Actor
Michael Stipe
January 4, 1960 · Decatur, Georgia, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Mike Mills
11 titles together
R.E.M. : Perfect Square, R.E.M.: Road Movie, R.E.M. Live
Peter Buck
11 titles together
R.E.M. : Perfect Square, R.E.M.: Road Movie, R.E.M. Live
Bill Berry
8 titles together
R.E.M. : Perfect Square, R.E.M.: Road Movie, R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Scott McCaughey
3 titles together
R.E.M. Live, R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX, R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
Dan Castellaneta
2 titles together
The Simpsons, Olive, the Other Reindeer
Tress MacNeille
2 titles together
The Simpsons, Olive, the Other Reindeer
Full filmography · 31
R.E.M.: New Adventures In Hi-Fi
as Lead Vocals
Upcoming
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
cast
2017
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
as Lead vocals
2017
Jeremy Dance
Director
2017
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
as Sänger
2016
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
cast
2014
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
cast
2010
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
cast
2009
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
cast
2008
6 Days
cast
2008
R.E.M. Live
as Vocals
2007
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
cast
2006