Lee Ranaldo
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 3, 1956 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
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
| 2025 | Peas and CarrotsLee | |
| 2025 | Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 | |
| 2023 | Velvet Suitehimself | |
| 2022 | Fragments of ParadiseSelf | |
| 2019 | Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation | |
| 2019 | Swans: Where Does a Body End?Self | |
| 2019 | Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond | |
| 2019 | SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover SessionsSelf | |
| 2018 | Desolation Center | |
| 2017 | Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric TrimSelf | |
| 2016 | OmegaSelf | |
| 2014 | Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC StudioHimself | |
| 2014 | Sex and BroadcastingSelf | |
| 2012 | The Hardcore Collection(archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 | |
| 2011 | Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival | |
| 2010 | Daddy LonglegsStepfather | |
| 2009 | From the BasementSelf - Sonic Youth | |
| 2008 | New York Rock at the BBCSelf - Sonic Youth | |
| 2007 | 365 Day ProjectSelf | |
| 2006 | NoiseSelf | |
| 2005 | Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes | |
| 2005 | We Jam Econo: The Story of the MinutemenSelf | |
| 2004 | Kill Your IdolsSelf | |
| 2004 | Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost | |
| 2004 | (This Is Known as) The Blues ScaleSelf | |
| 2004 | 12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2 | |
| 2003 | Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) | |
| 2003 | Sonic Youth: Live at SoundstagePerformer | |
| 2002 | Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002 | |
| 2000 | Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic YouthSelf | |
| 2000 | Record Player: Christian MarclayHimself | |
| 2000 | Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 | |
| 1998 | Free TibetSelf - Sonic Youth | |
| 1998 | Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998 | |
| 1998 | Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim | |
| 1997 | Don't Bring A DogHimself | |
| 1996 | Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 | |
| 1995 | Sonic Youth: Blood on the BeachSelf | |
| 1995 | The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween SpecialSelf | |
| 1995 | Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love | |
| 1993 | Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 1992 | 1991: The Year Punk BrokeSelf | |
| 1991 | GooSelf | |
| 1991 | Skeeno H.C. Rules | |
| 1988 | Put More Blood Into the MusicHimself | |
| 1988 | Sonic Youth: 930 Club | |
| 1986 | Sublapse Video Mag 1 | |
| 1986 | Submit to Me | |
| 1986 | Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis | |
| 1985 | Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree | |
| - | Vinyl: An Unlikely HistoryHimself | |
| - | Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 | |
| - | Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 | |
| - | Tibetan Freedom ConcertSelf |
| 1991 | NotebookDirector |
| 1991 | GooWriter |
| 2025 | The SystemCompositor |