About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1956-02-03
Place of birth:
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Website:
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Lee Ranaldo

Overview

Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.

Known for

Acting
2023 Velvet Suite Actor himself 59
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2022 Fragments of Paradise Actor Self 59
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2019 Swans: Where Does a Body End? Actor Self 59
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2019 Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond Actor N/A
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2019 SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions Actor Self N/A
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2019 Daydream Nation Actor N/A
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2018 Desolation Center Actor 59
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2017 Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim Actor Self 59
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2016 Omega Actor Self 59
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2014 Sex and Broadcasting Actor Self 59
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2014 Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio Actor Himself 59
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2012 The Hardcore Collection Actor 59
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2010 Daddy Longlegs Actor Stepfather 59
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2009 From The Basement Actor Self - Sonic Youth 58
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2008 New York Rock at the BBC Actor Self - Sonic Youth N/A
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2007 365 Day Project Actor N/A
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2006 Noise Actor Self 58
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2005 Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes Actor N/A
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2005 We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen Actor Himself 59
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2004 (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale Actor Self N/A
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2004 Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost Actor 59
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2004 12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2 Actor N/A
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2004 Kill Your Idols Actor Himself 59
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2003 Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage Actor Performer N/A
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2003 Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) Actor N/A
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2000 Record Player: Christian Marclay Actor Himself N/A
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2000 Silver Rockets/Kool Things: 20 Years of Sonic Youth Actor N/A
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1997 Don't Bring A Dog Actor Himself N/A
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1996 Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 Actor N/A
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1995 The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special Actor Self 59
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1995 Blood on the Beach Actor Self N/A
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1992 1991: The Year Punk Broke Actor Self 59
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1991 Sonic Youth - Goo Actor Himself N/A
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1991 Skeeno H.C. Rules Actor N/A
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1991 Goo Actor Self 58
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1988 Put More Blood Into the Music Actor Himself 59
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1986 Sublapse Video Mag 1 Actor 59
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1986 Submit to Me Actor 58
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1986 Death Valley '69 Actor N/A
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Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 Actor 59
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Vinyl: An Unlikely History Actor Himself N/A
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Sonic Youth: From The Basement Actor self N/A
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Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond Actor N/A
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Directing
1991 Notebook Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1991 Goo Writing Writer 58
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Sound
2019 We Still Have the Deep Black Night Sound Music Producer 59
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2019 The Taxidermist Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2018 Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground Sound Music N/A
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2010 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Sound Music 59
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2005 DRIFT Sound Music N/A
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2002 Demonlover Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2001 Things Behind the Sun Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1997 SubUrbia Sound Musician 59
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1996 Frisk Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1987 Made in U.S.A. Sound Original Music Composer 59
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Camera
2021 Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. Camera Camera Operator 59
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1992 1991: The Year Punk Broke Camera Additional Director of Photography 59
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