David Byrne
Sound
Born: May 14, 1952 (age 74) · Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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Biography
David Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
The Last Emperor
1987
This Must Be the Place
2011
Something Wild
1986
Stop Making Sense
1984
Married to the Mob
1988
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016
Until the End of the World
1991
Young Adam
2003
The Truth About Charlie
2002
True Stories
1986
Photos (12)
Movies (22)
The Twits
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Checking Out
Bartender
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009
Temporary Color
2016
Dennis Cleveland
2004
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
Contemporary Color
2016
Triple-Chaser
Narrator
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012
We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
Hream
David Byrne
Between the Teeth
1993
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (71)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Self · 1 eps
Austin City Limits
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self - Winner · 1 eps
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · 1 eps
Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
The Max Headroom Show
Self · 1 eps
Wandering Heart
Self
Until the End of the World
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
Eno
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Changing Lanes
Self
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Self · 6 eps
David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
TV Party
Self
We Want the Funk!
Self
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
Monk in Pieces
Self
Museum Town
Self
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Blank Generation
Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
Twyla Moves
Self
Heavy Petting
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
Lubbock Lights
Self
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
Decade
Self
25 Years of Punk
Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
Self (archive footage)
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
Everything For All Reasons
Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
Celia: The Queen
Self
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
Report From L.A.
Himself
Beyond Ipanema
Self
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Self
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Self
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
Self
Upcoming (4)
Directing (4)
Writing (4)
Producing (4)
Other Crew (25)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Songs
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
The Twits
Songs
Stop Making Sense
Original Music Composer
Stop Making Sense
Sound Supervisor
Young Adam
Original Music Composer
Alive from Off Center
Theme Song Performance
This Must Be the Place
Original Music Composer
The Truth About Charlie
Thanks
She Hate Me
Thanks
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Music
The Vanguard
Original Music Composer
John Mulaney: Baby J
Musician
John Mulaney: Baby J
Original Music Composer
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Musician
David Byrne's American Utopia
Music
True Stories
Songs
True Stories
Original Music Composer
Mea Culpa
Music
America Is Waiting
Music
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Music
The Catherine Wheel
Music
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
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