Lee Ranaldo
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.
Acting
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2003
TV
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
TV
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
2009
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Musical Guest
1992
Movie
Daddy Longlegs
as Stepfather
2010
Movie
1991: The Year Punk Broke
as Self
1992
Movie
Submit to Me
1986
Movie
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Self
2005
Movie
Sex and Broadcasting
as Self
2014
Movie
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
as Self
2019
Movie
Kill Your Idols
as Self
2004
Movie
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2004
Movie
Omega
as Self
2016
Movie
Goo
as Self
1991
Movie
Noise
as Self
2006
Movie
Fragments of Paradise
as Self
2022
Movie
Put More Blood Into the Music
as Himself
1988
Movie
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
as Self
1995
Movie
The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage)
2012
Movie
Desolation Center
2018
Movie
Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim
as Self
2017
Movie
Velvet Suite
as himself
2023
Movie
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
2003
Crew
Movie
SubUrbia
Musician
1997
Movie
Demonlover
Original Music Composer
2002
Movie
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Additional Director of Photography
1992
Movie
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Music
2010
Movie
Things Behind the Sun
Original Music Composer
2001
Movie
Frisk
Original Music Composer
1996
Movie
Made in U.S.A.
Original Music Composer
1987
Movie
Goo
Writer
1991
Movie
We Still Have the Deep Black Night
Music Producer
2019
Movie
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
Camera Operator
2021
Movie
The System
Compositor
2025
Movie
Notebook
Director
1991