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John Michael Stipe was born in Decatur, Georgia, on January 4th, 1960. Since his father was in the military, they moved around a lot. In 1980, while he was attending the University of Georgia (studying painting and photography), he met Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. They dropped out of school to form R.E.M.... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2012 Parks and Recreation (TV series)
The Comeback Kid (2012) (writer: "Stand")
 
2011 Generació D (TV documentary) (writer: "Everybody Hurts")
 
2011 The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
The Isolation Permutation (2011) (writer: "Everybody Hurts" - uncredited)
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
David Spade/Tom Papa/Plain White T's/'The Voice' Finalists (2011) (writer: "Losing My Religion" - uncredited)
 
2011 Movin' on Up: Pop Hits from 1991 (TV movie) (writer: "Losing My Religion")
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Episode #1.405 (2011) (writer: "Shiny Happy People" - uncredited)
 
2010 Glee (TV series)
Grilled Cheesus (2010) (writer: "Losing My Religion" - uncredited)
 
2010 Jäät (TV movie) (writer: "Losing My Religion")
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Episode #1.104 (2010) (writer: "Everybody Hurts")
Episode #1.103 (2010) (writer: "Everybody Hurts")
Episode #1.99 (2010) (writer: "Everybody Hurts")
Episode #1.94 (2010) (writer: "Everybody Hurts")
Episode #1.91 (2010) (writer: "Everybody Hurts" / performer: "Everybody Hurts")
 
2010 Ugly Betty (TV series)
Blackout! (2010) (writer: "It's the End of the World as We Know It And I Feel Fine" - uncredited)
 
2009 Karaoke Revolution (Video Game) ("Man On The Moon")
 
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
Episode #5.17 (2009) (writer: "Losing My Religion")
 
2009 He's Just Not That Into You (writer: "Supernatural Superserious")
 
2008 Marley & Me (writer: "Shiny Happy People")
 
2008 Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 (Video Game) (writer: "Losing My Religion")
 
2008 Por Toda Minha Vida (TV series documentary)
Mamonas Assassinas (2008) (writer: "Shiny Happy People")
 
2008 60/90 (TV series)
Elvis i les Spice Girls (2008) (writer: "Man on the Moon")
 
2008 The Early Bird Catches the Worm (writer: "SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE")
 
2008 Queridos Amigos (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.1 (2008) (writer: "Shiny Happy People")
 
2008 Definitely, Maybe (writer: "Stand" 1988)
 
2008 Family Guy (TV series)
McStroke (2008) (writer: "It's the End of the World As We Know It")
 
2007 Slacker Uprising (documentary) (writer: "Belong", "It's The End Of The World As We Know It And I Feel Fine")
 
2007 Towelhead (writer: "Orange Crush")
 
2007 Elite Squad (writer: "Shiny Happy People")
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
Episode #1.13 (2007) (writer: "Losing My Religion")
 
2007 NCIS (TV series)
Grace Period (2007) (writer: "Everybody Hurts" - uncredited)
 
2006 Keeping Up with the Steins (writer: "Shiny Happy People" / as M. Stipe)
 
2006 The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (TV documentary) (writer: "It's the End of the World as We Know It And I Feel Fine" / performer: "It's the End of the World as We Know It And I Feel Fine")
 
2006 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
It's the End of the World (2006) (performer: "In The Sun")
 
2005 Chicken Little (writer: "It's the End of the World as We Know It")
 
2005 The Office (TV series)
The Fire (2005) (writer: "Everybody Hurts")
 
2005 Twelve and Holding (writer: "Why Not Smile")
 
2005 William Eggleston in the Real World (documentary) (writer: "Shiny Happy People", "Endgame", "Belong")
 
2005 Bewitched (writer: "Everybody Hurts" 1992)
 
2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 (documentary) (writer: "Shiny Happy People" 1991)
 
2004 Bluebird (TV movie) (writer: "Losing My Religion")
 
2004 Saved! (performer: "God Only Knows" 1966)
 
2003 Karaoke Revolution (Video Game) ("It's The End Of The World As We Know It")
 
2003 Smallville (TV series)
Slumber (2003) (writer: "Imitation of Life" - uncredited, "Everybody Hurts" - uncredited, "Losing My Religion" - uncredited, "Bad Day" - uncredited, "At My Most Beautiful" - uncredited)
 
2003 Bulletproof Monk (writer: "The Way You Dream" / performer: "The Way You Dream")
 
2002 Bowling for Columbine (documentary) (writer: "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" 1996)
 
2001 Vanilla Sky ("All the Right Friends" 1987, "Sweetness Follows" 1992)
 
1999 Man on the Moon (writer: "The Great Beyond" 1999, "Man on the Moon" 1992)
 
1999 Bringing Out the Dead (writer: "What's the Frequency Kenneth?")
 
1999 Never Been Kissed (writer: "At My Most Beautiful")
 
1999 Blast from the Past (writer: "It's the End of the World As We Know It")
 
1999 Freak City (TV movie) (writer: "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight")
 
1999 Shabatot VeHagim (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1999) (writer: "Bittersweet Me")
Episode #1.5 (1999) (writer: "E-Bow the Letter")
 
1998 Happiness (performer: "Happiness")
 
1997 A Life Less Ordinary (writer: "LEAVE" / as Stipe)
 
1997 The End of Violence (writer: "Injured Bird" / performer: "Injured Bird")
 
1997 Nightwatch (writer: "The Wake-Up Bomb")
 
1992-1997 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
The Deadly Mantis (1997) (writer: "Radio Free Europe" - uncredited)
Racket Girls (1994) (writer: "Radio Free Europe" - uncredited, "Shiny Happy People" - uncredited)
Hercules and the Captive Women (1992) (writer: "It's the End of the World as We Know It And I Feel Fine")
 
1996 Sånt är livet (music: "EVERYBODY HURTS" / lyrics: "EVERYBODY HURTS")
 
1996 Unhook the Stars (writer: "Country Feedback")
 
1996 Independence Day ("It's the End of the World As We Know It")
 
1996 The Juror (writer: "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite")
 
1995 Tommy Boy ("It's the End of the World as We Know It And I Feel Fine" / as John Michael Stipe)
 
1995 Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series)
Wet Behind the Rears (1995) (writer: "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?")
 
1995 Higher Learning (writer: "LOSING MY RELIGION")
 
1994 New Nightmare (writer: "Losing My Religion")
 
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman (writer: "Everybody Hurts")
 
1993 Coneheads ("It's a Free World Baby" / as John Michael Stipe)
 
1992 Singles (writer: "Radio Song")
 
1991 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
Down and Out of District in Beverly Hills (1991) (writer: "Radio Song" - uncredited, "Shiny Happy People" - uncredited, "Losing My Religion" - uncredited)
Summer Storm (1991) (writer: "You Are the Everything" - uncredited)
Beach Blanket Brandon (1991) (writer: "Losing My Religion" - uncredited)
 
1990 Get a Life (TV series)
 
1990 Flashback ("It's the End of the World as We Know It And I Feel Fine" / as John Stipe)
 
1989 Dream a Little Dream (writer: "IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT AND I FEEL FINE" / as Michael Stripe)
 
1987 Made in Heaven (writer: "Romance" / as Stipe)
 
1987 Three Bewildered People in the Night (writer: "Perfect Circle")
 
1987 Athens, Ga. - Inside/Out (documentary) (writer: "Swan, Swan, H" / as Stripe)
 
1984 Bachelor Party (writer: "Wind Out")
 
Show ShowProducer (23 titles)
2013 Alone for the Holidays (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 Repeat After Me (producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 Fourplay (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Me at the Zoo (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2012/II Dust (producer)
 
2011 Fourplay: Tampa (short) (executive producer)
 
2010 Fourplay: San Francisco (short) (executive producer)
 
2010 Fourplay: Austin (short) (executive producer)
 
2006 In the Sun: Michael Stipe and Special Guests (TV documentary short) (producer)
 
2005 Johnny Berlin (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2005/I Room (executive producer)
 
2004 Saved! (producer)
 
2004 Everyday People (executive producer)
 
2001 Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (executive producer)
 
2001 Stranger Inside (TV movie) (producer)
 
2001 The Sleepy Time Gal (co-producer)
 
2000 Our Song (executive producer)
 
2000 La boda (TV documentary) (co-producer)
 
1999 Olive, the Other Reindeer (TV movie) (producer)
 
1999 Spring Forward (executive producer)
 
1999 Being John Malkovich (producer)
 
1999 American Movie (documentary) (co-producer)
 
1998 Velvet Goldmine (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
2001 Stop for a Minute (TV series documentary short)
 
1990 Tourfilm: R.E.M. (video documentary)
 
1990 R.E.M.: Pop Screen (video short) (videos "Finest Worksong", "Pop Song 89")
 
1987 R.E.M.: Succumbs (video) (videos "Can't Get There From Here", "Driver 8", "Life and How to Live It", "Fall on Me")
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1999 Olive, the Other Reindeer (TV movie)
Schnitzel (voice)
 
1993 The Adventures of Pete & Pete (TV series)
Captain Scrummy
What We Did on Our Summer Vacation (1993) … Captain Scrummy
 
1987 Arena Brains (short)
The Watcher
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1996 Girls Town (additional help)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
1995 R.E.M. Parallel (video)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2009 P.O.V. (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2009) (special thanks)
 
2008 Spain... on the Road Again (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
Rockstar Surprise in Catalunya (2008) (special thanks)
 
2006 Shortbus (thanks)
 
2005 William Eggleston in the Real World (documentary) (thanks)
 
1998 Tree Shade (short) (special thanks)
 
1995 Canadian Bacon (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (92 titles)
2008-2012 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself
Willem Dafoe (2012) … Himself
Siddhartha Mukherjee (2011) … Himself
Brian Eno (2011) … Himself
R.E.M. (2008) … Himself
 
2009-2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.554 (2011) … Himself
Episode #1.405 (2011) … Himself
Episode #1.7 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 55th BFI London Film Festival (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Music Nuggets (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2009 The MoveOn.org Story (documentary)
 
2007-2008 La 2 noticias (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 25 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2008 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 August 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 One Giant Leap 2: What About Me? (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 6 Days (video documentary)
 
2008 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
Wetten, dass..? aus Erfurt (2008) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
2008 Patti Smith: Dream of Life (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Papito (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003-2007 TV total (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 23 October 2003 (2003) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
2007 Noche Hache (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.27 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Slacker Uprising (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 New York Dolls: On the Lip (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Natural Heroes (TV series documentary)
Himself
Connect: A New Ecological Paradigm (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.5 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
Himself
Mario Batali on Michael Stipe (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Lotus") (as R.E.M.)
 
2005 NotNa (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Work of Director Mark Romanek (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Strange Currencies") (as R.E.M.)
 
2005 R.E.M.: When in Rome (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Live 8 (TV special documentary)
Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Albums (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.6 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Culture Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.4 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Silenci? (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.13 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 December 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.220 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 November 2004 (2004) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
2004 Fahrenheit 9/11: A Movement in Time (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Picture This: Blondie and Debbie Harry (documentary)
Himself
 
1991-2004 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 October 2004 (2004) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
Episode dated 24 October 2003 (2003) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
Episode dated 9 March 1991 (1991) … Himself (as REM)
 
2004 CD:UK (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 October 2004 (2004) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
1999-2004 Sen kväll med Luuk (TV series)
Himself
Episode #14.1 (2004) … Himself (as R.E.M)
Episode #6.7 (1999) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
2004 Sarah Kuttner - Die Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.32 (2004) … Himself
 
2003-2004 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself - Guest Singer / Himself - Performer
Episode dated 18 September 2004 (2004) … Himself - Performer (as R.E.M.)
Episode dated 18 October 2003 (2003) … Himself - Guest Singer (as R.E.M.)
 
2004 This Week (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 R.E.M.: Perfect Square (video documentary)
Himself/Singer
 
2004 Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Boston Public (TV series)
Himself
Chapter Seventy-Six (2003) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
2003 Junior Eurovision Song Contest (TV special)
Himself (greetings for the show)
 
2003 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Frank Skinner Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.6 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Anderson Cooper 360° (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.10 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 1 Giant Leap (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 2001 Top of the Pops Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
Homer the Moe (2001) … Himself (voice) (as R.E.M.)
 
2001 We Know Where You Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 The Panel (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.7 (2001) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
2001 Stop for a Minute (TV series documentary short)
Himself
 
1999-2000 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Michael Stipe (2000) … Himself
Michael Stipe (1999) … Himself
 
1998-1999 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 December 1999 (1999) … Himself
Episode dated 9 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1999 Making the Video (TV series documentary)
Himself
R.E.M.: The Great Beyond (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Party of Five (TV series)
Himself
Fragile (1999) … Himself
 
1999 REM: Uptake (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
R.E.M. (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Meeting People Is Easy (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Hollywood Aids (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 El séptimo de caballería (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 November 1998 (1998) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
1998 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Himself
Episode #12.4 (1998) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
1998 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1997 Anthem (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 RoadMovie (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 R.E.M.: New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 R.E.M.: Rough Cut (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
Hungry (1995) … Himself
 
1995 R.E.M. Parallel (video)
Himself
 
1993 MTV Video Music Awards 1993 (TV special)
Himself - Performer (as R.E.M.)
 
1993 Rock and Roll Inaugural Ball (TV movie)
Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
1991 R.E.M.: This Film Is On (video)
Himself
 
1991 Unplugged (TV series documentary)
Himself
R.E.M. (1991) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
1991 Rockline on MTV (TV series)
R.E.M.
Episode dated 1 April 1991 (1991) … R.E.M.
 
1990 Time Capsule (video documentary)
Himself (Vocals)
 
1990 Tourfilm: R.E.M. (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990 R.E.M.: Pop Screen (video short)
Himself
 
1990 Sex in the 90's (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
The Safest Sex of All … Himself
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
R.E.M.
Episode dated 17 October 1989 (1989) … R.E.M.
 
1987 R.E.M.: Succumbs (video)
Himself
 
1987 Athens, Ga. - Inside/Out (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 October 1983 (1983) … Himself (as R.E.M.)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2011 Pearl Jam Twenty (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2008 60/90 (TV series)
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2005 50 y más (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Silenci? (TV series)
 
2004 Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 Al TV #8 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 SNL: 25 Years of Music (TV movie)
Himself (as R.E.M.)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video for The B-52's: "Deadbeat Club" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 10 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 8 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

R.E.M. | R.E.M | REM | J.M. Stipe

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Radiohead are so good they scare me. See more »

Trivia:

Radiohead is one of his favorite bands and he is friends with all the band's members. See more »

Trademark:

Cryptic lyrics See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn