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Michael Stipe
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Director, Producer, Co-producer, Executive Producer, Actor Born: January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia Biography:Singer/songwriter "Michael Stipe" has often said that he would have gone into filmmaking had he not joined the rock group "R.E.M.", and in the late 1990s Stipe fulfilled his wish, asserting himself as a successful independent film producer.
Stipe first demonstrated an affinity for the moving image through "R.E.M."'s music videos, employing photographers and painters such as "James Herbert", "Matt Mahurin", and "Robert Longo" to bring his ideas to fruition. In 1988, Longo recruited Stipe for "Arena Brains", an extended performance piece in which the singer portrayed a sage "observer" character wandering through New York City in search of a cheese sandwich. His acting bug continued into the 1990s, as he made a memorable appearance on the Nickelodeon program The Adventures of Pete and Pete and took time out between tours to shoot a supporting role in the ethereal period film "Color of a Brisk and... Full Biography
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