Michael Stipe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-01-04 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Decatur, Georgia, USA

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 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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Cleveland Show

    The Cleveland Show

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Austin City Limits

    Austin City Limits

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Anderson Cooper 360°

    Anderson Cooper 360°

  • Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

    Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

  • MTV Unplugged

    MTV Unplugged

  • Seven Ages of Rock

    Seven Ages of Rock

  • Trailblazer Honors

    Trailblazer Honors

  • R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine

    R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine

  • R.E.M.: Rough Cut

    R.E.M.: Rough Cut

  • R.E.M. Tourfilm

    R.E.M. Tourfilm

  • Arena Brains

    Arena Brains

  • Rockpalast

    Rockpalast

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • 1 Giant Leap

    1 Giant Leap

  • Al TV

    Al TV

  • R.E.M.: Succumbs

    R.E.M.: Succumbs

  • R.E.M. Live

    R.E.M. Live

  • R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX

    R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

  • R.E.M. by MTV

    R.E.M. by MTV

  • Beastie Boys Story

    Beastie Boys Story

  • R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed

    R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed

  • TV total

    TV total

  • Slacker Uprising

    Slacker Uprising

  • R.E.M.: Road Movie

    R.E.M.: Road Movie

  • Song Exploder

    Song Exploder

  • R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

  • R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance

    R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance

  • 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

    12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

  • Anthem

    Anthem

  • Olive, the Other Reindeer

    Olive, the Other Reindeer

  • R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin

    R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin

  • R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

    R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

  • R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged

    R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged

  • MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

    MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

  • R.E.M. at Rockpalast

    R.E.M. at Rockpalast

  • Antiheroine

    Antiheroine

  • Tibetan Freedom Concert

    Tibetan Freedom Concert

  • Louder Than You Think

    Louder Than You Think

  • Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90

    Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90

  • The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer

    The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer

  • Patti Smith: Dream of Life

    Patti Smith: Dream of Life

  • Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

    Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

  • R.E.M. : Perfect Square

    R.E.M. : Perfect Square

  • R.E.M. - Out Of Time

    R.E.M. - Out Of Time

  • R.E.M. - This Film Is On

    R.E.M. - This Film Is On

  • R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions

    R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions

  • R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

    R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

  • Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert

    Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert

  • R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17

    R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17

  • R.E.M. - Monster

    R.E.M. - Monster

  • Athens, GA Inside/Out

    Athens, GA Inside/Out

  • Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

    Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

  • R.E.M.: Parallel

    R.E.M.: Parallel

  • Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn

    Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn

  • Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

    Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

  • R.E.M.: Pop Screen

    R.E.M.: Pop Screen

  • R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy

    R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy

  • R.E.M. - Falls to Climb

    R.E.M. - Falls to Climb

  • Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers

    Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers

  • New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film

    New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film

  • What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

    What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

  • Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!

    Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!

  • R.E.M.: This Way Up

    R.E.M.: This Way Up

  • Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight

    Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight

  • R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18

    R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18

  • R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

    R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

  • Left of Reckoning

    Left of Reckoning

  • R.E.M.

    R.E.M.

  • R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater

    R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater

  • R.E.M. at the BBC

    R.E.M. at the BBC

  • R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008

    R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008

  • R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground

    R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground

  • 6 Days

    6 Days

  • Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt

    Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt

  • R.E.M. Live in Stockholm

    R.E.M. Live in Stockholm

  • R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring

    R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring