Mike Mills

Biography

Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., his musical repertoire also includes keyboards and occasional lead vocals. He contributed to a majority of the band's musical compositions and is the only member to have had formal musical training.

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Known For

The Simpsons

Mike Mills (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

The Colbert Report

Self

MTV Video Music Awards

Self

Boston Public

Self

Austin City Limits

Self

R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

MTV Unplugged

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard	Self
2024	Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight	Self
2022	Finster
2020	Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man	Self
2019	R.E.M. - Monster	Himself
2017	R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017	R.E.M. - Automatic for the People	Bass guitar, backing vocals, organ, piano, accordion, double bass
2016	R.E.M. - Out Of Time	Bass
2014	R.E.M. by MTV	Himself
2014	Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy	Self
2014	R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2012	R.E.M. at the BBC	Self/Performer
2010	R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2009	This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2008	6 Days
2007	Slacker Uprising	Self
2007	R.E.M. Live	Bass/Keyboards
2006	R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2004	R.E.M. : Perfect Square	Bass
2002	R.E.M.	Himself
2001	R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2000	R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance	Himself
1999	R.E.M. - Falls to Climb	Himself
1999	R.E.M.: This Way Up	Himself
1998	R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998	R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1996	R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996	New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film	Self
1995	R.E.M.: Parallel	Himself
1995	R.E.M.: Rough Cut	Himself
1991	R.E.M. - This Film Is On	Himself
1991	MTV's 10th Anniversary Special	Self
1991	R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991	R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1990	R.E.M. Tourfilm	Himself
1990	R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1987	Athens, GA Inside/Out	Himself
1987	R.E.M.: Succumbs	Self
1985	R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985	R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1984	Left of Reckoning
1982	R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
	Tibetan Freedom Concert

Year	TV Show	Role
2007	Seven Ages of Rock	Self
2005	The Colbert Report	Self
2000	Boston Public	Self
1998	Parkinson	Self
1989	The Simpsons	Mike Mills (voice)
1989	MTV Unplugged	Self
1984	MTV Video Music Awards	Self
1975	Austin City Limits	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest
1974	Rockpalast	Self (bass vocal)