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Lee Ranaldo

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
59

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 3, 1956 (70 years old)

Place of Birth
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA

Lee Ranaldo

Biography

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

2025Peas and Carrotsas Lee
2025Sonic Youth: Live in 1991as
2023Velvet Suiteas himself
2022Fragments of Paradiseas Self
2019Swans: Where Does a Body End?as Self
2019Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyondas
2019SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessionsas Self
2019Sonic Youth: Daydream Nationas
2018Desolation Centeras
2017Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trimas Self
2016Omegaas Self
2014Sex and Broadcastingas Self
2014Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studioas Himself
2012The Hardcore Collectionas (archive footage)
2011Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011as
2011Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festivalas
2010Daddy Longlegsas Stepfather
2009From the Basementas Self - Sonic Youth
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallonas Self - Musical Guest
2008New York Rock at the BBCas Self - Sonic Youth
2007365 Day Projectas Self
2006Noiseas Self
2005Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennesas
2005We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemenas Self
2004(This Is Known as) The Blues Scaleas Self
2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghostas
200412 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2as
2004Kill Your Idolsas Self
2003Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstageas Performer
2003Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)as
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Musical Guest
2000Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000as
2000Record Player: Christian Marclayas Himself
2000Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youthas Self
1998Free Tibetas Self - Sonic Youth
1998Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssimas
1997Don't Bring A Dogas Himself
1996Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996as
1996Tibetan Freedom Concertas Self
1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Specialas Self
1995Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Loveas
1995Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beachas Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Musical Guest
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Musical Guest
1993Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboaas
19921991: The Year Punk Brokeas Self
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self - Musical Guest
1991Skeeno H.C. Rulesas
1991Gooas Self
1988Sonic Youth: 930 Clubas
1988Put More Blood Into the Musicas Himself
1986Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louisas
1986Sublapse Video Mag 1as
1986Submit to Meas
1985Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboreeas
Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basementas Self
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985as
Vinyl: An Unlikely Historyas Himself
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996as

Production

2025Peas and Carrots...Songs
2025Salt Marsh...Music
2025The System...Compositor
2021Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr....Camera Operator
2019We Still Have the Deep Black Night...Music Producer
2019The Taxidermist...Original Music Composer
2018Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground...Music
2010William S. Burroughs: A Man Within...Music
2005DRIFT...Music
2004Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002)...Director
2002Demonlover...Original Music Composer
2001Things Behind the Sun...Original Music Composer
1997SubUrbia...Musician
1996Frisk...Original Music Composer
19921991: The Year Punk Broke...Additional Director of Photography
1991Goo...Writer
1991Notebook...Director
1987Made in U.S.A....Original Music Composer