Michael Stipe
Born in Decatur, Georgia, USA — Jan 04 1960
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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 s…
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Michael Stipe's Credits
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The Simpsons
Michael Stipe (voice)
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Boston Public
Self
Austin City Limits
Self
The Cleveland Show
MTV Unplugged
Self
Trailblazer Honors
Self
Rockpalast
Self (vocal)
Iconoclasts
Self
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
Being John Malkovich
Production
Man on the Moon
Sound
Al TV
Self
Saved!
Production
Song Exploder
Self
Velvet Goldmine
Production
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
The Sleepy Time Gal
Production
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Production
American Movie
Production
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Schnitzel (voice)
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Arena Brains
The Watcher
Anthem
Self
Room
Production
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Himself
Our Song
Production
Slacker Uprising
Self
Everyday People
Production
1 Giant Leap
Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Self
Little, Big, and Far
Production
Spring Forward
Production
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Himself
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
Himself
Athens, GA Inside/Out
Himself
Antiheroine
Self
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
Sound
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Self
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
Louder Than You Think
Self (archive footage)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
6 Days
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Skeeter
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
R.E.M.: Parallel
Himself
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
Vocals
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Self
R.E.M. by MTV
Himself
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
R.E.M. Tourfilm
Himself
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Sänger
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
Self
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
Self
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
R.E.M. Live
Vocals
On the Seventh Day
Production
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
Self
R.E.M.: Succumbs
Self
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
Himself
R.E.M. at the BBC
Self/Performer
R.E.M.: Road Movie
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
R.E.M. - Monster
Himself
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
Himself
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Lead vocals
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
R.E.M.: This Way Up
Himself
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
Left of Reckoning
R.E.M.
Himself
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
himself
Johnny Berlin
Production
R.E.M.
Self
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
Himself
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
Himself
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
Jeremy Dance
Directing
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
Michael Stipe