Michael Stipe
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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 ...
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
The Simpsons
Michael Stipe (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
The Colbert Report
Self
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
Filmography
Antiheroine
2026
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2026
as Self (archive footage)
TFI Unplugged
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024
as Self
Louder Than You Think
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Song Exploder
2020
as Self
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
as Self - R.E.M.
R.E.M. - Monster
2019
as Himself
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018
as Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017
as Lead vocals
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
as Self
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016
as Sänger
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
R.E.M. by MTV
2014
as Himself
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
R.E.M. at the BBC
2012
as Self/Performer
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
as Self
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
as Self
The Cleveland Show
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
as Self
6 Days
2008
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
Slacker Uprising
2007
as Self
R.E.M. Live
2007
as Vocals
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
as Self
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
The One Show
2006
as Self
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self (uncredited)
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004
as Vocals
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
2004
as Michael Stipe
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004
as self - guest
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest / Performer
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
as Himself
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
R.E.M.
2002
as Himself
1 Giant Leap
2002
as Self
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
2002
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
2001
as Himself
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
Democracy Now!
2001
as Self
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
as Self
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000
as Himself
Boston Public
2000
as Self
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
as Schnitzel (voice)
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999
as Himself
R.E.M.: This Way Up
1999
as Himself
TV total
1999
as Self
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
1998
as himself
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Anthem
1997
as Self
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996
as Skeeter
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996
as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
as Self
TFI Friday
1996
R.E.M.: Parallel
1995
as Himself
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
as Himself
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994
as Himself
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991
as Himself
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990
as Himself
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
R.E.M.
1989
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Michael Stipe (voice)
MTV Unplugged
1989
as Self
Athens, GA Inside/Out
1987
as Himself
R.E.M.: Succumbs
1987
as Self
Arena Brains
1987
as The Watcher
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985
Left of Reckoning
1984
Al TV
1984
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982
Austin City Limits
1975
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Christmas Fairy (uncredited)
Rockpalast
1974
as Self (vocal)