--- name: "Michael Stipe" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-stipe" fi1m_id: "michael-stipe" imdb_id: "nm0005468" tmdb_id: 6957 wikidata_id: "Q215182" roles: ["Producer"] born: "4 January 1960" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 85 average_as: "producer" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-17T22:23:29.857846+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Michael Stipe ## Identity Michael Stipe - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-stipe - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-stipe - **IMDb ID:** nm0005468 - **TMDB ID:** 6957 - **Wikidata ID:** Q215182 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215182, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005468/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6957 Producer. Born 4 January 1960 in Decatur, Georgia, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 4 January 1960, Decatur, Georgia, USA - **Active:** 1998–1999 - **Also known as:** John Michael Stipe - **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as producer, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215182, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005468/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6957 ## Biography John Michael Stipe is an American singer, songwriter and film producer. He was born on 4 January 1960 in Decatur, Georgia. Stipe is best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M., which he formed in 1980 while studying at the University of Georgia. Through his production company Single Cell Pictures, Stipe produced the film *Being John Malkovich* (1999). He has also appeared in voice roles, including as himself on *The Simpsons* (2001 and 2026 episodes) and as Schnitzel in *Olive, the Other Reindeer* (1999). As a member of R.E.M., Stipe was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Being John Malkovich* (1999), Fi1m 89, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md) - *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md) ## Complete filmography (50) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Little, Big, and Far* (2026), Executive Producer - *On the Seventh Day* (2018), Producer - *R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed* (2017), Actor - *R.E.M. - Automatic for the People* (2017), as Lead vocals - *Jeremy Dance* (2017), Music, Director - *R.E.M. - Out Of Time* (2016), as Sänger - *R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions* (2014), Actor - *Vic Chesnutt - IT IS WHAT IT IS* (2012), Executive Producer - *R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX* (2010), Actor - *R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin* (2009), Actor - *The Cleveland Show* (2009), series, Actor - *R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008* (2008), Actor - *6 Days* (2008), Actor - *R.E.M. Live* (2007), as Vocals - *R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine* (2006), Actor - *R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring* (2005), Actor - *Room* (2005), Executive Producer - *Johnny Berlin* (2005), Executive Producer - *Saved!* (2004), Producer - *R.E.M. : Perfect Square* (2004), as Vocals - *Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers* (2004), as Michael Stipe - *Everyday People* (2004), Executive Producer - *The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute* (2002), Actor - *Thirteen Conversations About One Thing* (2001), Executive Producer - *R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0* (2001), Actor - *Stranger Inside* (2001), Producer - *The Sleepy Time Gal* (2001), Co-Producer - *Spring Forward* (2000), Executive Producer - *Our Song* (2000), Executive Producer - *Man on the Moon* (1999), Original Music Composer - *Olive, the Other Reindeer* (1999), as Schnitzel (voice) · Producer - *American Movie* (1999), Co-Producer - *Being John Malkovich* (1999), Producer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md) - *R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18* (1998), Actor - *R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17* (1998), Actor - *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md) - *Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert* (1998), Actor - *R.E.M.: Road Movie* (1996), Actor - *Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day* (1996), as Skeeter - *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor - *R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged* (1991), Actor - *R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy* (1991), Actor - *R.E.M. Tourfilm* (1990), Director - *R.E.M.: Pop Screen* (1990), Actor - *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Michael Stipe (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) - *Arena Brains* (1987), as The Watcher - *R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater* (1985), Actor - *Left of Reckoning* (1984), Actor - *R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground* (1982), Actor - *R.E.M.: New Adventures In Hi-Fi*, as Lead Vocals ## Gallery - ![Michael Stipe](https://film.one/media/person/88414/gallery-d43ae02a768a.jpg) Michael Stipe — David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Michael_Stipe_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/1280px-Michael_Stipe_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Fresh Air with R.E.M.Esta imagen, sustituirá temporalmente, a la portada de Accelerate, disco de R.E.M. (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/88414/gallery-9b4484c20ad9.jpg) Fresh Air with R.E.M.Esta imagen, sustituirá temporalmente, a la portada de Accelerate, disco de R.E.M. (2008) — Patrick Dentler, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Fresh_Air_with_R.E.M..jpg/1280px-Fresh_Air_with_R.E.M..jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Stipe (REM) Michael taking a break from singing whilst the band plays the instrumental break (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/88414/gallery-ac6e269688db.jpg) Michael Stipe (REM) Michael taking a break from singing whilst the band plays the instrumental break (2008) — Andrew D. Hurley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Michael-Stipe-in-concert.jpg/1280px-Michael-Stipe-in-concert.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Stipe of the band, R.E.M. has decided to wear his jacket "off the shoulder" and has even taken his ear-piece out, very casual indeed! Taken at the Lanca (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/88414/gallery-7d68596d7f7a.jpg) Michael Stipe of the band, R.E.M. has decided to wear his jacket "off the shoulder" and has even taken his ear-piece out, very casual indeed! Taken at the Lanca (2008) — Andrew D. Hurley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Michael_Stipe-REM.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![25th July 1999 - Sport Hall Bonifika, Koper, Slovenia](https://film.one/media/person/88414/gallery-d04f11d6bd8c.jpg) 25th July 1999 - Sport Hall Bonifika, Koper, Slovenia — Les Zg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Michael_Stipe_%28R.E.M.%29.jpg/1280px-Michael_Stipe_%28R.E.M.%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Stipe of " R.E.M ." June 15, 1998 " WASHINGTON DC (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/88414/gallery-d7bb9812aeac.jpg) Michael Stipe of " R.E.M ." June 15, 1998 " WASHINGTON DC (2010) — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Michael_Stipe_1998.jpg/1280px-Michael_Stipe_1998.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/michael-stipe