Michael Stipe Biography (1960-)

Full name, John Michael Stipe; born January 4, 1960, in Decatur, GA; father,a career military man. Addresses: Office: c/o Warner Bros. Records, 75Rockefeller Plaza, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10019.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o R.E.M., P.O.Box 8032, Athens, GA 30603.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Musician, actor, producer, art director, composer
Birth Details
January 4, 1960
Decatur, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Art director, R.E.M. Parallel, Warner Reprise Video, 1995
  • Additional help, Girls Town, 1996
  • Executive producer, Velvet Goldmine, Miramax, 1998
  • Coproducer, American Movie: The Making of Northwestern (also knownas American Movie), Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
  • Producer, Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999
  • Executive producer, Spring Forward, IFC Films, 1999
  • Executive producer, Our Song, IFC Films, 2000
  • Coproducer, The Sleepy Time Gal, Far Corners LLC, 2001
  • Executive producer, Thirteen Conversations about One Thing, Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
  • Producer, Saved, United Artists, 2003
  • Producer, Brother to Brother, 2003
  • Film Appearances
  • Himself, Athens, Ga.: Inside/Out, ASA Communications, 1987
  • The watcher, Arena Brains, 1988
  • Himself, Time Capsule, 1990
  • Himself, Tourfilm, 1990
  • Himself, R.E.M.: This Film Is On, 1991
  • Himself, R.E.M. Parallel, Warner Reprise Video, 1995
  • Skeeter, Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day, 1996
  • Himself, RoadMovie (also known as R.E.M.: Road Movie), Warner Bros. Records, 1996
  • Himself, Anthem, Zeitgeist Films, 1997
  • (Uncredited) Himself, Meeting People Is Easy (also known as Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy), Seventh Art Releasing, 1999
  • Himself, 1 Giant Leap, Palm Pictures, 2002
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Producer, Stranger Inside, 2001
  • Specials
  • Producer, Olive, the Other Reindeer (animated), Fox, 1999
  • Producer, La boda, PBS, 2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • (With R.E.M.) Himself, MTV Video Music Awards 1991, MTV and syndicated, 1991
  • Captain Scrummy, The Adventures of Pete and Pete: What We Did on Our Summer Vacation, Nickelodeon, 1991
  • An American Reunion: New Beginnings, Renewed Hope, HBO, 1993
  • Himself, MTV Video Music Awards 1993, MTV, 1993
  • Himself, MTV Video Music Awards 1995, MTV, 1995
  • The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
  • This Way Up: R.E.M., Bravo, 1999
  • Voice of Schnitzel, Olive, the Other Reindeer (animated), Fox, 1999
  • Intimate Portrait: Natalie Merchant, Lifetime, 1999
  • Stand and Be Counted, The Learning Channel, 2000
  • Himself, We Know Where You Live (also known as Amnesty International's We Know Where You Live!), Channel 4, 2001
  • (With R.E.M.) MTV Europe Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
  • Himself, 2001 Top of the Pops Awards, BBC, 2001
  • Episodic
  • "Hungry," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1995
  • Himself, Sen kvall med Luuk, 1999
  • Himself, "Fragile," Party of Five, Fox, 1999
  • Voice of himself, "Homer the Moe," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2001
  • Episodic; with R.E.M.
  • The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated, 1989
  • Rockline on MTV, MTV, 1991
  • Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1991, 1994
  • Later with Jools Holland, BBC, 1998
  • Sesame Street, PBS, 1999
  • The Panel, Teen Network, 2001
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums; with R.E.M.
  • Chronic Town (E.P.), 1981
  • Murmur, IRS, 1983
  • Reckoning, IRS, 1984
  • Fables of the Reconstruction, IRS, 1985
  • Life's Rich Pageant, IRS, 1986
  • Dead Letter Office, IRS, 1987
  • Document, IRS, 1987
  • Eponymous, IRS, 1988
  • Green, Warner Bros., 1989
  • Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991
  • Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992
  • Monster, Warner Bros., 1994
  • New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Warner Bros., 1996
  • Up, Warner Bros., 1998
  • Man on the Moon, 1999
  • Reveal, Warner Bros., 2001
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Songs
  • "The Great Beyond," Man on the Moon, MCA/Universal, 1999
  • Music Composer
  • with R.E.M.; Songs Featured in Films
  • "1,000,000," Strange Invaders, Orion, 1983
  • "Wind Out," Bachelor Party, 20th Century-Fox, 1984
  • "Radio Song," Singles, Warner Bros., 1992
  • (As John Michael Stipe) "It's a Free World, Baby," Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
  • "Everybody Hurts," When a Man Loves a Woman, Buena Vista, 1994
  • "Leave," A Life Less Ordinary, 1997
  • "It's the End of the World As We Know It," Independence Day (alsoknown as ID4), 1996
  • "Everybody Hurts," A Night at the Roxbury, Paramount, 1998
  • "Happiness," Happiness, 1998
  • "At My Most Beautiful," Never Been Kissed, 1999
  • "Man on the Moon," Man on the Moon, MCA/Universal, 1999
  • "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?," Bringing out the Dead, Paramount, 1999
  • "It's the End of the World As We Know It," Blast from the Past, New Line Cinema, 1999
  • "All the Right Friends" and "Sweetness Follows," Vanilla Sky, Paramount, 2001
  • Also wrote songs that appeared in the films Dream a Little Dream,1989; Flashback, 1990; Tommy Boy, 1995; The End of Violence, 1997.
  • Publications
  • (With illustrator Greg Fiering) Migraine Boy: Fair-Weather Friends(comic book), St. Martin's Griffin, 1996
  • Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith (photo diary), Little, Brown, 1998
  • (With others), The Haiku Year (poems), Soft Skull Press, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Entertainment Weekly, October 30, 1998, p. 114
    • Rolling Stone, September 3, 1998, p. 29
    • Time, May 13, 2001