Personal Info
John Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Acting
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 man…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Antiheroine
as Self
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
as Self
Louder Than You Think
as Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M. - Monster
as Himself
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
as Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
as Lead vocals
TV Shows
Song Exploder
as Self · 1 ep.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 3 ep.
Trailblazer Honors
as Self · 1 ep.
The Cleveland Show
1 ep.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self · 7 ep.
The One Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Colbert Report
as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep.
Iconoclasts
as Self · 1 ep.
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
as self - guest · 1 ep.