Born 1956 (age 70) · Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Appears in 74 titles

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

Daddy Longlegs
6.6
Daddy Longlegs
2010
as Stepfather
1991: The Year Punk Broke
6.8
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992
as Self
Submit to Me
5.3
Submit to Me
1986
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Sex and Broadcasting
6.0
Sex and Broadcasting
2014
as Self
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
Kill Your Idols
7.5
Kill Your Idols
2004
as Self
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Omega
6.3
Omega
2016
as Self
Goo
5.7
Goo
1991
as Self
Noise
4.8
Noise
2006
as Self
Fragments of Paradise
6.5
Fragments of Paradise
2022
as Self
Put More Blood Into the Music
7.8
Put More Blood Into the Music
1988
as Himself
The Hardcore Collection
7.7
The Hardcore Collection
2012
as (archive footage)
Desolation Center
Velvet Suite
5.0
Velvet Suite
2023
as himself
From the Basement
6.0
From the Basement
2009
as Self - Sonic Youth