Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

Acting

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…

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TFI Unplugged TFI Unplugged 2026 Antiheroine Antiheroine 2026 Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight 2024 Louder Than You Think ★ 6.0 Louder Than You Think 2023 Song Exploder ★ 7.4 Song Exploder 2020 Beastie Boys Story ★ 7.5 Beastie Boys Story 2020 Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine ★ 6.7 Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine 2019 R.E.M. - Monster ★ 7.0 R.E.M. - Monster 2019 Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 ★ 7.6 Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 2018 R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed ★ 8.0 R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed 2017 R.E.M. - Automatic for the People ★ 8.0 R.E.M. - Automatic for the People 2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond ★ 7.5 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond 2017 R.E.M. - Out Of Time ★ 10.0 R.E.M. - Out Of Time 2016 What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt 2016 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ★ 6.1 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 R.E.M. by MTV ★ 6.6 R.E.M. by MTV 2014 Trailblazer Honors ★ 7.5 Trailblazer Honors 2014 R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions 2014 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief ★ 6.8 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 2012 Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars 2012 R.E.M. at the BBC ★ 5.0 R.E.M. at the BBC 2012 R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX ★ 8.0 R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX 2010 R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin 2009 The Cleveland Show ★ 5.9 The Cleveland Show 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ★ 5.9 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2009 Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn ★ 7.0 Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn 2009 R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008 ★ 8.0 R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008 2008 Patti Smith: Dream of Life ★ 6.0 Patti Smith: Dream of Life 2008 6 Days 6 Days 2008 R.E.M. Live ★ 8.0 R.E.M. Live 2007 Slacker Uprising ★ 5.3 Slacker Uprising 2007 Seven Ages of Rock ★ 9.0 Seven Ages of Rock 2007 R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine 2006 The One Show ★ 4.4 The One Show 2006 Iconoclasts ★ 7.5 Iconoclasts 2005 The Colbert Report ★ 6.9 The Colbert Report 2005 R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring ★ 8.0 R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring 2005 Sarah Kuttner – Die Show ★ 7.7 Sarah Kuttner – Die Show 2004 R.E.M. : Perfect Square ★ 7.2 R.E.M. : Perfect Square 2004 Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers 2004 R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) ★ 5.0 R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) 2003 Anderson Cooper 360° ★ 5.4 Anderson Cooper 360° 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher ★ 6.0 Real Time with Bill Maher 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ★ 5.3 Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003 1 Giant Leap ★ 5.3 1 Giant Leap 2002 R.E.M. ★ 0.5 R.E.M. 2002 Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance! Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance! 2001 R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 2001 The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer 2000 Boston Public ★ 7.6 Boston Public 2000 R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance 2000 Olive, the Other Reindeer ★ 6.7 Olive, the Other Reindeer 1999 R.E.M.: This Way Up R.E.M.: This Way Up 1999 R.E.M. - Falls to Climb R.E.M. - Falls to Climb 1999 TV total ★ 6.2 TV total 1999 R.E.M. Live in Stockholm R.E.M. Live in Stockholm 1998 R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18 R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18 1998 R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17 R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17 1998 Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1998 Parkinson Parkinson 1998 Anthem ★ 5.4 Anthem 1997 New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film ★ 8.5 New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film 1996 R.E.M.: Road Movie ★ 7.3 R.E.M.: Road Movie 1996 Tibetan Freedom Concert Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day ★ 5.6 Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day 1996 R.E.M.: Rough Cut ★ 6.5 R.E.M.: Rough Cut 1995 The Frank Skinner Show ★ 7.5 The Frank Skinner Show 1995 R.E.M.: Parallel ★ 7.7 R.E.M.: Parallel 1995 Space Ghost Coast to Coast ★ 7.8 Space Ghost Coast to Coast 1994 Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt ★ 8.0 Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt 1994 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ★ 7.3 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993 R.E.M. - This Film Is On ★ 7.0 R.E.M. - This Film Is On 1991 MTV's 10th Anniversary Special MTV's 10th Anniversary Special 1991 R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged ★ 8.5 R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged 1991 R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy 1991 R.E.M. Tourfilm ★ 8.0 R.E.M. Tourfilm 1990 R.E.M.: Pop Screen ★ 10.0 R.E.M.: Pop Screen 1990 The Simpsons ★ 8.0 The Simpsons 1989 MTV Unplugged ★ 7.1 MTV Unplugged 1989 R.E.M. R.E.M. 1989