- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 4, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Decatur, Georgia, USA
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 K…
Filmography
movieLittle, Big, and Far
2026 · Executive Producer
tvTFI Unplugged
2026 · Self (Archive Footage)
movieAntiheroine
2026 · Self
movieWeirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024 · Self
movieLouder Than You Think
2023 · Self (archive footage)
tvSong Exploder
2020 · Self
movieBeastie Boys Story
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieCreem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019 · Self - R.E.M.
movieR.E.M. - Monster
2019 · Himself
movieOn the Seventh Day
2018 · Producer
movieHansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018 · Self
movieR.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
movieR.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017 · Lead vocals
movieJim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017 · Self
movieJeremy Dance
2017 · Director, Music
movieR.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016 · Sänger
movieWhat Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016 · Self
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest/Musical Guest
movieR.E.M. by MTV
2014 · Himself
tvTrailblazer Honors
2014 · Self
movieR.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
movie12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · Self
movieVic Chesnutt - IT IS WHAT IT IS
2012 · Executive Producer
movieSesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · Self
movieR.E.M. at the BBC
2012 · Self/Performer
movieR.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
movieR.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
tvThe Cleveland Show
2009
tvLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Self - Guest
movieShadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009 · Self
movieR.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
moviePatti Smith: Dream of Life
2008 · Self
movie6 Days
2008
movieR.E.M. Live
2007 · Vocals
movieSlacker Uprising
2007 · Self
tvSeven Ages of Rock
2007 · Self
movieR.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self
tvIconoclasts
2005 · Self
tvThe Colbert Report
2005 · Self, Self (uncredited)
movieR.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005
movieRoom
2005 · Executive Producer
Johnny Berlin
movieJohnny Berlin
2005 · Executive Producer
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
tvSarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004 · self - guest
movieSaved!
2004 · Producer
movieSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieR.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004 · Vocals
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
movieDashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
2004 · Michael Stipe
movieEveryday People
2004 · Executive Producer
movieR.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003 · Himself
tvAnderson Cooper 360°
2003
tvReal Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Musical Guest
movie1 Giant Leap
2002 · Self
movieR.E.M.
2002 · Himself
movieThirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001 · Executive Producer
movieMojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
2001 · Himself
movieR.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
movieThe Sleepy Time Gal
2001 · Co-Producer
movieThe Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000 · Self
movieSpring Forward
2000 · Executive Producer
tvBoston Public
2000 · Self
movieR.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000 · Himself
movieOur Song
2000 · Executive Producer
movieMan on the Moon
1999 · Original Music Composer
movieOlive, the Other Reindeer
1999 · Schnitzel (voice), Producer
R.E.M.: This Way Up
movieR.E.M.: This Way Up
1999 · Himself
movieAmerican Movie
1999 · Co-Producer
movieBeing John Malkovich
1999 · Producer
movieR.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999 · Himself
tvTV total
1999 · Self
movieR.E.M. Live in Stockholm
1998 · himself
movieR.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
movieR.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
movieVelvet Goldmine
1998 · Executive Producer
movieRadiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1998
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
movieAnthem
1997 · Self
movieNew Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996 · Self
movieR.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
movieTibetan Freedom Concert
1996 · Self
movieColor of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996 · Skeeter
movieR.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995 · Himself
tvThe Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Self
movieR.E.M.: Parallel
1995 · Himself
tvSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · Self
movieSpeed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994 · Himself
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
movieR.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991 · Himself
movieMTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self
movieR.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
movieR.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
movieR.E.M. Tourfilm
1990 · Himself, Director
movieR.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Michael Stipe (voice)
tvMTV Unplugged
1989 · Self
R.E.M.
movieR.E.M.
1989 · Self
movieArena Brains
1987 · The Watcher
movieAthens, GA Inside/Out
1987 · Himself
movieR.E.M.: Succumbs
1987 · Self
movieR.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
tvAl TV
1984 · Self
movieLeft of Reckoning
1984
movieR.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
tvAustin City Limits
1975 · Self
tvRockpalast
1974 · Self (vocal)