- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- May 14, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
David Byrne
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.
Filmography
movieChanging Lanes
2026 · Self
movieThe Twits
2025 · Gordon Sniffles (voice), Songs
movieMonk in Pieces
2025 · Self
movieWe Want the Funk!
2025 · Self
movieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self
movieEno
2024 · Self
movieHomo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieJohn Mulaney: Baby J
2023 · Musician, Original Music Composer
movieEverything Everywhere All at Once
2022 · Songs
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
movieTwyla Moves
2021 · Self
tvBREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
2020 · Self
movieDavid Byrne's American Utopia
2020 · Self - Lead Singer & Performer, Music, Executive Producer, Writer
movieFeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020 · Self
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self - Winner
movieJohn Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019 · David Byrne
movieCafé Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019 · Self - Voice
movieEverything For All Reasons
2019 · Self
movieTriple-Chaser
2019 · Narrator
movieHream
2019 · David Byrne
movieMuseum Town
2019 · Self
The Making of True Stories
2018 · Self
Real Life
2018 · Narrator / Self
movieDavid Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018 · Self
movieWell How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
2017 · Self
movieContemporary Color
2016 · , Producer
movieLo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016 · Musician
movieMichael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · Self
movieTemporary Color
2016
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest
movieWe're Gonna Die
2015 · David Byrne
tvStarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · Self
movieLennon or McCartney
2014 · Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieFathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013 · Self (archive footage)
moviePaul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · Self
movieLa Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012
movieTalking Heads - Chronology
2011
tvThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self - Guest
movieThis Must Be the Place
2011 · David Byrne, Original Music Composer
movieRide, Rise, Roar
2011 · Self
movieTom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009
movieBeyond Ipanema
2009 · Self
movieWandering Heart
2009 · Self
movieBurning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009 · Self
movieWild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008 · Self
movieNew York Rock at the BBC
2008
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008
movieCelia: The Queen
2008 · Self
movieThe Vanguard
2008 · Original Music Composer
movieDavid Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
2007 · Self
movieNY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieFabricating Tom Zé
2006 · Self
movieBy the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
2006 · Self
movieTV Party
2005 · Self
movieStranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005 · Self
movieThe Pogues Live at the Town and Country
2004 · Self
Îlé Aiyé
2004 · Director
movieShe Hate Me
2004 · Thanks
movieDennis Cleveland
2004
movieDavid Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
movieYoung Adam
2003 · Original Music Composer
movieLubbock Lights
2003 · Self
tvReal Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Musical Guest
movieThe Truth About Charlie
2002 · Thanks
movieHollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002 · Self
movieIn Spite of Wishing and Wanting
2002 · Music, Lyricist
movie25 Years of Punk
2001 · Self
movieThe Art of Amália
2000 · Introduction (English version)
movieTori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
1998 · Self
moviePJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
1998 · Self - Host/Interviewer
movieLulu on the Bridge
1998 · "Laughing Man" Escort
movieLou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998 · Self
movieDavid Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
1998 · Self
Sessions at West 54th
1997 · Self - Host
Dancing Barefoot
1995 · Self
After 68
1994 · Second Assistant Director
tvSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · Self
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
movie10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
1993 · Self
movieBetween the Teeth
1993 · , Director
movieUntil the End of the World
1991 · Self
movieRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990 · Self, Director
Beleza Tropical
1990 · Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · David Byrne (voice)
movieDecade
1989 · Self
movieHeavy Petting
1989 · Self
tvPlymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
1989 · Music
movieUmbabarauma
1989 · Producer
movieChecking Out
1988 · Bartender
movieMarried to the Mob
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieTalking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988 · Self, Director, Writer
movieThe Last Emperor
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieSomething Wild
1986 · Main Title Theme Composer
movieTrue Stories
1986 · Narrator / Lip-Syncher, Director, Writer, Songs, Original Music Composer
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
movieReport From L.A.
1986 · Himself
Dead End Kids
1986 · Minister
tvAlive from Off Center
1985 · Theme Song Performance
tvThe Max Headroom Show
1985 · Self
movieStop Making Sense
1984 · Self - Vocals, Guitar, Original Music Composer, Sound Supervisor
movieTalking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984 · Self, Creative Consultant
movieTalking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
movieThe Catherine Wheel
1982 · Music
movieMea Culpa
1981 · Music
movieAmerica Is Waiting
1981 · Music
movieTalking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
movieTalking Heads: Live in Rome
1980 · Self - Vocals, guitar
movieTalking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980 · Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
movieThe Blank Generation
1976 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
tvAustin City Limits
1975 · Self
tv60 Minutes
1968 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieTalking Heads: 77
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