
1995
as Himself
1998
as himself
2001
1997
as Self
2019
as Himself
2000
as Himself
1999
as Himself
2002
as Self
2024
1996
2017
as Lead vocals
2004
as Michael Stipe
Production
1999
as Producer
1999
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Director
1999
as Co-Producer
2001
as Executive Producer
2000
as Executive Producer
2001
as Co-Producer
2005
as Executive Producer
1998
as Executive Producer
2005
as Producer
1999
as Producer
2004
as Producer
2017
as Music
2017
as Director
2000
as Executive Producer
2024
as Executive Producer
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