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