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Lee Ranaldo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1956-02-03 (Age: 70)

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.

Filmography (51)

⭐ 0 Role: Lee

Peas and Carrots

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Sonic Youth: Live in 1991

2025
⭐ 5.0 Role: himself

Velvet Suite

2023
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self

Fragments of Paradise

2022
⭐ 7.9 Role: Self

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

2019
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond

2019
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

2019
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation

2019
⭐ 9.3 Role: Unknown

Desolation Center

2018
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim

2017
⭐ 6.3 Role: Self

Omega

2016
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Sex and Broadcasting

2014
No Image
⭐ 6.5 Role: Himself

Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio

2014
⭐ 7.7 Role: (archive footage)

The Hardcore Collection

2012
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011

2011