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Michael Stipe
Actor

Michael Stipe

4 Jan 1960Born
66Age
36Credits
Decatur, Georgia, USABirthplace

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.

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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."

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAR.E.M.: New Adventures In Hi-FiFilm: Lead Vocals
  2. 2017R.E.M. - Automatic UnearthedFilm
  3. 2017R.E.M. - Automatic for the PeopleFilm: Lead vocals
  4. 2017Jeremy DanceFilm: Director
  5. 2016R.E.M. - Out Of TimeFilm: Sänger
  6. 2014R.E.M.: REMTVFilm: Vocals
  7. 2014R.E.M.: Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 SessionsFilm
  8. 201312-12-12Film
  9. 2010R.E.M. Live from Austin, TXFilm
  10. 2009R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in DublinFilm
  11. 2009The Cleveland ShowSeries (1 episode)
  12. 2008R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008Film
  13. 20086 DaysFilm
  14. 2007R.E.M.: LiveFilm: Vocals
  15. 2006R.E.M.: When the Light is MineFilm
  16. 2005R.E.M.: Live At The Rock Am RingFilm
  17. 2004R.E.M. : Perfect SquareFilm: Vocals
  18. 2004Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album CoversFilm: Michael Stipe
  19. 2002The Making of What's Going On: All-Star TributeFilm
  20. 2001R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0Film
  21. 1999Olive, the Other ReindeerFilm: Schnitzel (voice)
  22. 1998R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18Film
  23. 1998R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17Film
  24. 1998Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom ConcertFilm
  25. 1996R.E.M.: Road MovieFilm
  26. 1996Color of a Brisk and Leaping DayFilm: Skeeter
  27. 1996TFI FridaySeries (1 episode)
  28. 1991R.E.M.: MTV UnpluggedFilm
  29. 1991R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, ItalyFilm
  30. 1990R.E.M.: TourfilmFilm: Director
  31. 1990R.E.M.: Pop ScreenFilm
  32. 1989The SimpsonsSeries: Michael Stipe (voice) (2 episodes)
  33. 1987Arena BrainsFilm: The Watcher
  34. 1985R.E.M.: at RockpalastFilm
  35. 1984R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol TheaterFilm
  36. 1982R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh UndergroundFilm

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