Michael Stipe
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1960-01-04 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Decatur, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- John 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 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."
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Known For
The Simpsons
1989
as Michael Stipe (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self / Self (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
TV Shows (27)
The Simpsons
1989
as Michael Stipe (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self / Self (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
The One Show
2006
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Boston Public
2000
as Self
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
The Cleveland Show
2009
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Self
Austin City Limits
1975
as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
Parkinson
1998
as Self
MTV Unplugged
1989
as Self
Rockpalast
1974
as Self (vocal)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004
as self - guest
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
as Self
Al TV
1984
as Self
TFI Unplugged
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
TV total
1999
as Self
Song Exploder
2020
as Self
Movies (65)
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
Antiheroine
2026
as Self
Arena Brains
1987
as The Watcher
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
as Schnitzel (voice)
Slacker Uprising
2007
as Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
as Self
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
Anthem
1997
as Self
Louder Than You Think
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
as Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991
as Himself
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
as Self
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
as Himself
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
as Himself
Tibetan Freedom Concert
as Self
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
2001
as Himself
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
1 Giant Leap
2002
as Self
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
as Self
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996
as Skeeter
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999
as Himself
Athens, GA Inside/Out
1987
as Himself
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
as Self
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016
as Sänger
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018
as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990
as Himself
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
as Self
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
R.E.M.
1989
as Self
R.E.M.: Succumbs
1987
as Self
R.E.M. Live
2007
as Vocals
R.E.M. by MTV
2014
as Himself
R.E.M.: This Way Up
1999
as Himself
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1998
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1985
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996
as Self
R.E.M.: Parallel
1995
as Himself
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017
as Lead vocals
R.E.M.
2002
as Himself
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004
as Vocals
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024
as Self
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
6 Days
2008
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
R.E.M. - Monster
2019
as Himself
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000
as Himself
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994
as Himself
R.E.M. at the BBC
2012
as Self/Performer
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
1998
as himself
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
Left of Reckoning
1984
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
2004
as Michael Stipe
About 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 aspec… With 92 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Michael Stipe has appeared in 65 films and 27 TV shows.
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- Beastie Boys Story (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
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- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012) — as Self
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