Acting
Michael Stipe
EN, DE, ES, XX cinema · 88 credits
Born
4 January 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Decatur, Georgia, USA
Also known as John 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 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
Filmography
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self (archive footage)
Little, Big, and Far
Executive Producer
Louder Than You Think
as Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - R.E.M.
On the Seventh Day
Producer
Jeremy Dance
Music, Director
R.E.M. by MTV
as Himself
R.E.M.: REMTV
as Vocals
12-12-12
Actor
R.E.M. at the BBC
as Self/Performer
Vic Chesnutt - IT IS WHAT IT IS
Executive Producer
Slacker Uprising
as Self
R.E.M.: Live
as Vocals
Johnny Berlin
2005
Johnny Berlin
Executive Producer
Room
Executive Producer
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
as Vocals
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
2004
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
as Michael Stipe
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saved!
Producer
Everyday People
Executive Producer
R.E.M.
as Himself
1 Giant Leap
as Self
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Executive Producer
The Sleepy Time Gal
Co-Producer
Stranger Inside
Producer
Our Song
Executive Producer
Spring Forward
Executive Producer
Olive, the Other Reindeer
as Schnitzel (voice), Producer
Being John Malkovich
Producer
Man on the Moon
Original Music Composer
American Movie
Co-Producer
Velvet Goldmine
Executive Producer
Anthem
as Self
R.E.M.: Parallel
as Himself
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
as Himself
R.E.M.: Tourfilm
as Himself, Director
Athens, GA Inside/Out
as Himself
R.E.M.: Succumbs
as Self
Arena Brains
as The Watcher
