Acting · Decatur, Georgia, USA · Born January 4, 1960
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
TVTFI Unplugged
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieAntiheroine
2026
as Self
MovieWeirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024
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MovieLouder Than You Think
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TVSong Exploder
2020
as Self
MovieBeastie Boys Story
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCreem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
as Self - R.E.M.
MovieR.E.M. - Monster
2019
as Himself
MovieHansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018
as Self
MovieR.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
MovieR.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017
as Lead vocals
MovieJim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
MovieR.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016
as Sänger
MovieWhat Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
MovieR.E.M. by MTV
2014
as Himself
TVTrailblazer Honors
2014
as Self
MovieR.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
Movie12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
MovieSesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
as Self
MovieR.E.M. at the BBC
2012
as Self/Performer
MovieR.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
MovieR.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
TVThe Cleveland Show
2009
TVLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieShadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
as Self
MovieR.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
MoviePatti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
as Self
Movie6 Days
2008
MovieR.E.M. Live
2007
as Vocals
MovieSlacker Uprising
2007
as Self
TVSeven Ages of Rock
2007
as Self
MovieR.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
TVIconoclasts
2005
as Self
TVThe Colbert Report
2005
as Self
MovieR.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004
as self - guest
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieR.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004
as Vocals
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
2004
as Michael Stipe
MovieR.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
as Himself
TVAnderson Cooper 360°
2003
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
Movie1 Giant Leap
2002
as Self
MovieR.E.M.
2002
as Himself
MovieMojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
2001
as Himself
MovieR.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
MovieThe Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
as Self
TVBoston Public
2000
as Self
MovieR.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000
as Himself
MovieOlive, the Other Reindeer
1999
as Schnitzel (voice)
R.E.M.: This Way Up
1999
as Himself
MovieR.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999
as Himself
TVTV total
1999
as Self
MovieR.E.M. Live in Stockholm
1998
as himself
MovieR.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
MovieR.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
MovieRadiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1998
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
MovieAnthem
1997
as Self
MovieNew Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996
as Self
MovieR.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
MovieTibetan Freedom Concert
1996
as Self
MovieColor of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996
as Skeeter
MovieR.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
as Himself
TVThe Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
MovieR.E.M.: Parallel
1995
as Himself
TVSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Self
MovieSpeed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994
as Himself
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991
as Himself
MovieMTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
MovieR.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
MovieR.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
MovieR.E.M. Tourfilm
1990
as Himself
MovieR.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Michael Stipe (voice)
TVMTV Unplugged
1989
as Self
R.E.M.
1989
as Self
MovieArena Brains
1987
as The Watcher
MovieAthens, GA Inside/Out
1987
as Himself
MovieR.E.M.: Succumbs
1987
as Self
MovieR.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
TVAl TV
1984
as Self
MovieLeft of Reckoning
1984
MovieR.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
TVAustin City Limits
1975
as Self
TVRockpalast
1974
as Self (vocal)
