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 …
Known For
Being John Malkovich
Producer
Man on the Moon
Original Music Composer
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
Velvet Goldmine
Executive Producer
American Movie
Co-Producer
Saved!
Producer
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Executive Producer
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Filmography
Acting (91)
Movies (65)
Antiheroine
2026as Self
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024as Self
Louder Than You Think
2023as Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
2020as Self (archive footage)
R.E.M. - Monster
2019as Himself
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019as Self - R.E.M.
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017as Lead vocals
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016as Sänger
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016as Self
R.E.M. by MTV
2014as Himself
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012as Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012as Self
R.E.M. at the BBC
2012as Self/Performer
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009as Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008as Self
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
6 Days
2008
Slacker Uprising
2007as Self
R.E.M. Live
2007as Vocals
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004as Vocals
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
2004as Michael Stipe
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003as Himself
R.E.M.
2002as Himself
1 Giant Leap
2002as Self
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
2001as Himself
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000as Himself
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000as Self
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999as Schnitzel (voice)
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999as Himself
R.E.M.: This Way Up
1999as Himself
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
1998as himself
Anthem
1997as Self
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996as Self
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996as Skeeter
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
R.E.M.: Parallel
1995as Himself
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995as Himself
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994as Himself
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991as Self
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991as Himself
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990as Himself
R.E.M.
1989as Self
Athens, GA Inside/Out
1987as Himself
Arena Brains
1987as The Watcher
R.E.M.: Succumbs
1987as Self
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1985
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985
Left of Reckoning
1984
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982 Tibetan Freedom Concert
Television (26)
Song Exploder
2020as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self
Trailblazer Honors
2014as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009as Self - Guest
The Cleveland Show
2009
Seven Ages of Rock
2007as Self
The One Show
2006as Self
The Colbert Report
2005as Self
Iconoclasts
2005as Self
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004as self - guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003as Self
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Boston Public
2000as Self
TV total
1999as Self
Parkinson
1998as Self
The Frank Skinner Show
1995as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993as Self - Musical Guest
Beavis and Butt-Head
1993as Self - Interviewee
The Simpsons
1989as Michael Stipe (voice)
MTV Unplugged
1989as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984as Self
Al TV
1984as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Musical Guest
Austin City Limits
1975as Self
Rockpalast
1974as Self (vocal)
Crew (19)
Movies (19)
Little, Big, and Far
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R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
2026Songs
On the Seventh Day
2018Producer
Jeremy Dance
2017Director
Jeremy Dance
2017Music
Johnny Berlin
2005Executive Producer
Room
2005Executive Producer
Saved!
2004Producer
Everyday People
2004Executive Producer
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001Executive Producer
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001Co-Producer
Spring Forward
2000Executive Producer
Our Song
2000Executive Producer
Man on the Moon
1999Original Music Composer
Being John Malkovich
1999Producer
American Movie
1999Co-Producer
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999Producer
Velvet Goldmine
1998Executive Producer
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990Director
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