Lee Ranaldo
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
3 Feb 1956
Age
70 Years
Born In
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Total Projects
60
Years Active
40 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
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
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Free Tibet
1998
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
1995
365 Day Project
2007
Daddy Longlegs
2010
Sex and Broadcasting
2014
Filmography
movie
Peas and Carrots
Peas and Carrots
as Lee
movie
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
movie
Velvet Suite
Velvet Suite
as himself
movie
Fragments of Paradise
Fragments of Paradise
as Self
movie
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
as Self
movie
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
movie
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
as Self
movie
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
movie
Desolation Center
Desolation Center
movie
Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim
Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim
as Self
movie
Omega
Omega
as Self
movie
Sex and Broadcasting
Sex and Broadcasting
as Self
movie
Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio
Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio
as Himself
movie
The Hardcore Collection
The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage)
movie
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
movie
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
movie
Daddy Longlegs
Daddy Longlegs
as Stepfather
movie
From the Basement
From the Basement
as Self - Sonic Youth
tv
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
movie
New York Rock at the BBC
New York Rock at the BBC
as Self - Sonic Youth
movie
365 Day Project
365 Day Project
as Self
movie
Noise
Noise
as Self
movie
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
movie
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Self
movie
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
as Self
movie
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
movie
12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2
12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2
movie
Kill Your Idols
Kill Your Idols
as Self
movie
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
as Performer
movie
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
tv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
movie
Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002
Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002
movie
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
movie
Record Player: Christian Marclay
Record Player: Christian Marclay
as Himself
movie
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
as Self
movie
Free Tibet
Free Tibet
as Self - Sonic Youth
movie
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
movie
Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998
Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998
movie
Don't Bring A Dog
Don't Bring A Dog
as Himself
movie
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
movie
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
as Self
movie
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
movie
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach
as Self
tv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
tv
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
movie
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa
movie
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1991: The Year Punk Broke
as Self
tv
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Musical Guest
movie
Skeeno H.C. Rules
Skeeno H.C. Rules
movie
Goo
Goo
as Self
movie
Sonic Youth: 930 Club
Sonic Youth: 930 Club
movie
Put More Blood Into the Music
Put More Blood Into the Music
as Himself
movie
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
movie
Sublapse Video Mag 1
Sublapse Video Mag 1
movie
Submit to Me
Submit to Me
movie
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
movie
Vinyl: An Unlikely History
Vinyl: An Unlikely History
as Himself
movie
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
movie
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
movie
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Tibetan Freedom Concert
as Self