Michael Stipe
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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
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
We Know Where You Live. Live! (2001)
as Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars (2012)
as Self
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute (2002)
Actor
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
as Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012)
as Self
Antiheroine (2026)
as Self
R.E.M.: Rough Cut (1995)
as Himself
12-12-12 (2013)
Actor
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
as Schnitzel (voice)
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX (2010)
Actor
R.E.M.: Automatic for the People (25th Anniversary Edt.) (2017)
as Lead vocals
R.E.M.: Live (2007)
as Vocals
R.E.M. : Perfect Square (2004)
as Vocals
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17 (1998)
Actor
R.E.M.: Monster (25th Anniversary Edt.) (2019)
as Himself
R.E.M.: Tourfilm (1990)
as Himself
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)
as Self
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin (2009)
Actor
Slacker Uprising (2007)
as Self
R.E.M.: Out Of Time (25th Anniversary Edt.) (2016)
as Sänger
1 Giant Leap (2002)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (2019)
as Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb (1999)
as Himself
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt (1994)
as Himself
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18 (1998)
Actor
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt (2016)
as Self
R.E.M. at the BBC (2012)
as Self/Performer
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 (2001)
Actor
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (1996)
as Skeeter
R.E.M.: New Adventures In Hi-Fi (—)
as Lead Vocals
Louder Than You Think (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
R.E.M. by MTV (2014)
as Himself
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (2003)
as Himself
R.E.M. (2002)
as Himself
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
as Self
R.E.M.: Road Movie (1996)
Actor
R.E.M.: REMTV (2014)
as Vocals
R.E.M.: at Rockpalast (1985)
Actor
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy (1991)
Actor
Arena Brains (1987)
as The Watcher
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert (1998)
Actor
R.E.M.: This Film Is On (1991)
as Himself
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed (2017)
Actor
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine (2006)
Actor
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers (2004)
as Michael Stipe
Tibetan Freedom Concert (1996)
as Self
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer (2000)
as Self
R.E.M.: Pop Screen (1990)
Actor
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight (2024)
as Self
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance! (2001)
as Himself
R.E.M.: Live At The Rock Am Ring (2005)
Actor
Anthem (1997)
as Self
Athens, GA Inside/Out (1987)
as Himself
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged (1991)
Actor
R.E.M.: Succumbs (1987)
as Self
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance (2000)
as Himself
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film (1996)
as Self
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater (1984)
Actor
R.E.M.: Parallel (1995)
as Himself
R.E.M.: Live in Stockholm (1998)
as himself
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground (1982)
Actor
R.E.M.: Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions (2014)
Actor
R.E.M.: This Way Up (1999)
as Himself
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008 (2008)
Actor
R.E.M. (1989)
as Self
6 Days (2008)
Actor
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 (2018)
as Self