Michael Stipe
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Known for
Credits
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Antiheroine (2026)
as Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
as Self
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
as Schnitzel (voice)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012)
as Self
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 (2001)
Actor
R.E.M.: Rough Cut (1995)
as Himself
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars (2012)
as Self
Slacker Uprising (2007)
as Self
R.E.M. - Monster (2019)
as Himself
R.E.M.: Pop Screen (1990)
Actor
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin (2009)
Actor
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
as Self
Anthem (1997)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
R.E.M. - This Film Is On (1991)
as Himself
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt (2016)
as Self
1 Giant Leap (2002)
as Self
R.E.M. : Perfect Square (2004)
as Vocals
Tibetan Freedom Concert (1996)
as Self
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX (2010)
Actor
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)
as Self
Arena Brains (1987)
as The Watcher
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (1996)
as Skeeter
R.E.M. Live (2007)
as Vocals
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions (2014)
Actor
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17 (1998)
Actor
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight (2024)
as Self
R.E.M. Tourfilm (1990)
as Himself
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged (1991)
Actor
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed (2017)
Actor
Athens, GA Inside/Out (1987)
as Himself
R.E.M.: Parallel (1995)
as Himself
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy (1991)
Actor
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine (2006)
Actor
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground (1982)
Actor
R.E.M.: Road Movie (1996)
Actor
R.E.M. at the BBC (2012)
as Self/Performer
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (2019)
as Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance (2000)
as Himself
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt (1994)
as Himself
R.E.M. by MTV (2014)
as Himself
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film (1996)
as Self
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance! (2001)
as Himself
R.E.M. (2002)
as Himself
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer (2000)
as Self
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18 (1998)
Actor
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert (1998)
Actor
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 (2018)
as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People (2017)
as Lead vocals
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (2016)
as Sänger
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (2003)
as Himself
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater (1985)
Actor
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb (1999)
as Himself
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring (2005)
Actor
R.E.M.: Succumbs (1987)
as Self
Left of Reckoning (1984)
Actor
R.E.M.: This Way Up (1999)
as Himself
Louder Than You Think (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers (2004)
as Michael Stipe
6 Days (2008)
Actor
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm (1998)
as himself
R.E.M. (1989)
as Self
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008 (2008)
Actor